Massapequa, NY
News
PSEG Long Island Customers Targets Of New Phone Scam PSEG Long Island Customers Targets Of New Phone Scam
Pseg Long Island Customers Targets Of New Phone Scam Suffolk County lawmakers are warning customers of PSEG Long Island to be aware of a scam that has been making the rounds in the area. Police said that customers who are up to date on their las have been receiving phone calls from scammers that are spoofed to appear with “PSEG Long Island” on the Called ID, threatening to shut down power unless they pay a sizable fine. Nearly 4,000 scam calls have been reported to PSEG Long Island so far this year, compared with 4,088 scam calls reported in all of 2018, the company said. Recent weeks have seen an increase in the number of people tricked by …

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Series Of Active Shooter Exercises To Be Conducted In Suffolk Series Of Active Shooter Exercises To Be Conducted In Suffolk
Series Of Active Shooter Exercises To Be Conducted In Suffolk The Suffolk County Police Department is teaming with local school districts, retailers and religious institutions to conduct a series of active shooter drills to prevent a potential mass shooting. In the wake of mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart announced that there will be several upcoming shooter exercises to train for a potential shooter situation. The first active shooter drill is expected to be held within the West Babylon School District later this month. According to Bellone, the focus o…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
News
These Suffolk County Beaches Remain Closed To Bathing These Suffolk County Beaches Remain Closed To Bathing
These Suffolk County Beaches Remain Closed To Bathing The following beaches in Suffolk County remain closed to bathing due to the finding of bacteria at levels in excess of acceptable criteria, according to Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone's office. Terraces on the Sound Beach in Rocky Point, Sayville Marina Park Beach in Sayville Tanner Park Beach in Copiague, West Islip Beach in West Islip East Islip Beach in East Islip  Brightwaters Village Beach in Brightwaters Beaches will reopen when further testing reveals that the bacteria have subsided to acceptable levels. Bathing in bacteria-contaminated water can result in gas…

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by Donna Christopher
Brentwood, NY
Business
Two East End Affordable Housing Developments Getting $1.8M From Suffolk County Two East End Affordable Housing Developments Getting $1.8M From Suffolk County
Two East End Affordable Housing Developments Getting $1.8M From Suffolk County Suffolk County will provide $1.8 million for two affordable housing projects on East End. One of these, Gansett Meadow will be located in Amagansett, and the second project, Vineyard View, will be located in Greenport, said Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone in the announcement.  The Gansett Meadow development will be less than half a mile away for the Long Island Rail Road station.  The project will include 37 units, 36 of which will be affordable to residents. The unit mix will include 1 Bedroom, 2 Bedroom, 3 Bedroom, and 4 Bedroom apartments.  The co-developers …

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by Donna Christopher
White Plains, NY
Politics
Latimer Finds A Long Island Partner In Challenge To Proposed IRS Suburban Tax Increase Latimer Finds A Long Island Partner In Challenge To Proposed IRS Suburban Tax Increase
Latimer Finds A Long Island Partner In Challenge To Proposed IRS Suburban Tax Increase Westchester County Executive George Latimer is teaming with other elected officials in New York in a partnership to fight recently proposed regulations that could impact suburban homeowners come tax season. This week, Latimer and Suffolk County (Long Island) Executive Steve Bellone announced their partnership, calling on the IRS to amend proposed regulations that would “significantly limit the ability of homeowners and individuals’ from being able to deduct state and local taxes (SALT) on their federal tax returns." “While the Federal Government claims only 5 percent of the nation will…

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by Zak Failla