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Berland, Bellone Launch Countywide "Know the Difference" Asthma Education Campaign

Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, Suffolk County Department of Health Services Commissioner Dr. Gregson Pigott, members of the Legislature and representatives from local public health organizations launche...

Berland Recognizes Linda Beigel Schulman as "Woman of Distinction"

Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland announced her selection of Linda Beigel Schulman as the 2020 “Woman of Distinction” from the 16th Legislative District.

County Legislators are asked each year to nominate a woman from their dis...

Berland Recognizes Half Hollow Hills Students for Overcoming Obstacles

Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland recognized two students who are now graduates from the Half Hollow Hills Central School District for overcoming obstacles during their high school careers.

Each year, Berland presents her eponymous “Over...

June Designated "LGBTQ+ Pride Month" in Suffolk County

Image: Legislator Berland and her staff (far left, far right) pictured with Tiffany Vasconcellos and Aiden Jay Kaplan of PFY and David Kilmnick of the LGBT Network on FaceTime.

The Suffolk County Legislature unanimously approved a resolution designating Ju...

"Know the Difference" Campaign Expanding Asthma Education in Suffolk County Passes Legislature

A bill sponsored by Legislator Susan A. Berland creating the “Know the Difference” asthma education campaign and requiring stores in Suffolk County that contain pharmacies to post notices about asthma inhalers passed the Suffolk County...

Suffolk County Legislature Designates May "Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month"

May has been officially declared “Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month” in Suffolk County after a resolution sponsored by Legislator Susan A. Berland unanimously passed the Legislature.

Asthma and allergies are among the nation’...

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Legislature Designates June 12th "Women Veterans Appreciation Day"

The Suffolk County Legislature unanimously approved the designation of June 12^th as “Women Veterans Appreciation Day” to recognize the sacrifices of women veterans who have valiantly served our nation. This designation was the first of...

Legislature Calls On Northport VA Medical Center to Hire Female Gynecologist

Members of the Suffolk County Legislature and the Women Veterans Advisory Board called on the Northport VA Medical Center to retain a full-time female gynecologist on their staff. There is currently no female gynecologist available at the Northport VA to ...

Leg. Berland Participates in Harley Ave P.A.R.P. Program as Guest Reader

Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Dix Hills) participated in Harley Avenue Primary School’s P.A.R.P. (Pick a Reading Partner) program as the guest reader in two kindergarten classes. The program is organized by the school’s...

Leg. Berland Recognizes Local Student for Collecting and Distributing Toys to Children in Hospitals

Eleven year old Rosario Cascio was honored with a County proclamation by Legislator Susan A. Berland in recognition of his extraordinary generosity and charitable efforts. Rosario founded “Rosario’s Giving Tree,” an organizat...

Phoenix Houses of NY and LI Presents Before Veterans Committee

The Suffolk County Legislature’s Veterans & Consumer Affairs Committee, chaired by Legislator Susan A. Berland was visited by representatives from Phoenix Houses of New York and Long Island, a nonprofit drug and alcohol rehabilitation organi...

Leg. Berland Honors Bus Driver and Student for Heroism

Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland honored Half Hollow Hills bus driver Janie Lozano and Signal Hill Elementary School student Hunter Javeline for their quick actions that ensured the safety of the students aboard a bus driven by Lozano when it ca...

Suffolk County Women Veterans Advisory Board Holds Inaugural Meeting, Selects Leadership

The Suffolk County Women Veterans Advisory Board held its inaugural meeting after legislation sponsored by Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland unanimously passed the Legislature last year. The law provides for the establishment of the Board and out...

Leg. Berland Honors S. Huntington's Teacher of the Year

Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland honored South Huntington Union Free School District’s Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Rose Bunnell with a county proclamation and celebrated the school district’s 95^th anniversary at the Board of Ed...

Leg. Berland Participates in Signal Hill Elementary P.A.R.P. Program as Guest Reader

Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland participated in Signal Hill Elementary School’s P.A.R.P. (Pick a Reading Partner) program as the guest reader in a kindergarten class. The program is organized by the school’s P.T.A., which in...

Leg. Berland Honors SCPD Lieutenant John Fives During 'Final Walkout' at Second Precinct

Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland paid tribute to Lieutenant John Fives’ 33 years of service to Suffolk County during his “final walkout” at the Police Department’s Second Precinct. Legislator Berland prese...

Leg. Berland Honors Troop 371's Newest Eagle Scout

Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland attended a Court of Honor for the newest Eagle Scout from Troop 371, John Joseph Donis III, and presented him with a 16^th Legislative District pin and gave him a County Proclamation.

John devoted many hours of har...

Legislator Berland 'Adopts' Over 60 Families for Thanksgiving

Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland partnered with Long Island Cares to collect donations to benefit their “Adopt-a-Family for Thanksgiving” food drive which yielded over 60 donated bags from residents of the 16^th Legislative District. Each bag was...

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Susan A. Berland Sworn In to Serve Second Term on Legislature

Legislator Susan A. Berland was sworn in to serve her second full term on the Suffolk County Legislature during the Legislature’s 2020 Organizational Meeting. At the meeting, Legislator Berland joined her colleagues in a bipartisan vote to elect...

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Leg. Berland Celebrates Grand Re-Opening of HRHCare Health Center at Brentwood

Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland  joined County Executive Steve Bellone, Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory, Legislators Steve Flotteron and Samuel Gonzalez and HRHCare Chief Executive Officer Anne Kauffman Nolon, MPH at a ribbon cutting...

Leg. Berland Celebrates Half Hollow Hills Students' Achievements at BOE Meeting

Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland joined State Senator Jim Gaughran and Assemblyman Steve Stern in recognizing several remarkable students at this month’s Half Hollow Hills Board of Education meeting.

Poojan Pandya, a senior at Half Holl...

Leg. Berland Joins County Exec. Bellone in Announcing Sanitary System Upgrades at Vanderbilt

Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland joined County Executive Steve Bellone, Legislators Dr. William Spencer and Tom Donnelly and local advocates to announce the installation of two new nitrogen-reducing on-site wastewater treatment systems at Vander...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Attends "Empty Bowls" Fundraiser at Art League of Long Island

Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland, Chairwoman of the Legislature’s Veterans Committee, attended a community fundraising event hosted by The Art League of Long Island in collaboration with the Suffolk County Council VFW to raise funds to...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Celebrates Veterans Day at Event Hosted by Texas Roadhouse of Deer Park

Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland, Chairwoman of the Legislature’s Veterans Committee, attended a Veterans Day celebration hosted by Texas Roadhouse of Deer Park which provided complimentary lunch throughout the afternoon to all veteran...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Honors Veterans in Annual Ceremony at East Northport Bristal

Legislator Susan A. Berland, Chairwoman of the Legislature’s Veterans Committee, presented proclamations to veterans in residence at the Bristal Assisted Living Community in East Northport during their Annual Veterans Day Commemoration Ceremony. Those rec...

Legislator Susan A. Berland hosts Free Mobile Veterinary Clinic with Paws of War

Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland, Chairwoman of the Legislature’s Veterans Committee, hosted a free mobile veterinary clinic on April 27th with Paws of War at her district office. The clinic was a part of Paws of War’s Vets2V...

Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland Unveils Free Sunscreen Dispenser Program

Image: Legislator Susan A. Berland, County Executive Steve
Bellone, Legislator Steve Flotteron and Justin Jaycon stand at the newlyinstalled sunscreen dispenser at the Pro Shop at the West Sayville Golf Course.

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Free Mobile Veterinary Clinic hosted by Legislator Susan A. Berland and Paws of War

Legislator Susan A. Berland Honors 14 year-old Eagle Scout

Legislator Susan A. Berland attended a Court of Honor for the newest Eagle Scout of Troop 309, 14 year-old Blaise F. Vastola, and presented him with a County Proclamation and 16th Legislative District pin.

Blaise has earned 34 merit badges and has served h...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Honors The Two Newest Eagle Scouts From Troop 157

DEER
PARK, NY – Legislator Susan A. Berland attendeda Court of Honor for the two newest Eagle Scouts of Troop 157, Richard J.
Incandela and Michael R. Joyce and presented them with proclamations and 16^thLegislative Distri...

Legislators Berland, Donnelly and Gregory Honor Student Athletes From Half Hollow Hills

HUNTINGTON, NY – Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland, Legislator Tom Donnelly, Presiding Officer
DuWayne Gregory and Assemblyman Steve Stern presentedproclamations to student athletes from the Half Hollow Hills School...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Sponsors Resolution Providing Tax Exemption To Veterans

Suffolk
County Legislator Susan A. Berland, Chairwoman of theLegislature’s Veterans Committee, was proud to sponsor IR
1768 A Local Law To Provide Property Tax Exemption For Certain Veterans WhoParticipated In Operation G...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Honors Tae Kwon Do National Champion

HAUPPAUGE,
NY – Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Dix Hills), presented a proclamation to Preston Park, a 4th grader at the South Huntington School District, for winning the National Championship Title in Black Belt Olympic ...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Recoginizes Dyslexia Awareness Month

HAUPPAUGE, NY – Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Dix
Hills), presented a proclamation to the International Dyslexia Association’spresident Dr. Concetta Russo and Vice-president Randi Burns in recognition of
Dyslexia Aw...

Legislators Berland, Donnelly and Assemblyman Steve Stern Honor HHH Merit Scholarship Students

Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Dix Hills), Legislator Tom Donnelly (D- Huntington Station) and Assemblyman Steve Stern (D-Huntington) presented proclamations to the Half Hollow Hills High School East and High School West 2019 National Merit...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Sponsors a Diaper Drive

Suffolk County Legislator Susan
A. Berland was proud to present Rev. Kimberly Gambino from Baby Blessings atHelping Hand Rescue Mission with the donations collected from the 16^thLegislative District’s diaper drive. The diapers, wipes and ba...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Sponsors Fisherman For A Day Essay Contest

HUNTINGTON, NY – Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Dix
Hills), was proud to host the 6th Annual Fisherman for a Day contest winners atthe Halesite Dock as they were ready to board the James Joseph II with Captain
James Sc...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Attends The Anne Frank Memorial Garden Celebration

HUNTINGTON, NY – Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Dix
Hills) was the Mistress of Ceremonies at the Town of Huntington’s annual AnneFrank Garden Celebration in recognition of Anne Frank’s 89^th Birthday. The ceremo...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Welcomes The Suffolk County Veterans Court To Veterans Committee

HAUPPAUGE, NY – Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Dix
Hills), Chairwoman of the Legislature’s Veterans Committee, welcomed EdwardGialella, Project Director of the Suffolk County Veterans Court to presen...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Honors Half Hollow Hills Faculty

Huntington, NY – Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Dix Hills),
attended the end of the year breakfast for the Half Hollow Hills faculty onJune 22, 2018. Legislator Berland presented proclamations to Josephina Watt, a
World Lan...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Attends Ceremony Honoring Korean War Veterans

HAUPPAUGE, NY – Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Dix Hills), Chairwoman
of the Legislature’s Veterans Committee attended a ceremony hosted by theKorean War Veterans Central Long Island Chapter and the Suffolk County Veterans
Service Ag...

Legislators Susan A. Berland, Tom Donnelly And Steven J. Flotteron Honor Deer Park H.S. Students

Top Image: Legislator Susan A. Berland, left, stands with Deer Park High School Grand Concours French Award Winners, along with Legislator Steven J. Flotteron, second from left. Legislator Tom Donnelly, bottom left.

Bottom Image: Legislator Susan A. Berlan...

Legislators Berland & Flotteron Join County Executive Bellone in Honoring The 2018 Valedictorians

Image: Legislator Susan A. Berland, left, stands with the Suffolk County Valedictorians alongside County Executive Steve Bellone, middle, and Legislator Steven J. Flotteron, right.

HAUPPAUGE, NY – Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Dix Hill...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Welcomes Two Service Dog Organizations To The Veteran's Committee

From left: Legislator Robert Trotta, Legislator Monica R. Martinez, Legislator Sarah S. Anker, From America’s VetDogs Valerie Cramer and Sully, Legislator Susan A. Berland, From Paws Of War Robert Misseri, Joe and Riley, Legislator Leslie Kenned...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Honors Eagle Scout Nicholas Duchatellier With A Proclamation

From left: Legislator Tom Donnelly, Eagle Scout Samuel Gosin, Eagle Scout Stefano Agrotis, Eagle Scout Nicholas Duchatellier and Legislator Susan A. Berland

HUNTINGTON, NY – Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Dix Hills) prese...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Honors The 16th Legislative District’s Senior Citizen Of The Year

From left: Esther Heimer and Legislator Susan A. Berland

HUNTINGTON, NY – Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Dix Hills) presented a proclamation and county pin to Esther Heimer for being the Senior Citizen of the Year for the 16th Legi...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Honors Teenangers At The Chai Center

Clockwise: Legislator Susan A. Berland and Chai Center Friendship Circle volunteers

DIX HILLS, NY – Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Dix Hills) attended the Annual CTeen West Suffolk Dinner and the Inaugural Friendship Circle Volunte...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Honors Otsego PTA Parents

From left: Parent Volunteer Jennifer Levy, Legislator Susan A. Berland, Parent Volunteer Grace Labardi and Parent Volunteer Karen Raio

HUNTINGTON, NY – Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Dix Hills) presented proclamations and county pi...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Attends The 2018 Interfaith Anti-Bias Task Force Awards

From left: SCSSA President Lars Clemensen, COO ESBoces Dr. Julie Lutz, Rabbi Dr. Steven A. Moss, County Executive Steven Bellone, Rev. JoAnn Barrett, Legislator Susan A. Berland, Executive Director Dawn A. Lott with the award recipients.

HAUPPAUG...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Attends The Walt Whitman High School Military Recognition Breakfast

Clockwise: Legislator Susan A. Berland, Vice President Laura Carey, President Nicholas R. Ciappetta, Principal John Murphy, Board Member Linda O. LaCara, Board Member Michele DeGaetano with the Military Bound Students

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Legislator Susan A. Berland Attended The Veterans Testimonial Ceremony And Was The Keynote Speaker

Image: From Left to Right: Legislator Susan A. Berland, Councilman Ed Smyth, Assemblyman Steve Stern, Assemblyman Andy Raia, Town Clerk Jo-Ann Raia, Edna Susman, Legislator Tom Donnelly, Supervisor Chad Lupinacci and Veteran Testimonial Participants.

HUNTI...

Legislators Susan A. Berland And Tom Donnelly Presented A Proclamation To Third Assistant Fire Chief

Image: From Left to Right: Legislator Tom Donnelly, Third Assistant Fire Chief Jason Bernfeld and Legislator Susan A. Berland

Huntington, NY – Legislators Susan A. Berland (D-Huntington, Babylon and Islip) and Tom Donnelly presented a p...

Legislators Susan A. Berland And Tom Donnelly Presented Certificates Of Achievement To HHH Students

Image 1: Left to Right: Legislator Tom Donnelly, Half Hollow Hills Students, Legislator Susan A. Berland and West Hollow Middle School Principle Steven Hauk

Image 2: Left to Right: West Hollow Middle School Principle Steven Hauk, Legislator Tom Donnelly,Ha...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Attended The Heroes Of The Game Recognition at Bethpage Ballpark

Image: From Left to Right: Veteran Honoree, District Attorney Tim Sini, County Executive Steve Bellone, Quacker Jack, Veteran Honoree and Legislator Susan A. Berland

Huntington, NY – Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Huntington, Babylon and Islip) j...

Legislators Susan A. Berland And William R. Spencer Presented A Proclamation To The American Legion

Image: Left to Right: Suffolk County Legislator William R. Spencer, Members of the American Legion Greenlawn Post 1244 and Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland

HAUPPAUGE, NY – Suffolk County Legislators Susan A. Berland (D-Huntington, Babyl...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Attended The Larkfield/ Northport Little League Opening Day Parade

Image 1: From Left to Right: Director of Parks and Recreation, New York State Assemblyman Andy Raia, Councilman Ed Smith, Receiver of Taxes Jilian Guthman, Councilwoman Joan Cergol, Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland and Larkfield/ Northport Girls...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Attended The Marcie Mazzola Foundation Race

Image: From Second from the Left Huntington Town Supervisor Chad Lupinacci, Third from the Left Legislator Susan A. Berland and Fourth from the Left Nancy Mazzola 

Huntington, NY – Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Huntington, Babylon, and ...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Welcomes Eva L. Casale To The Veterans Committee

Image: Left to Right: Legislator Steven J. Flotteron, Legislator Leslie Kennedy, Legislator Monica R. Martinez, Legislator Susan A. Berland, Eva L. Casale, Ralph D. Spencer, Legislator Sarah S. Anker and Legislator Tom Donnelly

HAUPPAUGE, NY – Su...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Attended The League Of Women Voters Running And Winning Workshop

HUNTINGTON, NY – Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Huntington, Babylon, and Islip) attended the League of Women Voters “Running and Winning” workshop. This workshop paired local and regional female leaders and ele...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Presented Members Of The Half Hollow Hills Sports Teams With Procs

Image: Left to Right: Half Hallow Hills sports teams, Legislator Tom Donnelly and Legislator Susan A. Berland

HUNTINGTON, NY – Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Huntington, Babylon, and Islip) and Legislator Tom Donnelly presented mem...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Presented South Huntington Educational Foundation Honorees With Procs

Image: Left to Right: Legislator Susan Berland, Kim Latko, Alice D’Addario, Bob Budah and Charles Ciravolo

HUNTINGTON, NY – Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Huntington, Babylon, and Islip) presented proclamations ...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Attends the Edgewood Perserve Earth Day Cleanup

HUNTINGTON, NY – Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Huntington, Babylon, and Islip) and other elected officials attended a clean-up of the Edgewood preserve in honor of Earth Day.

Legislator Susan A. Berland Attends Half Hollow Hills Little League Opening Day Parade And Ceremony

HUNTINGTON, NY – Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Huntington, Babylon, and Islip) and fellow elected officials attended the opening day parade and ceremony for the Half Hollow Hills Little League. Legislator Berland presented proclamations to the ...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Presented Certificates Of Congratulations To Cub Scout Pack 457

Image: L eft to Right : Legislator Susan A. Berland, Supervisor Chad Lupinacci and Cub Scout Pack 457

HUNTINGTON, NY – Legislator Susan A. Berland (D- Huntington, Babylon, and Islip) and Town of Huntington Supervisor Chad Lupinacci pres...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Attends Tri-Village Little League

Huntington, NY – Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Huntington, Babylon, and Islip) and fellow elected officials attended the opening day parade and ceremony for the Tri-Village Little League.

Local Dix Hills Residents Earn Semifinalist Honors

Image: (L-R) Dr. Milton Strong, Principle of H.H.H. High School East, Aditi Patil, Gilbert Spencer, Dr. Michael Catapano, Principle of H.H.H. High School West & Legislator Susan A. Berland. 

Dix Hills, N.Y. – Suffolk County Legislato...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Attends Annual Half Hollow Hills PTSA Legislation Committee Breakfast

HUNTINGTON, NY – Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Dix Hills, 16th L.D.) was invited to address the annual Half Hollow Hills Parent Teacher Student Association’s (PTSA) Legislative Breakfast sponsored by the Legislation Committee. This event provide...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Holding a Pet Food and Supply Drive

HUNTINGTON, NY – Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland 16th LD (D-Huntington, Babylon and Islip) is collecting pet food and supplies for Long Island Cares - The Harry Chapin Food Bank for its “Baxter’s Pet Pantry” program. Since 2009, Long Island Car...

Suffolk County Legislature Renews Cold War Veterans Tax Exemption

HUNTINGTON, NY – Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland 16th LD (D-Huntington, Babylon and Islip), Chairwoman of the Veterans Committee, sponsored successful legislation to renew the Real Property Tax Exemption for Cold War Veterans at a Special Meeti...

Berland Testifies In Opposition To Federal Drilling Program

Hauppauge, N.Y. – Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland, 16th L.D. (D- Huntington, Babylon and Islip) testified at a State Assembly hearing in opposition to the proposed federal National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Pro...

Legislator Berland Seeks Nominees

HUNTINGTON, NY – Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Dix Hills) 16th LD, is accepting nominations for the “Woman of Distinction” and “Senior Citizen of the Year” Awards from the 16th Legislative District.

The “Woman of Distinction” Award recogniz...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Honors Boy Scout Troop 371’s Newest Eagle Scout David Plocharczyk

BRENTWOOD, NY – Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Dix Hills, 16th L.D.), attended the Court of Honor for Eagle Scout David Plocharczyk at the Brentwood Public Library and presented him with a proclamation from the 16th Legislative District. David, a student ...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Recognizes Morgan Mandel And Ashley Kalb

HUNTINGTON, NY –Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Dix Hills) 16th LD presented proclamations to Morgan Mandel and Ashley Kalb, Candlewood Middle School students for their outstanding efforts collecting gift cards for hospitalized tee...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Attends Annual “Buddy Skate”

HUNTINGTON, NY –Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Dix Hills) 16th LD, attended the annual “Buddy Skate” at the Dix Hills Ice Rink, hosted by the Long Island Rebels Hockey Club.  It was my pleasure to atte...

Legislator Susan A. Berland Takes Oath Of Office

HUNTINGTON, NY – Legislator Susan A. Berland (D-Huntington, 16th L.D), was sworn-in for her first term as Legislator for the 16th Legislative District at the annual organizational meeting of the Legislature on January 2, 2018.  The 16th Legislati...