Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Health Commissioner James Tomarken, MD, MPH, encourage all Suffolk County residents who smoke to sign up for Suffolk County’s Learn To Be…Tobacco Free smoking cessation program. 

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.

Commissioner of Health Services James Tomarken, MD, MPH, announced today that an American robin collected on June 16^th in Selden has tested positive for West Nile virus, an illness that infects birds and is spread to humans by mosquitoes that feed on infected birds and then humans. This is the first bird to test positive for West Nile virus in the county this year. To date this year, the Department of Health Services has received no reports that humans, mosquitoes or horses have tested positive for West Nile virus.

UPDATE:  Lake Ronkonkoma Beach reopened today, as results of recent samples collected show the water quality to be within acceptable levels.

Lake Ronkonkoma Beach in the Town of Islip is closed to bathing due to the finding of Cyanobacteria, more commonly known as blue-green algae.