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Cuomo threatens to pull funding if COVID rules aren’t enforced
(Suffolk County, NY)- On Wednesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo threatened to take away state funding in areas that aren’t enforcing COVID restrictions. The Governors office said that local governments must “enforce public health law, under Section 16 in the designated cluster zones, or else they will lose state funding”. Schools in cluster zones,…
Suffolk Exec expected to sign new law reducing water pollution
(Lake Ronkonkoma, NY)- Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone is expected to sign legislation Thursday, that will reduce pollution from outdated cesspools and septic systems. The new law, will require nitrogen reducing waste water treatment systems in new construction. The bill was passed unanimously last week by the county legislature. Photo credit: Brett Levine
Promoters who held a concert in Southampton are facing hefty fines from NYS
(Suffolk County, NY)- The promoters who organized a concert featuring The Chainsmokers over the summer in Southampton, are being fined $20,000 by New York State for violating social distancing rules. Governor Andrew Cuomo called the “Safe and Sound” event, which is said to have had over 2 thousand people in attendance, “an egregious violation” of…
Three more states added to NY Travel Advisory
On Tuesday, October 13, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that three more states, Ohio, Michigan and Virginia, had been added to the Travel Advisory list. 35 other states and territories are already on the Travel Advisory list. The COVID-19 infection rate in New York State remains around 1%, with higher positivity rates in…
Miller Place Inn, fined after hosting a ‘super-spreader’ Sweet 16
A catering hall in Suffolk County has been issued $12,000 in fines, after hosting what officials are calling a “super-spreader” event. Health officials say the Miller Place Inn, in Miller Place, has been charged with causing, permitting and serving as the venue for an indoor gathering of more than 50 persons and did not enforce…
Judge: NY’s ejection from trusted traveler program was wrong
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge says the Department of Homeland Security acted illegally when it ejected over 800,000 New Yorkers from the trusted traveler security programs that let vetted travelers avoid long security lines at airports. U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman ruled Tuesday, saying the exclusion of New York earlier this year was…
League of Women Voters host Senate District 2 debate
On Monday, October 12, 2020, the League of Women Voters, hosted the New York State Senate District 2, Candidate Debate. Debate available below for viewing. Photo credit: Brett Levine
MTA hoping for federal dollars to forestall service cuts
NEW YORK (AP) — Motorists and mass transit riders in New York already facing fare and toll increases next year and in 2023 could face drastic service cuts if the federal government doesn’t help the Metropolitan Transportation Authority out of a gaping budget hole brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency also plans to…
Bellmore woman found dead in wooded area in Centereach
Suffolk County Homicide detectives are investigating the circumstances around how a woman’s body ended up in a wooded area in Centereach. Police say on Sunday October 11, 2020 around 12 p. m., Sixth precinct officers responded to a call of a woman’s body lying in a wooded area off Hawkins Road near Eastwood Blvd. The…
Huntington Station man arrested for alleged inappropriate conduct with children
Suffolk County Police arrested a Huntington Station man who allegedly sexually abused a female minor over the span of three years and sent inappropriate messages to a second female child over the span of several months. Officials say an 11-year-old Huntington Station girl, with her family, reported to police on October 9, 2020 she had…
Pedestrian seriously injured in Port Jeff Station crash
A pedestrian was seriously injured Monday night in Port Jefferson Station. Suffolk Police say the crash happened around 8 p. m. on Route 112, north of Wilson Street. Authorities say on Monday, October 12, 2020, a man was driving a 2015 Mitsubishi sedan southbound on Route 112, when it struck a man in the roadway. …
NY State keeps close watch on COVID-19 infection rate and “micro-clusters”
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday said the strategy to keeping COVID numbers low in the state is to “identify micro-clusters”. The Governor said that his office is, “obsessive about getting incoming case numbers from the hospital’s” and added that anything around 2 percent is a micro-cluster. The COVID-19 infection rate in New York…