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County executive declares a state of emergency
TIM KELLY PHOTO | County Executive Steve Bellone With Hurricane Sandy heading toward landfall early next week, County Executive Steve Bellone on Saturday declared a state of emergency for all of...
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County legislature OKs looser regs on preserved farmland
BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO | U-pick operations like this one will so be allowed on preserved farmland. The Suffolk County Legislature Tuesday unanimously passed a bill amending the county’s Farmland...
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Trolleys on their way to the East End?
Could the East End become the next San Francisco, with packed trolleys carrying passengers between Riverhead and Orient? Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone seems to think so. While meeting with...
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Settling a dirty water dispute: Bellone, enviros reach agreement
That deal would requires approval from both county legislators and county taxpayers in November. (Credit: Carrie Miller, file) After environmentalists sued Suffolk County earlier this year for...
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Kelp, a slippery seaweed, could be major moneymaker
Aquaculturist Bren Smith of Thimble Island Oyster Company in Connecticut is the first sugar kelp grower to cultivate the sea vegetable from Long Island Sound waters. He is working with food industry...
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County water deal to go to voters in November
A view of West Creek in New Suffolk. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder) County legislators voted overwhelmingly last week to let Suffolk voters decide the fate of a plan that would eventually replenish the...
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19 Suffolk homeowners to receive free denitrification systems
A sandbar at the end of Pine Neck Road in Southold. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) It’s no Mega Millions, but 19 Suffolk County homeowners will soon hit the lottery in a county drawing to test new...
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Amid outcry in Nassau, Suffolk opts against school zone cameras
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone speaks during Monday’s announcement that the county will not pursue school zone cameras. (Credit: courtesy photo) Are school zone speed cameras nothing more than...
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Orient residents and elected officials unite against truck freight plan
Orient Association president Robert Hanlon polls the room Saturday morning, asking who opposed a proposed freight truck plan. (Credit: Paul Squire) If you were trying to find someone who supported the...
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New convention center pitched for Suffolk County
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, center, Legislator Jay Schneiderman. (Credit: Tim Gannon, file) Would constructing a large-scale convention center capable of hosting boat shows, concerts and...
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Southold officer among the top DWI-catching cops
Southold Town police officer Garrett Lake has been named the department’s top DWI-catching cop. Mr. Lake, along with 22 other officers and sheriffs across Suffolk County, were honored Tuesday at...
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County Executive to DA: ‘You must resign from office’
Citing a “culture of corruption,” Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone demanded district attorney Thomas Spota, who he described as the head of a “criminal enterprise,” resign following the latest...
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Suffolk Closeup: County’s financial bind leads to cut bus routes
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone’s administration intends to eliminate eight Suffolk County Transit bus routes as of Oct. 3, including several on the East End. The routes to be cut include: 10A...
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Deputy county executive hired to implement governor’s shared services initiative
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced on Tuesday that Jon Kaiman, a former North Hempstead Supervisor, will join the administration as deputy county executive with a focus on leading Gov....
View ArticleSuffolk County to host town halls on proposed septic program
Suffolk County officials will hold a town hall Monday night in Flanders for East End residents seeking more information on a proposed septic improvement program that would allow some homeowners to...
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First kelp crop harvested in Cornell pilot program
Early Thursday afternoon, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupski climbed aboard a barge and headed into the Peconic Bay. Their mission: to harvest sugar kelp,...
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Ride-sharing services like Uber get support from county
Ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft are set to legally hit local roads starting June 29. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced last week that the county will participate in statewide...
View ArticleCounty Executive calls tax bill ‘dangerous’ for Long Island
County Executive Steve Bellone called the federal tax bill a “potential catastrophe” for Long Island Monday morning in a conference call with local reporters. The U.S. Senate passed its version of a...
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A packed barn of family and friends says goodbye to Lyle Wells
A standing room only crowd packed into a barn at Martha Clara Vineyards Thursday morning to celebrate the life of Lyle Wells, the iconic and enterprising Riverhead farmer and family man who died last...
View ArticleFree Suffolk County flu shot clinic in Riverhead Tuesday
With the flu running rampant, Suffolk County will offer free influenza immunizations at Riverhead Free Library on Tuesday and is urging all residents who have not already gotten the shot to get one....
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