Election Guide
Meet the candidates: county legislator
Meet the candidates: county legislator, First Legislative District.
Business
County Legislature approves program aiming to protect ‘working waterfronts’
The Working Waterfronts Program will allow Suffolk County to acquire conservation easements to help preserve commercial fishing, aquaculture and other marine industries, which contribute more than $3 billion annually to the county's economy.
Government
Suffolk voters to decide on four-year terms for legislators amid even-year election law shift
A bipartisan effort by Suffolk County lawmakers to expand the terms of county legislators from two years to four will appear on the ballot this November.
Community News
Riverhead business owner honored as ‘Champion of Diversity’ by Legislator Stark
Riverhead business owner and Chamber of Commerce board member Alexander Escobar has been honored as the 2025 'Champion of Diversity' in the First Legislative District by Legislator Catherine Stark.
Government
County Executive Ed Romaine strikes reassuring tone in State of the County address, sketches out wide-ranging agenda for the year...
Part declaration of intentions, part statement of resolve, part expression of assurances, County Executive Romaine’s speech, delivered in a conversational tone, stayed positive while acknowledging the challenging economic times that lay ahead.
Government
Suffolk County Legislature to hold committee meetings in Riverside this week
Committee meetings of the Suffolk County Legislature will be held this week in the Maxine Y. Postal Auditorium in the Evans K....
Uncategorized
Suffolk bill would deny county funds to nonprofits where executive pay tops $250,000
A bill pending in the County Legislature would prohibit county funding for nonprofit organizations that pay any person a salary greater than the salary paid to the governor.
Environment
Governor signs change to law authorizing Suffolk sales tax hike, teeing up November vote
An amendment to the law that allows Suffolk County to increase its sales tax rate by 1/8 of a cent to finance the installation of sewers and advanced septic systems was signed into law today by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Community News
ABTF Chairperson Mark McLaughlin honored as ‘Champion of Diversity’ by county legislators
Mark McLaughlin of Riverhead was honored by the Suffolk County Legislature yesterday as a “champion of diversity” in the First Legislative District.
Environment
County officials announce deal on 1/8% sales tax hike to fund septic systems and sewer expansion
Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine on Monday announced county lawmakers' agreement to increase county sales tax by 1/8-cent to fund sewage treatment facilities and advanced septic systems.
