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Thursday, September 4, 2025 ~ Volume 70 ~ Issue Number 40 ~ $1.00
Suffolk County
Goes Purple By Matt Meduri
Carole Trottere speaks of stigmas of opioid addiction (Credit - Matt Meduri)
The modern era has brought a scourge of designer drugs and networks that proliferate them at break-neck speeds, signalling leaders and officials to encourage an all-hands-ondeck approach to help stem overdoses. “We know that drug addiction is a disease. We have to begin to treat it like a disease. And we’ve got to look not only for prevention and education, but also treatment. People can’t overcome their addiction with appropriate treatment, and it’s very, very difficult,” said County Executive Ed Romaine (R-Center Moriches) last week at the H. Lee Dennison Building in Hauppauge. Romaine added that drug abuse not only harms the immediate victims, but can leave a lifelong impact on families and communities. Continued on page 4
Mastic Beach Shows Support for Neighborhood Road Improvements By Matt Meduri Last Thursday at Brookhaven Town Hall in Farmingville, a well-attended public meeting of the ongoing Neighborhood Road redevelopment plan drew the favor of the hamlet of Mastic Beach. For Supervisor Dan Panico (R-Center Moriches), it’s a mission to not only deliver for residents, but to revitalize his hometown. Last November, Panico estimated that a ground-breaking would be in store for early 2026, with hopes to see the project completed by December 2027.
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