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Police use of license plate readers will expand in the Second Precinct, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced Thursday. State Assemblyman Steve Stern, D-Dix Hills, obtained a $250,000 grant that will increase mobile readers, which are installed in police cars. His office said that the Read More …
Shoshana Hershkowitz, founder of Suffolk Progressives, asks why two Democrats helped Republicans kill a campaign public financing plan. Read More …
Suffolk County Legislator Tom Donnelly, D-Huntington Station, is accepting a pet food drive in conjunction with Long Island Cares. Supplies for the 11th annual Legislative Pet Food Drive can be dropped off at his office at 130 West Jericho Turnpike, Huntington Station. Contributions will go Read More …
New Suffolk Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison took questions from Huntington residents Monday evening as he introduced himself over Zoom and described plans he has for the Suffolk County Police Department. Among the issues Harrison and community residents discussed were transparency, departmental diversity and hiring, drugs, Read More …
Suffolk County legislators representing parts of Huntington were sworn into office at the beginning of January. Elected to represent the 18th District, Republican Stephanie Bontempi was named vice chair of the education and labor committees, and named to the Economic Development, Planning and Housing, Public Read More …
The Suffolk County Democratic plans for redistricting have been posted on the county legislature website. Among the changes is the move of the 17th Legislative District, currently covering parts of Huntington Station, and Babylon, out of Huntington entirely to Babylon and Islip only. The 17th Read More …
Updated: Democrats across Huntington and Suffolk County appeared headed for a wipeout Tuesday as Republicans held onto control of town government and grabbed seats in the Suffolk County Legislature that had long been safely Democratic. The most shocking was the potential defeat of Legislative Majority Read More …
The Suffolk County Office of Aging has begun processing applications for HEAP, the Home Energy Assistance Program, Legislator Tom Donnelly said. “Our most vulnerable neighbors should never have to choose between heating their homes and putting food on the table,” Legislator Donnelly said. “Luckily, HEAP Read More …
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and State Sen. John Brooks were joined by fire, rescue and emergency services professionals Thursday to support the EMS Protection Act. Volunteer EMS organizations in the state can’t recover costs for services and are forced to recoup their expenses from Read More …
Suffolk Legislators Susan A. Berland and Tom Donnelly came together recently to recognize three local students for their efforts in volunteerism and fundraising efforts with not-for-profit KiDS NEED MoRE. Emily Sullivan of Half Hollow Hills High School West, Gianna Tantillo of Half Hollow Hills High Read More …
Estefana Olivares has joined the ranks of centenarians, celebrating her 100th birthday Friday at Prestige Adult Center in Huntington. Born in Peru in 1919, Ms. Olivares immigrated to the United States with her two children in 1967, and move to Suffolk County in 1972. Suffolk Read More …
Suffolk County Legislator Tom Donnelly recently honored outgoing League of Women Voters of New York First Vice President Judie Gorenstein at her retirement ceremony at the Northport Yacht Club. Gorenstein, of Melville, served at the league for 15 years and held various positions, becoming president Read More …