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Brookhaven Town Clerk Election Results:
Kevin LaValle (R,C) — 6,396 (56.42%) Lisa DiSanto (D) — 4,940 (43.58%) 100% (302 of 302) of election districts reported Source: Suffolk County Board of Elections
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Long Island Life & Politics Endorses Kevin LaValle for Town Clerk
Special Election Today, Tuesday, January 17 By Long Island Life & Politics On January 17, residents of Brookhaven Town will go to the polls to vote for the new town clerk; it will either […]
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Town of Riverhead Closes on the Purchase of Former Peconic Bay Medical Entenmann Campus
Property Will Serve As the New Town Hall The Town of Riverhead recently closed on the purchase of 4-6 W. 2nd St and 214 Griffing Avenue (the former Peconic Bay Medical Entenmann campus) in downtown […]
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Town of Riverhead Receives $2 Million Grant from EPA for Contaminated Wells in Manorville
The town of Riverhead recently received a grant in the amount of $2 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide clean drinking water for the residents of Manorville. The funds, through the […]
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Elected Officials Talk about Moving Forward at Vision Long Island Summit
By Hank Russell A group of local elected officials came to the Vision Long Island Summit on December 2 to share details of their ongoing projects to bring the neighborhoods in their communities into […]
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Thiele’s Bill Creating the New York State Council on Food Policy Signed into Law
New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed into law a bill sponsored by Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (D-Sag Harbor) that calls for the establishment of a council that will ensure that all state residents […]
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Victor Montanez III Joins Islandia Village Board as a Trustee
During its October 4 board meeting, the Village of Islandia announced that Victor Montanez III has joined the Village Board as its new Trustee. He replaces Barbara Lacey, who is relocating elsewhere. A 49-year […]
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Local Government Sales Tax Collections Grow in the Third Quarter of 2022
Local government sales tax collections grew by 10.2% in the third quarter of 2022, compared to the same period last year The uptick is mostly driven by double-digit growth in New York City according to […]
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Gov. Hochul Violates State Law by Hiding the Budget Report from the Public
By Will Barclay The deadline for Governor Hochul to release the state’s mid-year budget report was Sunday, October 30, but the public is still waiting for it. The mandated public report that outlines the […]
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Village of Islandia Holds September 11th Memorial Ceremony at First Responders Memorial
On September 9, the Village of Islandia held a special ceremony at the First Responders Memorial in honor of the memories of five local first responders who were killed during the September 11, 2001 attacks: […]