Suffolk County has announced new initiatives in an effort to combat heroin and opiate abuse on Long Island.
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Assistant Deputy County Executive for Public Safety Timothy Sini were among a host of county officials to introduce the initiatives on Monday.
Aimed at providing residents with an alternative to combat heroin and other opiate abuse, the county unveiled partnerships to raise...read more ››
Thomas Schiliro has never stopped looking for a new challenge, and a new way to serve the community. The 62-year-old, who lives in Manorville, has been a social studies teacher and a college professor. For the past two decades, he's been a Suffolk County parks police officer, and he's been politically active for most of his life.
Now, the Democrat wants to go to Albany to fight for Long Island. It doesn't seem like there will be much...read more ››
Tom Schiliro, candidate for the 2nd Assembly District, has been endorsed by the League of Humane Voters, which recognizes that Schiliro has displayed an express commitment to supporting animal protections through his advocacy for the Consolidated Animal Crimes Bill and his commitment to advocating for animals across all species.
“As a police officer, I have seen too many innocent animals mistreated with no one to defend them. It’s time...read more ››
Southold, NY--A mailer sent by the Palumbo camp makes a false charge against Democratic Assembly candidate Tom Schiliro, uses a false, altered photograph of Mr. Schiliro, and wrongly footnotes the false claim to an August 10 “Southold Dem Press Release 8/10/14”.
Neither the Southold Town Democratic Committee nor any other facet of the Southold Town Democrats issued a press release on 8/10/14. “We never issued a press release containing...read more ››
Riverhead – Assembly candidate Tom Schiliro won his debate last night against Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo in their race for the 2nd Assembly District seat. “It is evident that Mr. Palumbo and I do not agree on several vital issues that affect the community, with women’s equality being the most essential. It is preposterous that he blames Democrats for holding up the Women’s Equality Bill when he’s the one who voted against it,” stated...read more ››
WHO: Tom Schiliro for State Assembly
WHAT: Sign Soirée at the campaign’s headquarters
WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 27 at 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: 400 W. Main St., Suite 100, Riverhead 11901
Refreshments will be provided. For more info, please call 631-208-8200 or click here.
RSVP is requested for preparations.
(Parking is behind building. Located next to the Riverhead...read more ››
Riverhead - A debate between Assembly Candidate Tom Schiliro (D, WFP, I) and Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo (R, C) will take place at Riverhead Polish Hall on Monday September 29th at 7pm. The event is sponsored by riverheadlocal.com. Riverhead Polish Hall is located at 214 Marcy Avenue, Riverhead. For more info, click ...read more ››
ROCKY POINT – momentum is building behind Tom Schiliro’s (D-Manorville) campaign for New York State Assembly in the 2nd District. He was recently endorsed by several prominent pro-labor groups and local unions.
“We deserve a representative who understands the issues affecting our community,” said Schiliro. “Our families need tax relief to keep more of their hard- earned money in their own pockets. We also need to improve our business...read more ››
On Monday July 7, 2014, Chair Marge Acevedo announced all 44 committee slots had been filled. " I would like to thank everyone for a outstanding job. We were able to provide over 600 signatures to our state and county candidates."read more ››
A new smoking ban was adopted in Riverhead last night. But that didn't stop the smoke coming out of Councilman James Wooten's ears, as he noted during a scuffle among board members over personnel appointments at the town board meeting.
Wooten wasn't the only board member with smoke coming out of his ears last night.
Tempers flared as an argument heated up over two personnel transfers involving the highway department and...read more ››
