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New York expands coronavirus testing criteria to include protesters

by Jun 5, 2020
New York has expanded coronavirus testing criteria to include all protesters who attended recent events, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday. He urged everyone who has attended a protest to get a test. He said they have a “civic duty” to get tested.

‘Lights for Liberty’ candlelight vigil to protest detention camps at southern border will be held in Riverhead Friday night

by Jul 10, 2019
“Lights for Liberty” is a candlelight vigil scheduled for Friday evening, July 12 in hundreds of communities across the United States.

Bellone, citing lack of clarity, withdraws bill restricting public assembly

by Mar 29, 2017
The local law proposed by the county executive would have imposed permit requirements criticized as onerous and expensive and in violation of the First Amendment.

Zeldin fields questions in hour-long telephone ‘town hall’ Thursday night

by Feb 24, 2017
Rep. Lee Zeldin held a telephone 'town hall' last night, which had more than 9,100 people on the phone. Twelve of them got to ask the congressman questions during the hour-long session. Here's what he had to say.

Zeldin won’t hold town hall meeting this week, opts for one-on-one, small group and ‘tele-town hall’ meetings instead

by Feb 22, 2017
The congressman has scheduled individual appointments, a telephone town hall meeting and mobile office hours during the congressional recess this week.

‘Where’s our congressman?’ Protestors renew demand for a town hall meeting

by Feb 7, 2017
About 50 protestors gathered outside the State Supreme Court building and marched to Rep. Lee Zeldin's Riverhead office today to demand that the congressman hold a town hall meeting on the East End.