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Memorial service honors 71 fallen correction officers, deputy sheriffs
Friends, family and coworkers of fallen members of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office gathered Friday morning to pay tribute to the 71 corrections officers and deputy sheriffs who died in service....
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County launches campaign to promote local food businesses
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced the launch of a new website Thursday designed to inspire the community to support local and independent businesses throughout the county. The...
View ArticleNew vaping prevention program launched in Suffolk County schools
A new vaping prevention program is being piloted in Suffolk County schools, County Executive Steve Bellone announced Tuesday. Citing an “alarming rise” in teenagers who use e-cigarettes, the program,...
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At ‘Stories from Suffolk’ forum, experts outline plan to reduce opioid deaths
Local and state policy makers, health professionals, and others gathered at the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons on Wednesday for the East End’s first opioid forum,...
View ArticleCounty Executive to propose one-year moratorium on marijuana
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone intends to introduce legislation next week that would establish a one-year moratorium on the cultivation and sale of marijuana in Suffolk County. The announcement...
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Oyster purveyors will get a boost from the county
Since their first harvest in 2017, Southold Bay Oysters co-owner Dave Daly has been aware of what he feels is an essential flaw in the permitting process they must follow in order to shuck at local...
View ArticleCounty executive ‘optimistic’ on IRS and septic grants
At a rally held at a Patchogue family’s home last Wednesday, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) urged the IRS to rule on the county’s Septic Improvement Program in favor of the homeowner — and soon....
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Coronavirus on North Fork: All schools closed two weeks, confirmed cases in...
NEW LINK FOR LIVE UPDATES Southold Town remains home to more confirmed COVID-19 coronavirus cases than any town in Suffolk, according to County Executive Steve Bellone. There are now 21 residents who...
View ArticleCounty Executive reports spike in confirmed cases of COVID-19; mobile testing...
Huntington town has surpassed Southold’s number of confirmed coronavirus cases, according to data released by the county executive’s office Wednesday afternoon, though officials warned that the latest...
View ArticleEight additional deaths reported in Suffolk County linked to COVID-19,...
An additional eight Suffolk County residents have died due to complications from the coronavirus, bringing the county total to 30, County Executive Steve Bellone said Friday. All eight people had...
View ArticleBellone: Fatalities in Suffolk rise to 53; county launches new portal for...
An additional nine fatalities in Suffolk County have been confirmed as linked to COVID-19, bringing the total up to 53, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said Tuesday. The first death in the...
View ArticleCuomo: Now is not a time for complacency; Mobile ‘hot spot’ testing site...
Coronavirus related deaths in New York reached another one-day high, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced during his daily press briefing Wednesday afternoon. Another 779 COVID-19 related deaths were reported...
View ArticleBellone: Suffolk’s hospitalizations below 1,000 for first time since April 1
For the first time in nearly a month, less than 1,000 people are hospitalized in Suffolk County with COVID-19, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced during a media briefing Thursday...
View ArticleBellone 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...
View ArticleKrupski says county executive’s decision to drop bailout plan was ‘right...
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 Tuesday aimed at...
View ArticleBellone once again calls for Congress to provide disaster relief to local...
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 pandemic...
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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...
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North Fork locals team up to raise funds for youths in foster homes and...
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 foster homes and homeless...
View ArticleEast 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 County Executive Steve Bellone...
View Article‘Great day for Suffolk County athletics,’ as high-risk sports given OK for...
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 announcements over a four-day span...
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