Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone Archives

10.17.2020 Environment

Nitrogen-reducing septic systems to be required in all new construction projects

A new law adopted unanimously by the Suffolk County Legislature last week will require the use of nitrogen-reducing septic systems in all new construction projects. Lawmakers and environmental advocates...

09.27.2020 Government

S62 bus route slated to be discontinued as part of county budget cuts

A total of 19 Suffolk County Transit bus routes could be eliminated under budget cuts due to a lack of federal funding amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Suffolk County Executive...

09.13.2020 COVID-19

County to restart bike-share program under new vendor, but Riverhead not yet included

Suffolk County is restarting a bike-share program it began last year, but Riverhead isn’t among the locations initially eyed by the program, although that will likely change in the...

08.06.2020 COVID-19

Bellone once again calls for Congress to provide disaster relief to local governments in coronavirus package

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone issued another “urgent plea” on Thursday for Congress to provide federal disaster relief to counties as they deal with the ramifications of the COVID-19...

07.20.2020 COVID-19

Bellone at odds with environmentalists over measure to plug budget gap

Environmental groups in Suffolk County are critical of County Executive Steve Bellone’s proposal to ask voters in November whether to use money set aside for environmental protection programs to...

07.14.2020 COVID-19

Bellone: Latest numbers on COVID-19 are a ‘wake-up call’ to continue following guidelines

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone waved a symbolic caution flag Tuesday as the latest data related to COVID-19 shows a slight uptick compared to recent weeks. The county executive...

07.08.2020 COVID-19

As COVID-19 hospitalizations in Suffolk dip to 50, Bellone concludes daily media briefings

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone ended a streak of 122 daily press briefings Wednesday as Long Island entered Phase 4 of reopening. The daily briefings began March 8 when...

07.02.2020 News

Ahead of Fourth of July, officials remind residents of danger posed by illegal fireworks

While the coronavirus pandemic has forced the normal slate of Fourth of July fireworks shows to be canceled, county officials are urging people to stick to a familiar mantra:...

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