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Lloyd Neck Estates Beach Closes to Bathing

The Suffolk County Department of Health Services has closed Lloyd  Neck Estates Beach in Lloyd Neck to bathing due to the finding of bacterial levels in excess of acceptable criteria.

Board of Review Hearings

The Board of Review hears requests for variances and waivers to the county’s requirements for water and sewage disposal for new construction, and for storage of toxic or hazardous materials, as stated in the Suffolk County Sanitary Code. A listing of each month’s scheduled hearings may be obtained in the days prior to the hearing by contacting the Department of Health Services’ Division of Environmental Quality at 852-5800.

More Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus

Commissioner James Tomarken announced today that 22 mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile virus. The samples, all Culex pipiens-restuans, were collected between August 27th and 30th from locations in Huntington (1), Huntington Station (1), Greenlawn (1), East Northport (2), Dix Hills (1), Copiague (1), Lindenhurst (1), West Babylon (2), West Islip (1) Nesconset (3), Bay Shore (1) West Bay Shore (1) Bohemia (1), Selden (1), Holtville (1) East Setauket (1), Patchogue (1) and Jamesport (1). To date this year, 148 mosquito samples and four birds have tested positive for West Nile virus. No humans or horses have tested positive for West Nile virus in Suffolk County this year.

Lloyd Neck Estates Beach Opens

Lloyd Neck Estates Beach in Lloyd Neck, which closed to bathing yesterday, has reopened as recent samples collected show the water quality to be within acceptable levels.

Suffolk County Airs 200th Episode of Video Magazine Focused on Substance Abuse and Mental Illness

Community Mental Hygiene Services, in cooperation with the Prevention Resource Center, recently aired the 200th episode of Something of Substance, a video magazine focused on issues surrounding substance abuse and mental illness.

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