Former Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger Endorses Chris Cox For Congress

SMITHTOWN, NY- Sunday August 22 marked the anniversary of a momentous day in American history, the day on which Dr. Henry Kissinger was named Secretary of State by Former President Richard Nixon.  Some 37 years later, Dr. Kissinger has formally announced his endorsement of Chris Cox (R), candidate for Congress in New York’s First Congressional District.
 
“I endorse Chris Cox.  I believe he will exercise vigorous and honest leadership,” declared the renowned foreign policy expert.
 
In 1973, Dr. Kissinger was sworn in as the 56th Secretary of State.  During his tenure, Dr. Kissinger was the go-between in the secret negotiations that eventually opened relations between the U.S. and communist China.  He held the position until 1977.
 
Dr. Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 for his role in arranging a ceasefire in North Vietnam.  He was also honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award, in 1977 and the Medal of Liberty in 1986.
 
At present, Dr. Kissinger is Chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc., an international consulting firm.  He is a member of the Defense Policy Board.  He also holds positions as a Trustee Emeritus of the Metropolitan Museum of Art as well as an Advisor to the Board of Directors of the American Express Company.
 

Advisory Issued Against Bathing at 66 Suffolk County Beaches Due to Heavy Rainfall

Tanner Park Beach Remains Closed

James L. Tomarken, MD, MSW, MPH, MBA, FRCPC, FACP, Commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, said today that due to the heavy rainfall that occurred yesterday and the additional rain that is forecasted for today, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services has issued an advisory against bathing at 66 beaches, including beaches located along the northern shoreline of Great South Bay, in Sag Harbor, within and adjacent to various north shore embayments (Cold Spring Harbor, Huntington Harbor and Bay, Centerport Harbor, Northport Harbor and Bay, Port Jefferson Harbor, and Stony Brook Harbor), and those Long Island Sound beaches that are directly impacted by nearby storm water discharges (list attached).

The advisory is based on the potential that bacterial numbers in excess of New York State standards, resulting from the heavy rain, will impact these areas.

The beaches covered by the advisory are located in areas that are heavily influenced by stormwater runoff from the surrounding watersheds and/or adjacent tributaries, and, because of their location in an enclosed embayment, experience limited tidal flushing. 

Beaches not directly influenced by stormwater runoff, including those located on the Atlantic Ocean, the Peconic Estuary, and most beaches on Long Island Sound, are not affected by this advisory.

The Department recommends that bathing and other water contact be suspended in affected areas until the waters have been flushed by two successive tidal cycles (at least a 24 hr. period) after the cessation of rainfall.  Unless sampling done by the Department finds elevated bacterial numbers persisting beyond the 24-hr period, this advisory will be rescinded as of 8 PM on Tuesday 8/24/010.

Dr. Tomarken also said today that Tanner Park Beach in Copiague is closed to bathing as results of recent samples are elevated in relation to standard criteria. 

For the latest information on affected beaches, call the Bathing Beach HOTLINE at (631) 852-5822, contact the Department’s Office of Ecology at 852-5760 during normal business hours, or visit the website link below and in the Popular Links box, click on “Beach Advisories Map” (http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/health).

Suffolk County Department of Health Services

66 Beaches Included in Bathing Advisory of 8/23/10

Water Body	Beach Name	Hamlet
Cold Spring Harbor	Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club	Cold Spring Harbor
	Eagle Dock Community Beach	Cold Spring Harbor
	Lloyd Harbor Village Park Beach	Lloyd Harbor
Huntington Harbor	Gold Star Battalion Beach	Huntington
Huntington Bay	Bay Hills POA Beach	Huntington Bay
	Baycrest Beach	Huntington Bay
	Crescent Beach	Huntington Bay
	Head of the Bay Club Beach	Huntington
	Hobart Beach	Eatons Neck
	Nathan Hale Beach Club	Huntington Bay
	Prices Bend Beach	Eatons Neck
	Wincoma Beach	Huntington Bay
Centerport Harbor	Centerport Beach	Centerport
	Fleets Cove Beach	Centerport
	Huntington Beach Community Association	Centerport
	Knollwood Beach	Centerport
Northport Bay	Asharoken Beach	Asharoken
	Steers Beach	Northport
Port Jefferson Harbor	Bayberry Cove Beach	Strongs Neck
	Bayview Beach	Strongs Neck
	Grantland Beach	Strongs Neck
	Indian Field Association Beach	Strongs Neck
	Little Bay Beach	Strongs Neck
Smithtown Bay	Long Beach	Nissequogue
	Nissequogue Point Beach Club	Nissequogue
	Schubert Beach	Nissequogue
	Short Beach	Nissequogue
	Callahan’s Beach	Smithtown
Stony Brook Harbor	Stony Brook Beach	Stony Brook
	Stony Brook Yacht Club Beach	Stony Brook
West Meadow Creek	Soundview Beach Association	Stony Brook
Long Island Sound	Beech Road Beach	Rocky Point
	Broadway Beach	Rocky Point
	Crab Meadow Beach	Northport
	Friendship Drive Beach	Rocky Point
	Miller Place Park Beach	Miller Place
	Scotts Beach	Sound  Beach
	Shoreham Beach	Shoreham
	Shoreham Shore Club Beach	Shoreham
	Shoreham Village Park Beach	Shoreham
	Sound Beach POA East	Sound Beach
	Sound Beach POA West	Sound Beach
	Terraces on the Sound Beach	Rocky Point
	Tides Beach	Rocky Point
	Woodhull Landing Beach	Sound  Beach
	Valley Grove Beach	Eatons Neck
Great South Bay	Amityville Beach	Amityville
	Bayberry Beach & Tennis Club	Bayshore
	Benjamin Beach	Bayshore
	Bayport Beach	Bayport
	Brightwaters Village Beach	Brightwaters
	Corey Creek Beach	Blue Point
	East Islip Beach	East Islip
	Islip Beach	Islip
	Patchogue Village Pool & Beach Club	Patchogue
	Sandspit Beach	Patchogue
	Sayville Beach	Sayville
	Sayville Marina Park Beach	Sayville
	Shirley Beach	Shirley
	Venetian Shores Beach	Lindenhurst
	West Islip Beach	West Islip
	West Oaks Recreation Club Beach	Oakdale
	Copiague Harbor HOA Beach	Copiague
	Holiday Beach	Center Moriches
Lake Ronkonkoma	Islip Town Beach	Ronkonkoma
Sag Harbor	Havens Beach	Sag Harbor Village

Advisory Issued Against Bathing at 66 Suffolk County Beaches Due to Heavy Rainfall

Tanner Park Beach Remains Closed

James L. Tomarken, MD, MSW, MPH, MBA, FRCPC, FACP, Commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, said today that due to the heavy rainfall that occurred yesterday and the additional rain that is forecasted for today, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services has issued an advisory against bathing at 66 beaches, including beaches located along the northern shoreline of Great South Bay, in Sag Harbor, within and adjacent to various north shore embayments (Cold Spring Harbor, Huntington Harbor and Bay, Centerport Harbor, Northport Harbor and Bay, Port Jefferson Harbor, and Stony Brook Harbor), and those Long Island Sound beaches that are directly impacted by nearby storm water discharges (list attached).

The advisory is based on the potential that bacterial numbers in excess of New York State standards, resulting from the heavy rain, will impact these areas.

The beaches covered by the advisory are located in areas that are heavily influenced by stormwater runoff from the surrounding watersheds and/or adjacent tributaries, and, because of their location in an enclosed embayment, experience limited tidal flushing. 

Beaches not directly influenced by stormwater runoff, including those located on the Atlantic Ocean, the Peconic Estuary, and most beaches on Long Island Sound, are not affected by this advisory.

The Department recommends that bathing and other water contact be suspended in affected areas until the waters have been flushed by two successive tidal cycles (at least a 24 hr. period) after the cessation of rainfall.  Unless sampling done by the Department finds elevated bacterial numbers persisting beyond the 24-hr period, this advisory will be rescinded as of 8 PM on Tuesday 8/24/010.

Dr. Tomarken also said today that Tanner Park Beach in Copiague is closed to bathing as results of recent samples are elevated in relation to standard criteria. 

For the latest information on affected beaches, call the Bathing Beach HOTLINE at (631) 852-5822, contact the Department’s Office of Ecology at 852-5760 during normal business hours, or visit the website link below and in the Popular Links box, click on “Beach Advisories Map” (http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/health).

Suffolk County Department of Health Services

66 Beaches Included in Bathing Advisory of 8/23/10

Water Body	Beach Name	Hamlet
Cold Spring Harbor	Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club	Cold Spring Harbor
	Eagle Dock Community Beach	Cold Spring Harbor
	Lloyd Harbor Village Park Beach	Lloyd Harbor
Huntington Harbor	Gold Star Battalion Beach	Huntington
Huntington Bay	Bay Hills POA Beach	Huntington Bay
	Baycrest Beach	Huntington Bay
	Crescent Beach	Huntington Bay
	Head of the Bay Club Beach	Huntington
	Hobart Beach	Eatons Neck
	Nathan Hale Beach Club	Huntington Bay
	Prices Bend Beach	Eatons Neck
	Wincoma Beach	Huntington Bay
Centerport Harbor	Centerport Beach	Centerport
	Fleets Cove Beach	Centerport
	Huntington Beach Community Association	Centerport
	Knollwood Beach	Centerport
Northport Bay	Asharoken Beach	Asharoken
	Steers Beach	Northport
Port Jefferson Harbor	Bayberry Cove Beach	Strongs Neck
	Bayview Beach	Strongs Neck
	Grantland Beach	Strongs Neck
	Indian Field Association Beach	Strongs Neck
	Little Bay Beach	Strongs Neck
Smithtown Bay	Long Beach	Nissequogue
	Nissequogue Point Beach Club	Nissequogue
	Schubert Beach	Nissequogue
	Short Beach	Nissequogue
	Callahan’s Beach	Smithtown
Stony Brook Harbor	Stony Brook Beach	Stony Brook
	Stony Brook Yacht Club Beach	Stony Brook
West Meadow Creek	Soundview Beach Association	Stony Brook
Long Island Sound	Beech Road Beach	Rocky Point
	Broadway Beach	Rocky Point
	Crab Meadow Beach	Northport
	Friendship Drive Beach	Rocky Point
	Miller Place Park Beach	Miller Place
	Scotts Beach	Sound  Beach
	Shoreham Beach	Shoreham
	Shoreham Shore Club Beach	Shoreham
	Shoreham Village Park Beach	Shoreham
	Sound Beach POA East	Sound Beach
	Sound Beach POA West	Sound Beach
	Terraces on the Sound Beach	Rocky Point
	Tides Beach	Rocky Point
	Woodhull Landing Beach	Sound  Beach
	Valley Grove Beach	Eatons Neck
Great South Bay	Amityville Beach	Amityville
	Bayberry Beach & Tennis Club	Bayshore
	Benjamin Beach	Bayshore
	Bayport Beach	Bayport
	Brightwaters Village Beach	Brightwaters
	Corey Creek Beach	Blue Point
	East Islip Beach	East Islip
	Islip Beach	Islip
	Patchogue Village Pool & Beach Club	Patchogue
	Sandspit Beach	Patchogue
	Sayville Beach	Sayville
	Sayville Marina Park Beach	Sayville
	Shirley Beach	Shirley
	Venetian Shores Beach	Lindenhurst
	West Islip Beach	West Islip
	West Oaks Recreation Club Beach	Oakdale
	Copiague Harbor HOA Beach	Copiague
	Holiday Beach	Center Moriches
Lake Ronkonkoma	Islip Town Beach	Ronkonkoma
Sag Harbor	Havens Beach	Sag Harbor Village

Chris Cox To Appeal Judges Ruling

Judge Ignores Facts to Disenfranchise Conservative Voters, Cox Vows to Defend Conservatives’ Demand for a Fair Primary

SMITHTOWN, NY - Aug 20, 2010 In a continuing effort to ensure the rights of the hundreds of enrolled Conservatives who demanded that their Party hold a primary, Chris Cox, the real conservative Republican in the First Congressional District contest to unseat a liberal Democratic incumbent, reiterated his vow to protect their right to have a say in choosing a true conservative to be their standard-bearer in November.

Cox promised to appeal the outrageous ruling by a judge, who despite clear bias, refused to recuse himself after repeated requests. He then ignored the facts and invalidated the historic Opportunity to Ballot (OTB) petitions.

“When we sent our OTB petitions to the Board of Elections on July 22, I said that democracy works. I said it again when the Conservative Party chose to go to court to deny the rights of their membership to have a fair say. In light of today’s biased ruling to deny those rights, I am declaring our intention to appeal this ruling,” said Cox.

“As required by law, more than five percent of the enrolled Conservatives in the First Congressional District signed vowing to defend democracy and the rights of those hundreds of Conservatives who, with courage and conviction, signed the OTB petitions and sent a message to the party bosses,” declared Cox. “They want the right to choose their candidate, to choose a true conservative to defeat Timothy Bishop.”

The successful OTB petition initiative achieved what no Suffolk political observer can recall having been done before - Cox forced an open Conservative Primary over the no-holds-barred opposition of the Party’s leaders and its millionaire designee. Now, with the help of judicial ally, the Conservative leaders have spit in the face of their own membership and real grass-roots conservative voters from the Suffolk County 9-12 Project and the Conservative Society for Action, two of the area’s largest Tea Party groups.

“In an August 15 press release, Suffolk Conservative Chairman Edward Walsh denounced the good men and women of the Suffolk County PBA (Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association) who tried to enroll in his party by saying: ‘This isn’t the first time and won’t be the last that America’s citizens have come under the attack of organized intimidation to try to prevent political freedom.’ Unfortunately, his words can be applied more accurately to the intimidation and invective he has hurled at our grass-roots effort, added Cox.

COURT DENIES COX OPPORTUNITY TO BALLOT

Randy Altschuler, the conservative Republican candidate for Congress (NY-1) and the Suffolk County Conservative Party won a major victory Friday as the State Supreme Court, Suffolk County, released three decisions this afternoon denying Christopher N. Cox his attempt to seek an Opportunity to Ballot on the Conservative Party line. The decisions, handed down by Justice Thomas F. Whelan, block Cox from attempting to challenge, through a write-in procedure, the nomination of St. James businessman, Randy Altschuler as the Conservative Party candidate in the hotly contested battle for the 1st Congressional seat.

The first decision denied Cox the recusal motion, the second decision removes Cox from the ballot and the third denies his petition to validate the Opportunity to Ballot.

Randy Altschuler said, “This is a major victory for the voters of Suffolk County and a major defeat for the candidacy of Christopher Cox. In May, the Executive Committee of the Suffolk County Conservative Party voted 81-2 to deny Chris Cox their party’s nomination. Today, the Supreme Court denied Chris Cox’s cynical and un-democratic attempt to do an end run around the Executive Committee and ultimately the will of rank and file members of the Conservative Party throughout the 1st Congressional District.

“The victory we achieved today brings us a step closer to winning the GOP Primary and uniting the Republican and Conservative Parties so we can defeat Tim Bishop in November.”

Attorney Vincent J. Messina, Jr., who represented the Conservative Party in the case said, “We are thankful that the Court protected the voting public from the ‘statutory irregularities involved in the signature gathering process’ that occurred in this case. We believe that such actions should never be perpetrated upon the voters of Suffolk County, nor bear the imprimatur of any court.”

Three Men Stabbed In Smithtown In Front of Eagle's Pub

Suffolk County Police today arrested a Smithtown man for stabbing three men outside of a Smithtown pub early this morning.

 

Fourth Precinct officers were called to Eagle’s Pub, located at 532 Smithtown Bypass, after three men were stabbed outside of the bar following a confrontation at 3:13 a.m. Officers located and arrested Kurt Meyer Jr. several blocks from the bar shortly after he fled. 

The victims were transported to local hospitals where they were treated and released.

Fourth Squad detectives charged Meyer, 30, of 196 Maple Ave., Smithtown, with three counts of Assault 2^nd Degree. He will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on August 22.

A criminal charge is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.