09.09.2015 Government County legislators retooling drone ban bill Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone has vetoed a widely-supported bill that banned the use of drones on county parkland, saying the law’s privacy stipulations would be unconstitutional.
07.29.2015 Government Suffolk legislature bans drones over county beaches Fearing that drones with cameras could intrude on residents’ privacy, the Suffolk County Legislature voted Tuesday to ban drone use over county public beaches during the summer and require...
03.17.2015 News Pitch for a new Suffolk County convention center Would constructing a large-scale convention center capable of hosting boat shows, concerts and auto shows be a viable means of bolstering the Suffolk County’s economy? That is the...
12.10.2014 News Salary reimbursements return to water quality fund The Suffolk County Legislature has voted to fix what one law maker called a decade-long “accounting issue” that put reimbursed money into a general fund rather than the...
05.30.2014 Letters Letters to the Editor Salient facts To the Editor: Re: Suffolk Closeup’s“Highway Robbery” (May 22, 2014). The problem with Mr. Grossman’s piece about a bill introduced by Legislator Jay Schneiderman, who now represents...