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Legislator collects school supplies for the homeless

Jul
28
2014

Suffolk County Legis. William Spencer is collecting new school supplies for homeless children as part of a Long Island-wide drive.

Spencer (D-Centerport) is participating in the “Supply Our Students” drive, hosted by the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless, according to a statement from his office.

The drive, which is in its ninth year, distributes hundreds of backpacks filled with school supplies to children in need before the start of each school year. Last year, 1,200 children received backpacks and supplies, according to the statement.

“Through the donations received during this drive, we are able to provide every child with the supplies they need to excel in school,” Spencer said in the statement.

“All children deserve the chance to learn...| read more ››

LUPINACCI HONORS DISTINGUISHED INDIVIDUALS AT “LUAU ON THE HARBOR”

Jul
23
2014

(Long Island, NY) Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci with Greg Kaufman, Board of Trustees President Arthur Brings, Jim and Yvette Loughlin, and County Legislator William Spencer

Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci (R,C,WF,I-Huntington Station) recently attended the Luau on the Harbor, a fundraiser sponsored by the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum and Education Center. Dedicated to the area’s local history, the museum holds about 6,000 documents and artifacts from Cold Spring Harbor and other Long Island whaling towns. The library and archival collection contains 2,800 primary and secondary volumes and manuscript materials from the Cold Spring whaling fleet, including ships’ logs, journals and business correspondence of the Cold Spring Whaling Company.

Lupinacci, along with other members of the community, honored Jim and Yvette Loughlin and...| read more ››

Huntington residents asked to donate old cellphones to soldiers

Jul
21
2014

Suffolk County Legis. William R. Spencer has teamed up with the nonprofit Cell Phones for Soldiers, and is asking Huntington residents to help troops call home by donating old cellphones.

The drive ends on Aug. 15, and there are several drop-off points in town.
“This is a wonderful opportunity to thank a soldier for ... selfless act and let them know just how much their time and sacrifice is appreciated,” Spencer (D-Centerport) said in a statement.

“Our goal is to collect 300 old cellphones in 30 days and, I am confident that our wonderful community of giving people will make that happen,” Spencer said.

Cell Phones For Soldiers was founded in 2004, and since then, the charity has provided...| read more ››

Cellphone drive would aid soldiers

Jul
21
2014

Suffolk County Legis. William R. Spencer has teamed up with the nonprofit Cell Phones for Soldiers, and is asking Huntington residents to help troops call home by donating old cellphones.

The drive ends on Aug. 15, and there are several drop-off points in town.
“This is a wonderful opportunity to thank a soldier for ... selfless act and let them know just how much their time and sacrifice is appreciated,” Spencer (D-Centerport) said in a statement.
“Our goal is to collect 300 old cellphones in 30 days and, I am confident that our wonderful community of giving people will make that happen,” Spencer said.

Cell Phones For Soldiers was founded in 2004, and since then, the charity has...| read more ››

Suffolk Bans Sale of Hydrofracking Byproducts

Jun
12
2014

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone signed a law this week banning the sale of hydrofracking byproducts that are used on roads to melt ice, and that could wind up in sewage treatment facilities.

The byproduct contains a toxic liquid cocktail that can be sold for its brine content, Suffolk officials and local environmental advocates said.

Sponsored by Leg. William R. Spencer, M.D., D-Huntington, the law aims to protect water resources throughout the county.

“This is critical legislation because our residents rely on our sole source aquifer for our drinking water,” Spencer said.

“The use of hydrofracking waste could lead to serious environmental and public health impacts,” he added. “I’m grateful to my colleagues for supporting this important legislation...| read more ››

Bellone, Spencer Unveil Streamlined Health Permit Review Process

Jun
10
2014

Streamlining will reduce permit approval times and expedite the approval process.
Bellone, Spencer Unveil Streamlined Health Permit Review Process
Hauppauge, NY - June 9, 2014 - Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, Legislator Doc Spencer and members of the Department of Health, the Department of Economic Development and Planning, and the Office of Performance Management announces a new streamlined health permit review process to reduce permit approval times and expedite the approval process. Suffolk County collaborated with building industry leaders to conduct a coordinated review process to determine what specific areas of the permit process needed the most improvement.

“Our goal is to ensure safe, responsible and quality building practices while at the same time make certain the permit...| read more ››

SUFFOLK COUNTY PUPPY MILL BILL UNANIMOUSLY PASSES LEGISLATURE

Jun
3
2014

(Hauppauge, NY) Less than six months after Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill that allows municipalities to regulate pet dealers, Suffolk County has become the first municipality in New York to take advantage in what is being called a “historic vote” in New York.
This Suffolk County bill, sponsored by Legislator Jay Schneiderman (I – Montauk) and co-sponsored by Legislator William R. Spencer (D – Centerport), aims to set a “reasonable framework for pet dealers and the operation of pet stores that supplements existing state regulations and which serves to protect both consumers and the animals offered for sale,” the legislation reads, or more simply put, it would ban the worst puppy mills available to Suffolk County...| read more ››

AMBULANCE TECH WITH CO DETECTOR FINDS LEAK AT LONG ISLAND DUNKIN' DONUTS

Jun
2
2014

CARLE PLACE (WABC) -- A Dunkin' Donuts customer looking for a morning cup of coffee on Long Island was in the right place at the right time with the right equipment.

An ambulance technician wearing a carbon monoxide detector walked into the restaurant on Glen Cove Road in Carle Place around 4 a.m. Friday, and his alarm went off.

He cleared everyone out of the building, and inspectors found high levels of the odorless and colorless gas coming from an oven vent.

A manager died and 19 people were overcome back in February by a carbon monoxide leak at a restaurant in Huntington.

A noise signaled to the technician, Joseph Blundo, that something just wasn't right inside the Dunkin'...| read more ››

Suffolk bill aims to protect aquifers by banning fracking waste

May
15
2014

The sale and use of liquid waste from hydraulic fracturing will be banned in Suffolk County under an aquifer-protection bill expected to be signed by the county executive this month.

The legislation, sponsored by Legis. William Spencer (D-Centerport), is aimed at the byproducts of the hydraulic fracturing process, used to extract natural gas from rock formations using chemicals, water and pressure. The bill passed unanimously at the legislature's April 29 meeting.

New York has not issued rules on hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, so the procedure is not currently performed in the state. But it is done in other states, including neighboring Pennsylvania.

Spencer's legislation bans the sale of fracking byproducts within the county. It also prohibits the wastewater...| read more ››

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone Signs Carbon Monoxide Detector Law

Mar
21
2014

HUNTINGTON STATION, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone signed a bill into law Wednesday requiring carbon monoxide detectors in all county buildings.

As CBS 2’s Jennifer McLogan reported, the Steve Nelson Safety Act comes in response to the death of a restaurant manager in February. Steve Nelson, 55, was found dead in the basement of Legal Sea Foods at the Walt Whitman Shops following a carbon monoxide leak.

As WCBS 880′s Sophia Hall reported, Wednesday’s announcement about the law’s passage marked a very emotional day for Nelson’s partner, John Largan.

“I was honored to have him in my life as my dearest friend and my companion,” Largan said.

Largan said if there had been a detector at Legal...| read more ››

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