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Congressman Tim Bishop announced last week Suffolk County was the top recipient of federal recovery funding outside of New York City in the latest round of stimulus funding reported by the state.

Patricia Eddington 's win as Brookhaven Town clerk. Minutes before polls closed, Pontieri said he was "very interested" in running a special election early in 2010.

Please see the following Newsweek article on Congresswoman Shea-Porter's efforts to limit the disposal of hazardous and toxic wastes in burn pits in war zones.

In a photo taken in October of last year, Robert Leo, who owns a home on Dune Road in East Quogue, is shown standing in the middle of the road and in water that reaches the middle of his calves.

Marine Lance Cpl. Keith Wagenhauser and his wife Cristal with their baby daughter Madison Rose a day after Keith returned home from active duty.

Two-week-old Madison Rose Wagenhauser was born more than two months' premature. originally denied emergency leave to see his newborn daughter - born more than two months premature - is coming home.

LOOKING AHEAD The House seat of Scott Murphy, center at left, with President Obama and Maurice Hinchey, a fellow Democratic congressman from New York, is one that Republicans believe may be winnable.

Since Calverton National Cemetery opened in 1978, more than 214,000 veterans and their relatives have been interred at the cemetery, including more than 6,600 in 2008.

Two members of Congress are asking the Marine Corps to allow a serviceman to visit his wife and their prematurely born baby on Long Island.

STONY BROOK, NY. THURSDAY OCTOBER 15, 2009. Cristal Wagenhauser with her two-week- old daughter Madison Rose who was born 3 months premature.

CALVERTON, N.Y. - Work is set to begin on a $32 million expansion project at Calverton National Cemetery on eastern Long Island.

Written by Jaclyn Gallucci on Oct 9th, 2009 and filed under Long Island News , News .

Storm-water pollution, sea-level rises and warming temperatures continue to be problems - resulting in summer shutdowns of beaches and fishing - that damage the Long Island Sound, officials say.

New York State Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing bid farewell to its outgoing commander, Colonel Michael Canders, and welcomed his successor, Colonel Tom Owens, during a change of command ceremony on Sunday, October 4, at the ANG base at Gabreski Airport in Westhampton.

A student employee of the Graduate School of Political Management launched a Web site this month that aims to provide resources for aspiring politicos under 30 years old.

This is a moment of many political questions involving an array of Suffolk County people and governments - on the town, county, state and federal levels.

Former GOP Assembly Leader and ex-gubernatorial candidate John Faso has endorsed Randy Altschuler's run for the congressional seat currently held by Democratic Rep.

Republicans target additional congressional districts: Other districts that have jumped onto the GOPa s map include those held by Reps.

Imagine the Hamptons without the ocean. Michael Mackey, local newscaster for WLIU works in the news studio at the Stonybrook University radio station in Southampton, New York, on Monday, Sept.

The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 will move forward today from the House of Representatives to the Senate, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said.