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Life Saving Legislation Sponsored by Senator Murray Signed into Law
In a critical step toward saving lives, and just in time for the holiday season, NYS Senator Dean Murray (R,C - 3rd District), has announced that New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has signed his legislation, amending “Gio’s Law.”
Councilwoman Bonner supports organ donations at Stony Brook University event
On November 6, Councilwoman Jane Bonner, a kidney transplant donor, spoke at the Stony Brook University Student Volunteer Appreciation Event.
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Investors Throw Millions at Suffolk
The sale of $350 million in Tax Anticipation Notes at 2.94% and $46.4 million in Refunding Serial Bonds at 2.66% was reported by Comptroller John Kennedy. He attributes the impressive number of bidders to the county’s improved credit ratings which resulted in healthy competition, and significant cost savings for the residents of Suffolk County.
History Comes Alive at Military Museum
The museum is the dream of the nearby Rocky Point VFW Post 6249 membership, whose stories are befitting of the many heroes depicted in the gallery’s hallowed halls. There’s museum advisor Joe Cognitore, the post’s commander, whose Army service in Vietnam earned him a Bronze Star with a “V” for Valor.
Fort Sumter Pilgrimage Explores Family’s Civil War Legacy
Following the War of 1812 with Britain, President Andrew Jackson realized the need to strengthen the new nation’s coastal defenses, especially to protect the Atlantic entrance to Charleston, the south’s busiest port. Millions of tons of Massachusetts granite created an island at the confluence of the Ashley and the Cooper rivers where none had been before