Monday February 17, 2025
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Hochul Visits ISP for $150M Airport Investment
By Matt Meduri
On Wednesday morning, Governor Kathy Hochul (D) visited Islip MacArthur Airport (ISP) to announce a $150 million State investment to make the airport a transit hub, with improved connectivity to the LIRR Ronkonkoma Station. The funding, along with $50 million from Suffolk County, will also lay the groundwork for the purchase of forty-eight acres of land that could be used for a north terminal, a plan that is still under deliberation by the Town of Islip. The funding comes not only at a time of discussions of a significant overhaul of the airport to improve mass transit connectivity, but also to preserve the economic powerhouse that is ISP and the surrounding areas. Continued on page 8
Governor Kathy Hochul (Credit - Matt Meduri)
Brentwood Middle Schoolers: Legislators for a Day Suffolk County Legislator Stephanie Bontempi (R-Centerport), Chair of the Education and Diversity Committee, and the Suffolk County Legislature hosted more than eighty middle school students from the four Brentwood Middle Schools for a hands-on introduction to the workings of the legislative process. The students participated in a mock legislative session, taking seats at the “horseshoe” and acting in the roles of the Presiding Officer, legislators, and interested citizens to question, debate, and ultimately take a roll call vote specific issues pertaining to schools. Credit - Suffolk County Legislature
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