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CONGRAULATIONS TO NURSING, EMT, PHARMACY GRADUATES AT FARMINGDALE STATE COLLEGE

December 19, 2015 3:29 pm Comments Off

Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci (R,C,I-South Huntington), pictured with staff and graduates, was on hand December 4 for the Long Island Educational Opportunity Center’s fall 2015 Awards and Pinning Ceremony, held at Farmingdale State College’s Little Theatre at Roosevelt Hall.

There, students who completed certified nurse aides, pharmacy technicians and emergency medical technician studies under the Allied Health […]

MEETING OF AMERICANS FOR LEGAL REFORM ON TUESDAY EVENING, DEC. 22, 2015

December 18, 2015 4:48 pm Comments Off

MEETING REMINDER
Special Date
Tuesday December 22, 2015 – 7PM
PLAINVIEW – OLD BETHPAGE LIBRARY
999 Old Country Road
BRING A FRIEND – New Attendees welcomed and encouraged

Decembers’ guest speaker:
Chris DiMaggio, “Divorce and Mediation”
SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, January 12, 2016, 7PM
Curtis Sliwa, Founder & President of the Guardian Angel.
WABC 770, Radio Personality
to speak at the January meeting
Call into his talk show, […]

COMMON CORE OVERHAUL LONG PAST DUE, SAYS RAIA

December 16, 2015 11:59 am Comments Off

Friday December 11 2015 Assemblyman Andrew Raia (R,I,C-East Northport) expressed his encouragement upon hearing the recent recommendations made by the Common Core Task Force. The draft report, which will be reviewed by the governor, calls for a complete overhaul of the flawed education system that was hastily adopted by New York State.
“The momentum for reform […]

Health Officials Conduct Large-Scale Training in Opioid Overdose Response for Staff of 11 Local School Districts

December 15, 2015 5:19 pm Comments Off

Bellone, Tomarken urge school districts to create policy regarding opioid overdose response
In an effort to reverse the rise in heroin and opioid-related deaths in Suffolk County, health officials on Monday conducted Opioid Overdose Response training for staff of 11 local school districts at the Eastern Suffolk BOCES Milliken Technical Training Center in Oakdale. Participating […]

Former Suffolk County Police Chief Indicted On Civil Rights Violation And Obstruction Conspiracy

December 10, 2015 12:11 am 1 Comment

Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Eastern District of New York
James Burke Charged With Assaulting Smithtown Man in Custody in 2012 and Conspiring to Cover-up the Assault and Obstruct a Federal Civil Rights Investigation

A two-count indictment was unsealed yesterday December 9,2015 in United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
charging former Suffolk County Police Chief […]

KING KULLEN RAISES $100,000 FOR LITTLE FLOWER CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

December 4, 2015 12:20 pm Comments Off

King Kullen’s 33rd annual James A. Cullen Memorial Golf Outing has raised $100,000 for Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York this year. The not-for-profit organization finds adoptive and foster homes for children on Long Island and in New York City.
“To pay tribute to our father, James A. Cullen, and to support Little […]

New York School Bus Contractors Association Supports Increased School Bus Safety Legislation

October 26, 2015 11:42 am Comments Off

The New York School Bus Contractors Association joins with the National Association for Pupil Transportation and the National School Transportation Association in supporting National School Bus Safety Week, an annual event promoting school bus safety which was October 19-23.
The New York School Bus Contractors Association is also using the occasion to publicly support increased school […]

Why Billions in New Sewers Won’t Work

October 9, 2015 5:21 am Comments Off

Everybody is talking about water quality lately and that is a good thing. Following Super Storm Sandy, Governor Cuomo established the LI Resiliency and Clean Water Infrastructure Task Force, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation released a follow-up report entitled Coastal Resiliency and Water Quality in Nassau and Suffolk Counties and the Suffolk […]

Suffolk Officials to Implement Pilot Program to Combat Opioid and Heroin Abuse

October 8, 2015 5:55 am Comments Off

County Executive Bellone was joined by Suffolk County Sheriff Vincent DeMarco, Assistant Deputy County Executive Tim Sini and treatment providers to announce a new pilot program as part of the County’s multi-pronged approach to addressing heroin and opiate use and abuse. In 2014, there were more than 250 opioid related deaths in Suffolk County and […]

Three New Human Cases of West Nile Virus Reported in Suffolk County

October 6, 2015 12:35 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Commissioner of Health Services James Tomarken reported today three new human cases of West Nile virus in Suffolk County.
One new case, an adult male under 55 years of age who resides in the Town of Islip, began experiencing symptoms consistent with West Nile virus on August 24, 2015. He visited his healthcare professional, […]