Joe Werkmeister
Reporter at Newsday
Reporter at Newsday covering the South Fork. Previously editor of The Suffolk Times, Riverhead News-Review. St. Bonaventure alum.
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1 week ago |
newsday.com | Joe Werkmeister
Suffolk County lawmakers rejected a last-ditch effort to restore funding to six nonprofits that provide youth services, ending a monthslong process that has bewildered the organizations' leaders. Members of the county’s Budget and Finance Committee on Tuesday voted against six resolutions to restore funding — ranging from $10,000 to $30,000 — to the nonprofits, whose defunded services centered on career training and mentorship programs largely focused in minority communities.
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1 week ago |
newsday.com | Joe Werkmeister
Spectators lined both sides of the roadway inside Eisenhower Park Saturday as an M4 Sherman tank rolled onto Park Boulevard. Some waved, many filmed on their phones, and others applauded as the authentic World War II-era tank anchored the rear of a parade featuring vintage military armored vehicles.
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2 weeks ago |
newsday.com | Joe Werkmeister
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3 weeks ago |
newsday.com | Joe Werkmeister
The initial shock of switching to a gluten-free diet to counter the effects of celiac disease can be challenging and isolating for children, experts say. Jude Leibson, 10, has dealt with the disease for the past three years. He found support, he said, from his friend Casey Schlow, 10, who had a four-year head start living gluten-free. "He's the one who taught me a lot," Jude said Saturday at the Celiac Disease Family Fun Day in Melville. "It's nice having a friend that also has it," Schlow added.
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3 weeks ago |
newsday.com | Joe Werkmeister
Suffolk County has collected $3.8 million earmarked for a new fund to pay for countywide wastewater improvement projects since a sales tax hike took effect March 1, according to County Executive Edward P. Romaine. The total generated through an eighth of a percentage point increase in sales tax, approved by voters in November, will help fund projects that officials say will improve water quality and drive economic growth.
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