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Home energy assistance for low-income and elderly New Yorkers available beginning Nov. 16

by Nov 19, 2015
Eligible households can receive a one-time benefit of up to $625 this winter depending upon income, household size and heating source.

LaValle and Thiele: Changes at Riverside trooper barracks ‘a step backwards’

by Oct 23, 2015
Closing the barracks to the public will hamper crime fighting and revitalization efforts in Riverside, according to the state lawmakers, who are calling on the governor to recruit more state troopers.
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Federal grants aim to help fishing industry businesses hurt by Sandy

by Sep 22, 2015
Local fishing industry businesses that took losses due to Super Storm Sandy will now have access to $3.6 million in grant funding being made...

Thiele to Bellone: ‘The East End is not the county’s step-child’ on plan to delay Riverside traffic circle work to 2018

by May 15, 2015
County Executive Steve Bellone's capital plan put off reconstruction of the Route 24 traffic circle in Riverside till 2018, angering assemblyman. Legislator Jay Schneiderman vows a fight.
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Help from state on CPF debt refinance won’t come easy, if at all

by Mar 26, 2015
The assistance Supervisor Sean Walter has been hoping to get from a state financing authority to refinance Riverhead's staggering CPF bond debt is far from guaranteed.
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January is carbon monoxide awareness month

by Jan 17, 2014
Did you know that carbon monoxide-related poisonings increase by 10 percent during winter months? That's right, the increased use of home heating systems,...
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Rethinking LIPA: A demand for transparency

by May 4, 2013

Assemblyman Fred Thiele argues that  the future of LIPA should be decided in an open and transparent process and the interests of the Long Island consumer must be paramount.