Posted on: June 11, 2020
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. – The Suffolk County Legislature approved a $250,000 grant to the Bayport-Blue Point Library to build an advance wastewater treatment system that will reduce nitrogen loading into the local groundwater. The grant will al...
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Posted on: March 25, 2020
HAUPPAGUE, N.Y. – The Suffolk County Legislature designated March as Professional Social Workers Month at their March 17th General Meeting. The measure was introduced by Presiding Officer Rob Calarco to bring recognition to the thousand...
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Posted on: December 20, 2019
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. – A new law passed by the Suffolk County Legislature will guarantee rest periods for utility safety employees. IR 1742-19 was introduced by Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco and was passed with unanimous approval at t...
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Posted on: December 18, 2019
MEDFORD, N.Y. – Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco presented proclamations to students at Patchogue-Medford High School on Wednesday, December 18th. Students were selected by their teachers as Students of the Month for November and December fo...
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Posted on: November 26, 2019
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. – The Suffolk County Legislature has approved a new resolution to install Electric Vehicle Charging (EVC) Stations at Suffolk County Properties. Introductory Resolution 1891 was introduced by Deputy Presiding Officer Rob...
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Posted on: November 26, 2019
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. – A long awaited project in the Blue Point community has entered into the final phase of the planning process. The former Blue Point Laundry site, located near the corner of Bowne Avenue and Park Street, will be transfor...
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Posted on: November 18, 2019
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – A new resolution will be considered by the Public Works, Transportation, and Energy Committee to install Electric Vehicle Charging (EVC) Stations at Suffolk County Properties. Introductory Resolution 1891 was introduce...
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Posted on: November 13, 2019
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco joined with Boy Scout Troop 40 on Saturday November, 9th to hang Yellow Ribbons around Patchogue. The ribbons represent the safe return of soldiers from overseas. Calarco has joined...
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Posted on: November 13, 2019
MEDFORD, N.Y. – Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco attended a meeting of the Oregon Middle School Youth Council on Tuesday, November 12th. At the meeting he informed the members of the latest statistics on youth vaping, discussed effo...
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Posted on: October 24, 2019
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – The Patchogue-Medford School District celebrated ‘School Board Recognition Week’ with a ceremony on Monday, October 21st at Saxton Middle School. ‘School Board Recognition Week’ ...
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Posted on: October 22, 2019
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – Patchogue was officially designated as one of four ‘Great Places to Live in America’ for 2019 by the American Planning Association. The award was presented at a ceremony the Patchogue Theatre on Sat...
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Posted on: October 4, 2019
HAUPPAGUE, N.Y. – The Village of Patchogue is making plans to alleviate the increasingly full parking lots near its growing Main Street. As more businesses and visitors have come to visit Patchogue, parking has become increasingly hard ...
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Posted on: October 3, 2019
HAUPPAGUE, N.Y. – Suffolk County will acquire three new pieces of property to preserve as open space to help protect drinking water in the 7th Legislative District. Introductory Resolution’s 1789, 1790, and 1798 were passed by...
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Posted on: July 1, 2019
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco, Medford Chamber of Commerce, Medford Taxpayers and Civic Association, and Patchogue-Medford Library have announced the 2019 Medford Concert Series dates and line-up. The annual fou...
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Posted on: June 26, 2019
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco has released the following statement regarding the Replacement of County Road 16-Horseblock Road Bridge.
“Earlier this week, Suffolk County Department of Public Works began...
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Posted on: June 14, 2019
BELLPORT, N.Y. – At a meeting of the South Country School District Board of Education, three outgoing members of the board were recognized for their service to the community. Cheryl Felice, Carol Malin, and Dr. Anthony Griffin are all s...
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Posted on: June 14, 2019
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – Medford resident and Patchogue-Medford High School graduate Jonathan Craig became an Eagle Scout at a Court of Honor Ceremony on Sunday, June 9th. Jonathan is a member of Boy Scouts of America Troop 40 of Medford. To a...
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Posted on: June 10, 2019
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – The Patchogue Ambulance Company celebrated their 85th anniversary at a dinner on Saturday, June 8th. He presented Proclamations to the department in celebration of their long service to the Patchogue community and to m...
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Posted on: May 1, 2019
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco has announced a community seminar on the Suffolk County Septic Improvement Program. The meeting will be on Wednesday, June 5th from 7 PM to 8:30 PM at the Patchogue-Medford Library....
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Posted on: April 29, 2019
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – The Patchogue Beer Project celebrated their grand opening on Saturday, April 27th. Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco was in attendance to welcome the new brewery to the neighborhood. Besides being the headquarters f...
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Posted on: April 25, 2019
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – A Civil War Monument that has stood in Patchogue since 1870 has returned after being removed for repair work last spring. The sculpture, which features a solider standing with his rifle, features the names of over 180 ...
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Posted on: April 19, 2019
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – At the grand opening of the new Blue Point Brewery, Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco raised his glass to toast the day. On Wednesday, April 18th the Blue Point Brewing Company opened their new location on West Main Street in...
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Posted on: April 16, 2019
MEDFORD, N.Y. – Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco presented proclamations to students at Patchogue-Medford High School on Tuesday, April 16th. Students were selected by their teachers as Students of the Month for March and April for ...
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Posted on: April 15, 2019
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco was on hand at the annual installation dinner for the Patchogue Fire Department on Friday, April 12th. The dinner was held at the East Wind Catering Hall in Wading River. Calarco pr...
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Posted on: March 27, 2019
Hauppauge, NY (March 27, 2019)—Suffolk County and the Town of Brookhaven, along with residents and community groups, announced plans to redevelop and revitalize a significant portion of East Patchogue’s Main Street. With funding from t...
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Posted on: March 11, 2019
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco joined members of VFW Post 2913 and the Auxiliary to honor five students who won the annual “Voice of Democracy” and “Patriot’s Pen&rdquo...
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Posted on: March 6, 2019
BLUE POINT, N.Y. – Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco joined elected officials from around Suffolk County in attending The Johnny Mac Foundation Annual 14th Wish Gala. The gala was held on Saturday, March 2nd at the Stonebridge County...
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Posted on: March 5, 2019
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. – The Suffolk County Legislature has passed a resolution that authorizes the appraisal of land along Swan River in East Patchogue for potential acquisition. Introductory Resolution 1085-19 was co-sponsored by Deputy Pres...
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Posted on: January 14, 2019
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco has sent letters to Suffolk County’s Departments requesting reports on how the partial shutdown of the Federal Government is affecting Suffolk County. Due to a lapse in ap...
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Posted on: December 4, 2018
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. – The Suffolk County Legislature has adopted new amendments to the Campaign Finance Law that will create public funding of elections in Suffolk County. Introductory Resolution (IR) 1865-2018 was passed by a vote of 10 to...
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Posted on: November 26, 2018
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. – With the support of the Suffolk Legislature, Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco has secured $5 million in improvements to County Road 19 (CR-19), a spur connecting Waverly Avenue and West Avenue, in Patchogue. The Suffolk Cou...
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Posted on: October 25, 2018
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco joined with Mayor Paul Pontieri, Patchogue Village Officials, and H2M Architects + Engineers to present the sewer expansion plan for the southern part of Patchogue Village. The community mee...
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Posted on: September 7, 2018
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. – The Suffolk County Legislature unanimously voted to designate September as Dystonia Awareness Month at the September 5th General Meeting. Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco introduced IR 1854 to help bring recognitio...
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Posted on: September 6, 2018
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. – In a bipartisan 15 to 3 vote, the Suffolk County Legislature passed a major reform that empowers the Public Safety Committee with new oversight into how money is being spent out of the asset forfeiture fund. Deputy Presiding Of...
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Posted on: August 29, 2018
CORAM, N.Y. – The Coram Plaza Revitalization Task Force received good news today when they saw that a problem area in front of the Home Depot Shopping Center was cleared of invasive brush and debris.
The New York State Department of Tr...
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Posted on: July 17, 2018
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. – In a bipartisan vote of 16 – 2, the Suffolk County Legislature has approved $1.5 million in funding for the second phase of the Canaan Lake Restoration Project. The funds will be used for site improvements, scraping o...
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Posted on: April 17, 2018
NORTH BELLPORT, N.Y. – Last week Deputy Presiding Officer joined children at the Boys & Girls Club to celebrate “National Boys & Girls Club Week.” He presented the Club with a proclamation and joined the chi...
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Posted on: April 17, 2018
MEDFORD, N.Y. – On April 13 Deputy Presiding Officer Calarco joined hundreds of members of the Patchogue-Medford community to congratulate the 2018 inductees of the Patchogue-Medford Hall of Fame. This year’s new members incl...
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Posted on: April 17, 2018
MEDFORD, N.Y. – Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco was on hand to celebrate the grand re-opening of the Henry James Jones VFW Post 2937 in Medford. After an extensive renovation, the century-old structure is ready once again to host ...
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Posted on: April 5, 2018
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco has announced a new working group of the Budget & Finance Committee that will review contracts that Suffolk County has entered into with independent organizations and agencies. Calarco, ...
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Posted on: March 8, 2018
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. – The Suffolk County Legislature voted to authorize IR 1118-18 which provides funding for cultural programs throughout Suffolk County at the March 6th General Meeting. Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco secured $30,000 in fundi...
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Posted on: January 26, 2018
I don’t think it would be a stretch to say that faith in our political system is low. In fact, ask most voters what they think of politicians and I am sure you won’t hear many nice things. There are a lot of reasons...
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Posted on: December 14, 2017
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. – The Suffolk County Legislature will consider a resolution, sponsored by Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco, to create a public financing system for County elections. The bill sets strict limits on the amount of money that can...
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Posted on: November 16, 2017
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco joined with Boy Scouts Troop 46 to put up yellow ribbons around Patchogue Village. The ribbons honor the returning of soldiers returning safely from overseas deployment. The troop placed the...
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Posted on: November 3, 2017
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco has announced that he will introduce new legislation that will give the Suffolk County Legislature oversight into how asset forfeiture funds are spent by Suffolk County’s law enfor...
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Posted on: October 17, 2017
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – In honor of School Board Recognition week, which begins on October 23rd, Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco gave Certificates of Recognition to the members of the Patchogue-Medford School Board to thank them for commitment to...
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Posted on: October 11, 2017
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco presented a $1,000 donation to Long Island Head Start on Wednesday, October 11th. The money was raised at the annual Play for Peace Soccer Tournament that Calarco hosted in August. It will b...
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Posted on: October 6, 2017
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. – Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco has secured $68,000 for downtown revitalization projects in Patchogue and Medford. On Tuesday, October 3rd the Suffolk County Legislature voted unanimously to approve Phase XV of the Suffolk...
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Posted on: September 29, 2017
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco accepted a donation on behalf the Suffolk County Lions Club and the Suffolk County Legislature of over 100 children’s backpacks and school supplies. The donation was made ...
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Posted on: October 6, 2017
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. – At the General Meeting of the Suffolk County Legislature on Wednesday, September 6th, Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco and his fellow Legislators presented a proclamation honoring retired 6th Precinct Inspector Wil...
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Posted on: October 6, 2017
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – On Saturday, August 12th the 9th Annual “Play for Peace” Tournament was held at the Patchogue-Medford Youth Soccer League’s fields on Sipp Avenue. More than 500 players, spectators, coache...
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Posted on: October 6, 2017
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. – On Friday, July 7th, Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco presented Certificates of Recognition to the winners of the “Middle School Kids Go to College” contest. The winners were recognized for thei...
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Posted on: October 6, 2017
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – On Saturday, July 8th, Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco attended the 17th Annual Garden Tour sponsored by the Patchogue Garden Club in the Community Garden in Patchogue with his wife Laura, and his children, Alma R...
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Posted on: October 6, 2017
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – On Wednesday, July 12th, Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco attended a ceremony to dedicate a memorial to the sailors who lost their lives at sea, at the Lakeview Cemetery in Patchogue. Suffolk County gave $5,000 in ...
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Posted on: July 11, 2017
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – On Tuesday, July 11th Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco announced construction would be starting on the first phase &nbs...
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