Scott Eidler
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Deputy Editor @Newsday for Towns. Before: Politics, education reporter. @Cornell, @ColumbiaJourn alum. [email protected]
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Joined May 2010
East End news @Newsday ➡️ Pipeline from pine barrens to Southold aims to address stressed North Fork water supply, by @taramsmith
https://t.co/RiKuY2U4Mz
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The debate over the pipeline centers on conservation and development concerns on the North Fork of Long Island.
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More $300G earners in Nassau, @Newsday found.
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Long Island leads New York State in high-earning local government employees.
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A @Newsday analysis found Long Island governments budgeted $14 million more in 2025 than last year to fund employees' pensions. We spoke with experts, over a dozen government employees and crunched the numbers from all 13 towns and 2 cities. ⬇️ https://t.co/Tg4d0o24xn
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Officials said they hiked pension budgets after the state changed the way newer employees' retirement packages are calculated.
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“This Court will not place the fate of homeless veterans in the hands of an unelected Town Planning Commissioner, whose substantial authority does not extend into the realm of adult residential facilities." From @Newsday🗞️ https://t.co/6M8kooPDTm
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The Town of Islip had sued Suffolk County to try to force it to shut down the shelter alleging it violates local law.
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The second phase of cleanup at Bethpage Community Park began Wednesday, launching a monthslong process to remove contaminants from deep in the soil at the former Grumman Aerospace dumping grounds. More on the thermal remediation treatment, via @Newsday. https://t.co/73SFhts99b
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The thermal remediation had been planned since 2013, years before contractors this spring uncovered 22-concrete encased chemical drums under the park property.
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Agritourism gets the axe as Riverhead removes the recommendation to allow resorts on Sound Avenue in their new comprehensive plan, adopted unanimously yesterday. My story for @Newsday ⬇️ https://t.co/F2QAC3Kxho
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The Riverhead Town Board approved a comprehensive plan without allowing for agritourism resorts.
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'Best day of the year': Tumbleweed Tuesday is for the locals. By @joewerk @taramsmith
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North Fork residents let out a similar sigh of relief, but apple and pumpkin picking will bring intense fall crowds.
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A chemical plume (not the one you’re looking thinking) is bearing down on Farmingdale's wells. Here’s a deep dive into the $20 million race to install hard-to-get filtration systems to keep the water safe to drink. My latest for @Newsday. https://t.co/NvowaJVgyr
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Pollution from a former industrial chemical site is affecting one public supply well and will eventually reach two more, the mayor said.
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Democrats plot to pick off Hempstead seat in rare even-year race, via @Tedephillips
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Former Hempstead Councilman Christopher Carini died in July at 49.
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Excited to announce I've started a new role at @Newsday as Deputy Editor for our Towns section, helping run government coverage across Long Island from Hempstead to the Hamptons. Looking forward to working with a talented team, where I first worked as a reporter 12 years ago!
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How will Nassau enforce its new policy banning trans athletes from girls/women's sports? Critics have rebuked the measure as mere political bluster, arguing the law could apply equally to a 6-year-old tee ball league and a corporate golf outing. https://t.co/XJJGk1U8Qg
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Legal experts said the bill could possibly lead to athletes being harassed and bullied — and question how the law would be enforced.
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Nassau Republicans ban transgender female athletes from participating in women's and girls sports on county properties.
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Civil rights groups and LGBTQ+ advocates say the law is discriminatory.
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How politics doomed Suffolk's Red Light Camera ticketing program. I spoke with @wcbs880 about what happened.
🔊 ON THE RECORD: Suffolk County, Long Island has an $8 million budget gap after state lawmakers failed to re-authorize the county's red light camera program. @Newsday reporter @ScottEidler joins @SteveScottNEWS 🚥 https://t.co/mCFSO6xKQM
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Suffolk's Red light camera program, and its millions in revenue, are scheduled to end in December. Whose fault is it? "No one asked me's" all around ...
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Suffolk County leaders have no plan to cover the $8 million shortfall in red light camera revenues that could occur in next year's budget.
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At rapid speed, Nassau is hiring law firms to begin work for the county -- all before lawmakers' OKs on millions of dollars' worth of work have been secured.
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"We can't be put in a position of approving contracts after the work is being done," said the chief of Nassau's financial control board.
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Ousted CEO of financially struggling public hospital system got $650K pay out, and to keep his work SVU, a Chevy Tahoe High Country
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The financially struggling hospital system ousted Dr. Anthony Boutin from his leadership post in January.
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Bruce Blakeman made big promises to "fix" Nassau County during his 2021 campaign. Did he deliver? My look:
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Two years into his tenure as county executive, Blakeman's pledges to correct taxes, crime and property assessments have been overshadowed by conservative culture wars, critics say.
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If you've been wondering what former Rep. @KathleenRice (D- NY4) is up to since leaving office, @Newsday's @ScottEidler has more details on her newest gig >> https://t.co/8LGeRdRj1K
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Rice, who retired in 2022 after four terms in Congress, has joined the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation.
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Nassau social services commissioner quits Blakeman administration after refusing a request to fire her underling, she tells @Newsday
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Nancy Nunziata left after refusing to fire a high-ranking subordinate at the request of an official in County Executive Bruce Blakeman's administration, she said.
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