County Executive Steve Bellone Archives

08.04.2021 Agriculture

County announces $100M initiative for farmland preservation

As they celebrate their 20th year farming organic vegetables, fruit and flowers along Sound Avenue in Riverhead, Chris and Eve Kaplan-Walbrecht can’t help but think about the future like...

05.05.2021 COVID-19

Residents can receive free drink at participating businesses after getting COVID-19 shot in May

Get a vaccine, receive a free drink. As part of the county’s effort to boost vaccination numbers, any resident age 21 or older who receives the COVID-19 vaccine at...

04.29.2021 COVID-19

County to open up walk-ins at certain vaccination sites

Walk-ins to receive the COVID-19 vaccine will be accepted beginning 3 p.m. Thursday at the county run site at Suffolk County Community College in Selden, beginning the expansion of...

01.25.2021 COVID-19

‘Great day for Suffolk County athletics,’ as high-risk sports given OK for Feb. 1 start

High risk has its reward. It was beginning to look doubtful that high-risk high school sports will be played in Suffolk County this school year. Then a pair of...

01.15.2021 COVID-19

East End officials push back against ‘nonexistent’ vaccine rollout

A coalition of East End officials have joined together to call for an equitable share of COVID-19 vaccines for residents. In a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Suffolk...

12.08.2020 News

North Fork locals team up to raise funds for youths in foster homes and homeless shelters

A single toothbrush and one tattered towel shared among five siblings. It’s a painful memory recalled by New Suffolk resident Regina Calcaterra, who grew up in and out of...

10.17.2020 Environment

Nitrogen-reducing septic systems to be required in all new construction projects

A new law adopted unanimously by the Suffolk County Legislature last week will require the use of nitrogen-reducing septic systems in all new construction projects. Lawmakers and environmental advocates...

08.06.2020 COVID-19

Bellone once again calls for Congress to provide disaster relief to local governments in coronavirus package

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone issued another “urgent plea” on Thursday for Congress to provide federal disaster relief to counties as they deal with the ramifications of the COVID-19...

08.01.2020 COVID-19

Krupski says county executive’s decision to drop bailout plan was ‘right thing to do’

A resolution that would have diverted monies set aside to preserve open space and farmland to instead plugging Suffolk County’s budget gaps has been withdrawn, and a special meeting...

07.20.2020 COVID-19

Bellone at odds with environmentalists over measure to plug budget gap

Environmental groups in Suffolk County are critical of County Executive Steve Bellone’s proposal to ask voters in November whether to use money set aside for environmental protection programs to...

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