James L. Tomarken, MD, MPH, MBA, MSW, Commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, said today that Asharoken Beach and Steers Beach in Northport are closed to bathing due to the finding of bacterial levels in excess of acceptable criteria. 

Weather permitting; the Suffolk County Department of Public Works is planning to treat sections of the following communities as part of their ongoing annual efforts to control adult mosquitoes.

Hauppauge, NY – The Suffolk County Department of Health Services has closed Grantland Beach and Bayberry Cove Beach to bathing due to the finding of bacterial levels in excess of acceptable criteria.  Both beaches are located in Strongs Neck, NY,

Weather permitting, the Suffolk County Department of Public Works is planning to treat sections of the following communities as part of their ongoing annual efforts to control adult mosquitoes.

Hauppauge, NY – Suffolk County Health Services (SCDHS) Commissioner James L. Tomarken announced that two additional mosquito samples from Suffolk County have tested positive for West Nile virus. The samples were collected on July 7^th in Port Jefferson Station (1) and East Setauket (1).