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Get our free LIBN e-alerts & breaking news notifications! Suffolk to invest $100M to improve water quality By: Adina Genn April 22, 2021 Comments Off on Suffolk to invest $100M to improve water quality Suffolk County is investing $100 million in funding to improve water quality, with projects expected to bring jobs to the region and boost the economy. The plan includes eliminating outdated cesspools and septic systems that researchers say are the primary source of excess nutrients that have led to “fouled local bays, contributing to harmful algae blooms, beach closures and fish kills...

(Credit: Reporter file photo) There will likely be a new ballot line in Suffolk County and the rest of New York State as a result of last month’s election: the elimination of several minor parties that have for many years automatically gained ballot presence. There is litigation pending in federal court to overturn this. But legal experts we’ve spoken to say the litigation — brought by the Libertarian and Green Parties — is unlikely to succeed. And if it doesn’t, they and the Independence Party will lose automatic ballot presence. They can get back on the ball...