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Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine and other elected officials rallied on Friday, Feb. 2., to call on lawmakers in Albany to advance support for Sunrise Wind, an offshore wind project proposed by Danish energy company Ørsted.
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New York state will step up funding for beach replenishment and repairs after recent storms caused severe erosion on Long Island’s south shore. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced $5 million to fund projects in Suffolk County.
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Suffolk and Nassau county executives called for increased affordable housing, access to clean drinking water, and sewage expansion projects at the Hauppauge Industrial Association of Long Island’s (HIA-LI) 46th annual meeting.
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The Fire Island to Montauk Point project, known as FIMP, has been six decades in the making. It is meant to be a long-term solution to beach erosion, and better protect vulnerable downtown areas from flooding.
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Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine issues his first executive order mandating the removal of names of public officials from county signage.
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The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office says no further action is necessary after its investigation into falsified timesheets from outgoing Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison.
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The nonprofit organization Long Island Against Domestic Violence saw an increase of almost 1,000 calls to its crisis hotline last year.
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Suffolk County officials say their sweeping police reform plan is now in effect, making the Suffolk County Police Department one of the first law enforcement agencies in New York to enact widespread changes first announced after the death of George Floyd.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Hauppauge on Tuesday to announce nearly $450 million for clean water initiatives statewide — $20 million of which will help install treatment equipment that will protect drinking water from emerging contaminants on Long Island. An additional $30 million was made available for the state's septic system replacement program.
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There is renewed optimism for Long Island’s Peconic Bay scallop population, as biologists work on a plan to save the region's aquaculture industry.