Posted on: January 8, 2021
SETAUKET, NY – The world watched in horror at the chaos that engulfed our Nation’s capital. As an American, an elected public servant and a mother, I was appalled to watch a mob of lawless thugs invade our Capitol. That the a...
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Posted on: January 4, 2021
The Suffolk County Legislature today reelected Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) to serve as the body’s Deputy Presiding Officer during its 2021 legislative session. The vote was part of the Legislature’s Organizational Meeting during w...
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Posted on: November 30, 2020
Stony Brook Fire Chief Pete Leonard has been named the 2020 “EMS/Firefighter Hero of the Year” for the Fifth Legislative District by Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn. Chief Leonard has been a volunteer with the Stony Brook...
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Posted on: November 25, 2020
When many municipalities throughout our region began changing their recycling programs to conform to stricter purity requirements and a changing market place for recyclable materials, four Port Jefferson teens refused to bottle up their environmentalism. ...
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Posted on: November 11, 2020
Photo: Memorials honoring those who served during the nation’s most recent conflicts were unveiled during a Veterans Day ceremony held in Setauket on Wednesday, November 11, 2020.
Updated memorials recognizing sacrifices made by the late...
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Posted on: September 10, 2020
The complicated process of connecting to Suffolk’s public sewer system may soon get an overhaul following the Legislature’s approval of legislation seeking to streamline that procedure. The bill, sponsored by Deputy Presiding...
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Posted on: August 10, 2020
Photo: Riley Meckley of Port Jefferson (right) was recognized by Deputy Presiding Officer Kara Hahn for earning a gold medal in the Suffolk County Legislature’s 2020 Distinguished Youth Award program.
Incoming Ward ...
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Posted on: August 7, 2020
Photo: Deputy Presiding Officer Kara Hahn recognizes 2020 Suffolk County Legislature Page Program graduate Logan Mazer from a social distance.
Deputy Presiding Officer Kara Hahn today recognized entering Newfield High School s...
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Posted on: June 23, 2020
The Suffolk Legislature has approved legislation that will provide combat theatre and combat zone veterans employed by the County an additional five extra days of paid leave per calendar year to address service related health concerns. The bill ...
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Posted on: June 22, 2020
Suffolk Deputy Presiding Officer Kara Hahn recognized Setauket resident Reanna Mattern Fulton for her service to our country and our community following her being named an honoree in this year’s Women Veterans Appreciation Day ceremony held by t...
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Posted on: May 1, 2020
Efforts to slow the spread of one very deadly virus has resulted in an exponential increase of an entirely different ailment running rampant now …cabin fever. And, as weather begins to improve, more people are hoping the thousands of acres of p...
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Posted on: March 13, 2020
Deputy Presiding Officer Kara Hahn recognized Old Field Village Mayor Michael Levine during the Village Board’s most recent work session for his service to the community. Mayor Levine was elected to the Village’s top post in ...
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Posted on: March 12, 2020
As you probably have heard the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been positively diagnosed in Suffolk County. With cases continuing to rise, I wish to share with you important information about this virus, ways to reduce its spread, symptoms to be on the l...
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Posted on: February 14, 2020
Deputy Presiding Officer Kara Hahn, this week, welcomed Daniel Basil Kerr, a licensed lay minister in the Episcopal Church, to offer the customary invocation delivered at the beginning of each general session of the governing body. Dr. Kerr leads a weekly...
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Posted on: December 18, 2019
Suffolk County is expected to begin 2020 focusing on one of most pressing environmental issues that emerged during 2019, following the passage this week of legislation to create a Regional Recycling Assessment Task Force. The bill, sponsored by ...
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Posted on: November 10, 2019
A Port Jefferson veterans’ memorial updated to recognize the sacrifices made by the latest generations of American service members was unveiled today during a Veterans Day commemoration ceremony hosted by the American Legion Wilson Rich Post No....
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Posted on: November 1, 2019
Organizers of “Operation Remember” are hopeful that signs posted in Port Jefferson and Setauket will remind passersby of the ongoing effort to update four local veteran memorials. The project to update four existing war memor...
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Posted on: September 5, 2019
The Suffolk Legislature this week adopted a pair of bills intended to limit nitrogen pollution originating from properties the County auctions off. Sponsored by Legislator Kara Hahn, the companion bills will require the County to identify all pr...
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Posted on: July 29, 2019
Incoming Ward Melville High School sophomore Riley Meckley has earned the silver medal in the Suffolk County Legislature’s 2019 Distinguished Youth Award program. Meckley was nominated for the program by Suffolk County Legislator Kara ...
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Posted on: June 7, 2019
Caring for Suffolk County’s over 63,000 acers of parkland is a formidable task, but parks officials may soon be getting some help following the unanimous legislative approval this week of a plan to create a parks stewardship pilot program. &...
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Posted on: June 4, 2019
Legislator Kara Hahn today welcomed Rabbi Joseph S. Topek, Director of the Hillel Foundation for Jewish Life at Stony Brook University to the Suffolk County Legislature to offer the customary invocation delivered at the beginning of each general session o...
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Posted on: May 24, 2019
Suffolk Legislator Kara Hahn and County Executive Steve Bellone this week announced an innovative partnership with the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (LICADD) to provide athletic coaches and trainers in Suffolk County schools with t...
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Posted on: May 15, 2019
Legislator Kara Hahn this week recognized Terryville Fire Department Safety Officer Dennis Whittam for his service to residents of Suffolk County. The former Lieutenant and Captain of Terryville FD is the Suffolk County Fire Rescue Coordinator f...
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Posted on: May 2, 2019
Nature is calling…calling us back outside and Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn is excited for residents to once again discover, explore and enjoy the thousands of acres of parkland across our region. Throughout the month of May, pa...
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Posted on: April 9, 2019
The Suffolk County Legislature today approved a sweeping package of environmental regulations directed at both businesses and the County itself that will ban polystyrene food service products, loose fill packaging and certain single use plastics now commo...
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Posted on: April 2, 2019
On Equal Pay Day, members of the Gender Equity Coalition, soccer coaches and student athletes joined forces to highlight workplace gender discrimination in compensation and call on the U.S. Soccer Federation to do the right thing and end gender discrimina...
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Posted on: March 29, 2019
Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn, this week, honored Ward Melville High School students Kelsey Ge, Maya Peña-Lobel, Megan Specht and Elizabeth Wang for being named “Scholars” in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search. &...
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Posted on: March 25, 2019
Spring is in the air and so too are the sound of music as the “Swing into Spring” Jazz Festival makes its encore in Stony Brook village beginning tomorrow. For its second act, the five evening event will treat visitors to liv...
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Posted on: March 11, 2019
The effort to update four existing war memorials located in Port Jefferson, Setauket and Stony Brook to commemorate the sacrifices made by the latest generations of America’s service members has been decisive thanks to the support of a grateful ...
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Posted on: February 13, 2019
Plastic Reduction Task Force Proposes Suffolk Cleans-up its Act
When it comes to the waste generated by single-use plastics and polystyrene, the plastics crisis is more urgent than people realize, and Suffolk must clean-up its act according to members of t...
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Posted on: January 4, 2019
The Suffolk County Legislature's Democratic Majority Caucus has unanimously reelected Fifth District representative Kara Hahn to serve as its leader for the 2019 legislative session. This makes the fourth consecutive year the Setauket lawmaker w...
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Posted on: November 8, 2018
Following nearly two decades of continued conflict, veterans of recent wars will soon receive the recognition they have earned on those foreign battle-fronts back here on the home-front. Today, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts ...
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Posted on: October 25, 2018
The generous spirit of Long Island will be “illuminated” this Friday during the virtual fundraising event dubbed “One Island Giving Day.” To celebrate, Suffolk County has lighted its H. Lee Dennison Buildi...
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Posted on: October 3, 2018
Citing a lack of standardized protocols throughout the County’s hospital emergency rooms for patients who’ve overdosed on opioids, the Suffolk Legislature last night approved the creation of a 13 member panel to draft recommendations f...
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Posted on: August 10, 2018
Pentimento has become the first restaurant in Stony Brook, and the latest in Suffolk, to go Strawless with its decision to no longer provide drinking straws to patrons. The Main Street eatery joins a growing number of local restaurants that are no longer ...
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Posted on: July 23, 2018
Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn joined the family and friends of new Eagle Scout Nolan Adelsky during his Court of Honor held on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at the Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s Education and Cultural Center. For ...
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Posted on: July 20, 2018
Patrons of C’est Chesse in Port Jefferson won’t be “grasping at straws” in order to protect the environment now that its owner has pledged to ditch single use plastic straws in favor of biodegradable paper ones. The eatery is the latest to join the Strawl...
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Posted on: July 2, 2018
Eager to get local restaurants to declare their independence from plastic straws this summer and beyond, Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket), members of the County’s Single Use Plastic Reduction Task Force and leading environmental advocates today...
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Posted on: June 20, 2018
Suffolk will soon carve a path – a walking path – within its Old Field Farm County Park that will provide visitors with new opportunities to explore and enjoy this historic 13 acre equestrian show ground that runs along the bank of Wes...
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Posted on: June 7, 2018
Suffolk County Legislators Kara Hahn and Sarah Anker this week recognized Comsewogue High School students Selin Inan, David Schubert, Jr. and Sydney Carter and their teacher Maura Montgomery for efforts to raise awareness about the opioid crisis confronti...
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Posted on: June 5, 2018
Suffolk Legislator Kara Hahn today honored three members of the County Police Department’s Canine Section for their quick actions to save the life of a man intent on killing himself earlier this spring.
On the night of April 30th, Sixth Precinct ...
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Posted on: June 5, 2018
Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn joined the family and friends of new Eagle Scout Joe Longo during his Court of Honor held on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at the First Presbyterian Church of Port Jefferson. For his community service project, the Tr...
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Posted on: June 4, 2018
Every day, nearly 100 Americans are killed by gun violence, and many more sustain firearm injuries. Today, in an effort to honor those whose lives have been cut short and the countless survivors injured, Suffolk County kicked off a week-long ill...
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Posted on: March 21, 2018
One year after Suffolk County adopted new oversights intended to increase transparency of asset forfeiture funds administered by the Police and Probation Departments and District Attorney’s and Sheriff’s offices, Legislators last night...
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Posted on: March 8, 2018
As the world pauses to reflect on the contributions and accomplishments of women during this International Women’s Day, Suffolk Legislator Kara Hahn is proud to announce that the County is joining a growing number of municipalities that have des...
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Posted on: March 5, 2018
Ward Melville’s Boys Varsity Basketball Team is a Class AA Act
Legislator Kara Hahn honors members of Ward Melville High School Boys Varsity Basketball Team for its successes during the 2017-2018 season.
This past week, Suffolk County Legislator K...
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Posted on: February 9, 2018
Lack of Flu Data Nothing to Sneeze At
Suffolk Legislator Kara Hahn seeks to expand influenza deaths data collection by County to include both children and adults for a fuller understanding of the deadly virus’ threat and impact locally.
In what is...
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Posted on: January 8, 2018
Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn joined the family and friends of new Eagle Scout Nicholas Carson during his Court of Honor held on Sunday, January 7, 2018. For his community service project, the Troop 427 Eagle planned and supervised the con...
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Posted on: January 5, 2018
Effective January 1, 2018 Suffolk County law requires stores to charge customers a minimum fee of 5 cents on carryout bags that are provided at retail stores. Please visit the Suffolk County Department of Health Services' "Bring Your Own Ba...
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Posted on: December 11, 2017
Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn joined the family and friends of new Eagle Scout Joseph Rizzo during his Court of Honor held on Saturday, December 9, 2017. For his community service project, Rizzo planned and constructed an outdoor learning ...
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Posted on: December 7, 2017
Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn recognized Caroline Comiskey of Setauket who was recently awarded the Girl Scout’s Silver Award. Reserved for sixth, seventh and eighth grade scouts, the Silver Award is the second highest honor that...
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Posted on: November 22, 2017
Legislators hoping to preserve one of the largest undeveloped tracts remaining in western Suffolk County yesterday approved appraisals for the 41 acre Gyrodyne property in Saint James. The move, cosponsored by the Legislature’s Environ...
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Posted on: November 8, 2017
Suffolk Legislator Kara Hahn on Friday commemorated the dedication of a new "Flashover" training simulator at the County's Fire Academy in memory of fallen New York City and Setauket firefighter Joseph DiBernardo, Jr. who passed away in 2011 fro...
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Posted on: October 31, 2017
On Sunday, over 1,700 runners representing 22 states, four countries and Suffolk County’s Legislature, sprinted to Patchogue to take part in the third annual Catholic Health Services’ Suffolk County Marathon. Fifth District L...
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Posted on: September 18, 2017
In the continuing battle against the opiate and painkiller epidemic, County health officials will offer to the public a free Naloxone training session hosted by Suffolk Legislator Kara Hahn. The seminar will be held in Community Room A of the Co...
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Posted on: September 6, 2017
Riverhead, NY– All 18 member of
the Suffolk County Legislature today signed onto a letter requesting theDistrict Attorney seek full restitution for future findings of guilt in cases
involving illegal dumping. The letter, whichwas authored ...
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Posted on: August 21, 2017
ISLANDIA, NY - Looking to "RID” County Parks of illegal dumping, Suffolk officials today announced the launch of its newly created “Parks Watch” program that will provide greater citizen involvement in the protection of county owned public lands. &am...
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Posted on: August 9, 2017
Centereach, NY – Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn this week recognized Maclaine S. Greisch and Phil Keskes, both of Port Jefferson Station, on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout during their Court of Honor ceremony held at the Elks Lodge in Centereach.&...
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Posted on: August 3, 2017
Port Jefferson, NY– Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn is partnering with Friends of Karen, a non-profit organization that provides emotional, financial and advocacy support for children diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses and their famil...
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Posted on: July 31, 2017
East Setauket, NY – Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn joined the family and friends of new Eagle Scout Stephen Wagner during his Court of Honor on Saturday, July 15, 2017. For his community service project, the Troop 427 Eagle planned and cons...
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Posted on: July 28, 2017
Hauppauge, NY – Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn this week honored the Ward Melville High School Patriots Boys Lacrosse team for its incredible 2017 season. The Patriots, led by Coach Jay Negus, finished its season by winning its ninth state ...
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Posted on: July 26, 2017
Hauppauge, NY – Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn recognized incoming Ward Melville High School Senior Danny Solomon for his international fencing successes during the Legislature’s July 25, 2017 meeting. Solomon, who earned a spot on the Unit...
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