02.11.2020 News Proposed county law takes aim at reducing secondhand smoke in multi-family residences A proposed county law would clarify smoking regulations by further cracking down on the potential for secondhand smoke in multi-family residences. The proposed law would amend a chapter of...
04.16.2015 Education Schools grapple with growing popularity of e-cigarettes High school students sometimes notice classmates slyly puffing away — in class — behind a book, blowing smoke into their sleeves. During a fire drill on a brisk day,...
07.01.2014 Government Recap: Town Board OK’s firehouse sale The Second Street firehouse finally appears to have a willing buyer — and a willing seller. After a previous attempt by Supervisor Sean Walter to sell the house failed...
04.15.2014 Health Bellone signs law raising age to 21 for tobacco sales Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone signed into law Monday a historic bill that makes Suffolk the first municipality in the country to raise the age limit to 21 for...
03.30.2014 Health Health Column: The benefits of a new smoking age Come 2015, like it or lump it, young smokers in this area likely won‘t be able to buy a pack of smokes at local convenience stores until they turn...
03.04.2014 Health Smoking on SCCC campus may be banned While the Suffolk County Legislature has been considering increasing the age for everyone throughout the county to purchase tobacco — from age 19 to 21 — another measure could...
02.10.2014 Government County to discuss raising age limit for tobacco sales The Suffolk County Legislature is scheduled to hold a public hearing Tuesday to discuss raising the legal age for tobacco sales to 21.
02.05.2014 Editorials Editorial: Where CVS leads on tobacco, others will follow CVS Caremark operates more pharmacy stores than any other company in the United States. Thus, when they lead, the other chains follow — for better or for worse. In announcing...