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Walter Accused Of Campaigning On Town Time

Jul
15
2015

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Walter accused of campaigning on town’s time
by Tim Gannon | 07/15/2015 6:00 AM

Councilmen Jim Wooten, John Dunleavy and Supervisor Sean Walter at a town board meeting last winter. (File photo: Barbaraellen Koch)
Councilmen Jim Wooten, John Dunleavy and Supervisor Sean Walter at a town board meeting last winter. (File photo: Barbaraellen Koch)
Is it OK for a sitting supervisor to campaign during what would traditionally be described as “office hours?”

It depends on who you ask.

Councilwoman Jodi Giglio took a shot at Town Supervisor Sean Walter during a WRIV 1390 radio interview last Wednesday, claiming her supervisor primary opponent told town department heads that he would be going door-to-door campaigning beginning...| read more ››

Ethics Controversy Continues

Jul
7
2015

The town board — and Supervisor Sean Walter in particular — got an earful Tuesday afternoon on a proposed ethics code amendment that critics said was motivated by retaliation against Riverhead Republican party leader Mason Haas for the Republican party’s failure to nominate the supervisor and Councilman James Wooten for re-election this year.
The proposed code change would ban all elected officials — including town assessors, a post held by Haas — from holding a leadership position on a political party committee.
Some speakers, including Riverhead Democratic Committee chairwoman Marge Acevedo, argued that the language of the proposed amendment went further, also barring elected officials from serving on county and state political committees.
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Supervisor Sean...| read more ››

Democrats Hold No More Excuses Tour Of Downtown

Jun
8
2015

Three Riverhead Democrats running for Town Board held a “No More Excuses” tour on Monday to highlight the various quality of life issues and code violations that they claim have grown under the current Republican administration.

Supervisor candidate Anthony Coates, council candidates Neil Krupnick and Laura Jens-Smith, and members of the press visited blighted and vacant properties around town, including the Court House restaurant.

On Thursday, Riverhead Town fire marshals, acting on a court-ordered search warrant, inspected the interior of the dilapidated Court House restaurant on Griffing Avenue that’s been vacant and crumbling for more than 15 years.

During their tour on Monday, the candidates described the town’s recent inspection as a “photo opportunity staged by Town Hall to offer...| read more ››

Democrats Pick Slate

May
27
2015

In a low-key party convention that contrasted sharply with the goings-on at the meeting of their Republican counterparts at Polish Hall last night, Riverhead Democrats picked their slate at the Polish Town Civic Association headquarters.
Anthony Coates, longtime ally and former paid political adviser to the supervisor won the nomination unanimously.
The Democrats nominated political newcomers Neil Krupnick and Laura Jens Smith for town council, passing over Riverhead Move the Animal Shelter founder Denise Lucas.
The party’s rhetoric was optimistic and energized after the vote. The candidates seemed confident that elections this November will finally end six years of one-party rule in Riverhead, where the town board has been exclusively Republican since Sean Walter ousted Phil Cardinale...| read more ››

Bellone touts plan for drawing young professionals to Suffolk, LI

May
10
2015

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone on Sunday touted his Connect Long Island plan to attract young professionals to the region with more mass transit options and vibrant downtowns, saying in a radio interview he wants to lead "one of the best, hottest places in the country for young people to be."

"We have to reverse the brain drain," Bellone said. "We've got to get young people wanting to be here in Suffolk County, on Long Island, put stakes down here if we're going to have an innovation economy."

Bellone, a Democrat who is running for re-election in November but does not yet have an opponent, appeared on "The Cats Roundtable" on WNYM/970 AM. He said Suffolk County has eliminated the...| read more ››

Bellone delivers Suffolk State of the County

Mar
27
2015

WOODBURY - Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone delivered his fourth and final State of the County address Thursday night.

Bellone focused on the challenges of stopping the so-called "brain drain" of young professional Long Islanders moving elsewhere because of the high cost of living and lack of opportunities on the Island.

The executive unveiled a project called "Connect Long Island," which would build a network of downtowns with transportation links to job centers, research centers, parks and open space. Connect Long Island would also encourage innovation companies to set up shop in those downtowns and construct affordable housing.

Bellone also touted his administration's efforts to restore the county's fiscal foundation. He reminded residents that when he took office three years...| read more ››

With blood shortage at emergency levels, Southold FD hosts blood drive today

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, right, and Comptroller Joseph Kennedy donated blood Jan 28 at a blood donation center in Bohemia.
Feb
4
2015

The New York Blood Center has issued an emergency blood appeal after the region lost approximately 3,000 pints of blood because of the blizzard last week.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone has called on “every capable donor to come out and donate blood” to alleviate “the largest single shortage of blood donations since Superstorm Sandy because of donation center closings and blood drive cancellations.”

Bellone and Suffolk County Comptroller John Kennedy donated blood Jan. 28 at the N.Y. Blood Center donation center in Bohemia.

“Our blood supply relies exclusively on the generosity of volunteer blood donors,” according to New York Blood Center. “There is no substitute for human blood.”

Southold Fire Department is hosting a blood drive today from 2:15...| read more ››

Bellone Launches Public Registration For Inaugural Suffolk Marathon And Half Marathon In Support Of Vets

County Executive Bellone Opens Registration to the Public at the Sayville Running Company along side veterans and members of the running community. Photo Credit: Suffolk County.
Jan
21
2015

Suffolk Marathon Designated as Boston Marathon Qualifier

(Long Island, NY) County Executive Steve Bellone joined Suffolk County Legislators Steve Stern, Kara Hahn, Bill Lindsay III, and Rob Calarco as well as local veterans, business owners, members of the running community and the Greater Long Island Running Club to announce that registration for the inaugural Suffolk County Marathon and Half Marathon is officially open to the public. Residents and visitors can register at SuffolkMarathon.com. The race will be held on Sunday, September 13.

“We want to do something specifically for local veterans, and we know that every dollar that we are able to donate and raise from the marathon will be going right back to the veterans in our community right...| read more ››

Bellone has $1.4 million in campaign account

Jan
15
2015

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, who has no opponent yet for his fall re-election bid, has $1.4 million in campaign cash on hand, according to new state filings.

In Nassau, acting District Attorney Madeline Singas, a Democrat, has raised more than $400,000 for her expected campaign for a full four-year term, reports submitted late Thursday to the state Board of Elections show.

The reports cover periods from July 2014 through Jan. 15, or from late November, depending on whether the candidate ran for election last year.

Bellone, a Democrat seeking his second term, raised $555,960 and spent $69,224 between Nov. 29 and Jan. 11.

Suffolk Republican chairman John Jay LaValle said he is talking to potential candidates, and that he's...| read more ››

Suffolk County Unveils More Initiatives To Fight Heroin, Opiate Crisis

Jan
12
2015

Suffolk County has announced new initiatives in an effort to combat heroin and opiate abuse on Long Island.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Assistant Deputy County Executive for Public Safety Timothy Sini were among a host of county officials to introduce the initiatives on Monday.

Aimed at providing residents with an alternative to combat heroin and other opiate abuse, the county unveiled partnerships to raise awareness and facilitate the use of the FDA-approved drug Vivitrol — an extended release form of naltrexone.

Sini told 1010 WINS the drug will give those hooked on heroin and opioids a fighting chance at recovery.
“It’s a monthly injection. So for that period of time it effectively prevents opioid relapses. It also...| read more ››

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