Islip Supv Tom Croci- descussing The Free Trade Zone
LIMBA speaker this morning was Islip Town Supervisor Tom Croci. Mr. Croci began be expressing the notion of good government is borne out of a workable philosophy. Tom chose to use his experience in Afghanistan to make his point. He told a story of meeting an enterprising youth that was selling cheap knock-off knives…
Nassau DA Kathleen Rice- Sponsors Epoch 5 & NICE Bus
LIMBA recap 10 3 14 LIMBA conducted a program at Adelphi University this morning featuring Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice. Ms Rice has made a compelling case against the toleration of drunk driving, and now wants the same scrutiny of drugged driving. The technology has not kept pace with the problem of drugs and she…
JOHN Kaiman Storm Recovery Update
This morning's speaker was NY Rising Director Jon Kaiman. His opening remarks noted that hurricane Sandy was a once in a hundred year event or one we could see again in a year. The point being this is not an event we usually plan for. On the other hand we can make our structures…
Richard Amper- Water quality seriously at risk.
Bottled Water Or A Sip @ the Water Fountain - Drink Up Long Island! by Michelle Marie Zere Richard Amper, Environmental Activist and President of the Pine Barrens Society of Long Island recently spoke at the most recent Friday LIMBA meeting. The event hosts were LIMBA President, Bill Miller and LIMBA Vice President, Michelle…
North Shore LIJ CareConnect-Rachelle Neuwirth
The program presented by Rachelle Neuwirth at LIMBA this morning was about an approach to healthcare delivery that is considerably different than we have come to expect. The fee for services method of medical care is being replaced by a concept that can be called Wellness Maintenance. The system we know is predicated on…
HOLIDAY Party at Windows on the lake
How do you capture in words a performance that we saw at LIMBA this morning? The answer is that you don’t. Steve DePass performed at our annual Holiday Breakfast and all that have seen him in the past got what they expected. He was as inventive and engaging as ever. Some old friends showed up…
NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
Our speaker this morning was New York State Comptroller the Honorable Tom DiNapoli. He began by telling us that the state’s economy is not as robust as we would like it to be, but it has been improving. Unemployment is down to 4.6% on Long Island. (That’s good news, but during Q&A it was pointed…
Open Forum on Community Issues
Bob Bender of the RB Bender Group and Suffolk legislator Rob Trotta helped launch our LIMBA open forum meeting this morning. Our format was different from our usual presentation. Instead of having one featured speaker we had an open forum. Bob Bender gave us food for thought about water in the region. “We are…