Lawmakers on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved raising a tax on hotel stays to fund cultural and tourism promotion agencies as well as projects surrounding a proposed Ronkonkoma convention center.
A superfund property in East Patchogue will now become a nature preserve thanks to an agreement between Suffolk County and the Post-Morrow Foundation, officials announced last month.
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