09.08.2015 Government County legislators retooling drone ban bill to dodge Bellone’s veto Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone has vetoed a widely-supported bill that banned the use of drones on county parkland, saying the law’s privacy stipulations would be unconstitutional.
04.23.2015 Government Cross Sound trucking proposal dropped from transit plan Proving public opinion is still a force to reckoned with when it comes to policymaking, a plan to redirect 3,000 heavy freight trucks per year from Interstate 95 in...
04.20.2015 Community Suffolk’s ‘Senior of the Year’ lives right here Thomas Reilly knows his stuff. A short, sprightly man of almost 97 with wisps of white hair sweeping his head, Mr. Reilly knows about the phone scammers, tricksters and...
02.28.2015 Government East End towns haven’t enacted Suffolk’s touted sex offender program A program designed to monitor and reduce recidivism among convicted sex offenders has been very successful in the Suffolk County Police Department’s jurisdiction, officials said Friday. The program, part...
01.15.2015 Health Suffolk lawmakers outline plan to treat heroin addicts In the ongoing effort to combat the growing use of heroin across Long Island, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone on Monday announced a new strategy aimed at making a...
12.18.2014 Police East End PD’s to get ‘fair shake’ from county taxes East End police departments and villages across Suffolk County will benefit from a collective $6 million in sales tax revenue over the next three years, thanks to a new...
12.12.2014 Editorials Editorial: Unfair school cameras were always about $$ Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and the county’s legislators made the right call in backing off a planned camera and ticket program that was to be implemented next year...
07.30.2014 Government Referendum up next after legislature OKs drinking water deal The Suffolk County Legislature OK’d the deal Tuesday, but voters will have the final say on an agreement that would drop two pending lawsuits environmental groups have filed against...
06.20.2014 Agriculture Suffolk County looking at ways to get ‘ag-ed’ in schools Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone wants more young people to know that, among doctor, lawyer, firefighter or police officer, “farmer” is also a viable career, and an attainable and...
06.17.2014 Government Public hearing this afternoon on drinking water agreement A public hearing will be held today at the Suffolk County Center in Riverside on an agreement made between County Executive Steve Bellone and environmentalists who had sued the...