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Suffolk County has enacted a comprehensive set of new regulations governing electric-assist bicycles (e-bikes), electric scooters, and motorized scooters (e-scooters), concluding several years of debate over safety, enforcement challenges, and the rapid growth of electric mobility devices on local roads and walkways.

Suffolk County Adopts Sweeping E-Bike and E-Scooter Laws After Safety Concerns

Posted on February 25, 2026

It has been a historic winter on Long Island and in the New York Region, and everyone reading this likely already knows that, but the Great South Bay area has felt it most deeply. Our namesake body of water froze to levels not seen in decades, and this is a main focus of our February 2026 issue of Great South Bay News.

Great South Bay News

February Edition of Great South Bay News Takes a Look at Both Sides of Winter

Posted on February 18, 2026

On January 5, Suffolk County Legislator Anthony Piccirillo, who represents the 8th District—covering the hamlets of Oakdale, West Sayville, Sayville, and Bayport—was sworn in as Presiding House Officer at the annual reorganization meeting of the Suffolk County Legislature.

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Anthony Piccirillo Sworn in as Suffolk County Legislature Presiding Officer

Posted on January 8, 2026

A little over 50 years ago, the Suffolk County Farmland Preservation Program was launched based on a first-in-the-nation concept: the sale of “development rights.” Then-Suffolk County Executive John V.N. Klein was pivotal in 1974 to the inception of that program.

Behind the Dunes

Suffolk County Legislature Unanimously Passes “Working Waterfronts” Conservation Bill

Posted on October 24, 2025

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Features

Ocean Beach Village Approves Service Contract with Fire Island Ferries

Posted on February 6, 2024

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Steve Englebright: Gentleman Statesman and Champion Environmentalist

Posted on June 10, 2023

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Features

County Legislature Listens to Ridership Discuss Fire Island Ferry Contract Fallout

Posted on March 2, 2022

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The Pain Left Behind: Opioid Litigation in Suffolk County

Posted on August 14, 2021

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Features

Suffolk County to Expand Fight on Plastic Pollution

Posted on May 26, 2019

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Fire Island News

L.I. Journalist Karl Grossman Honored

Posted on July 21, 2017

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