Legislator Jon Cooper presented a proclamation to 16-year-old John Macukas of Commack . John is a six-year member of the Commack Cavalry Crusaders in the 4-H Club, an organization dedicated to engaging youth to reach their fullest potential and to developing their citizenship, leadership and life skills through experimental learning programs. John competed at the local and district levels and qualified to be a participant in the 2009 New York State Fair, where his presentation of “How to Solve a Rubik’s Cube” resulted in a 3rd place bronze medal. Pictured with Legislator Cooper and John Macukas are several other members of the Commack Cavalry Crusaders (l-r): Natalie Sourbeck, Emilia Souza, Peter Macukas, Olivia Souza and Samantha Sourbeck.

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> Legislator Jon Cooper was pleased to join in the celebration of the new Gateway Park Community Garden in Huntington Station. The Long Island Community Agriculture Network (LICAN), a project of the non-profit Starflower Experiences, built the community garden in cooperation with the Town of Huntington. In the three months since construction began, volunteers built 87 raised wood garden beds, 24 especially for children and six for handicapped adults. The beds are overflowing with eggplants, tomatoes, pumpkins, lettuce, carrots and more. While tending their individual beds, gardeners of all ages and backgrounds have been socializing with each other, having fun and bonding into a real community.

> Legislator Jon Cooper visited the Town of Huntington ’s Community Outreach Center, which is serving as the temporary location for the soon-to-be-opened police annex in Huntington Station . Police Officer Damian Lee showed Cooper how officers at the annex perform live monitoring of 27 surveillance cameras that were installed by the Huntington Station Business Improvement District.

Back in 2007, Cooper arranged for the Suffolk County Police Department to have immediate and direct access to video footage from these cameras, which had been installed on public streets in high-crime areas, as part of what Cooper called his “Safe Communities Initiative.” Earlier this month, the County Legislature overwhelmingly adopted Cooper’s plan to establish a permanent police annex at a more visible and more readily accessible location in Huntington Station.

Cooper also filed a companion bill to provide funding for an additional 20 security cameras in violence-prone areas that are not currently monitored by the BID cameras.

> Legislator Jon Cooper has introduced a bill to create an Animal Abuser Registry similar to the type currently in place for sex offenders. If enacted into law, this would make Suffolk County the first municipality in the nation to have such a registry. Pictured with Legislator Cooper are Suffolk County SPCA Chief of Department Roy Gross, SPCA Officer Regina Benfante and Justin, a two–year-old Doberman-mix rescued by the SPCA from a home in Centereach.

> Surrounded by community leaders and local residents concerned about street crime and gang violence that is spiraling out of control, Legislator Jon Cooper unveiled his action plan to combat crime in Huntington Station and other areas of the Town of Huntington. Cooper's proposal combines a call for new, high-tech surveillance with a return to old-fashioned, community policing. To bolster crime-fighting efforts in beleaguered neighborhoods, Cooper's initiative specifically calls for:

1. Reopening a police substation in the general vicinity of the Jack Abrams School (a police annex had previously been located at the corner of Pulaski Road and New York Avenue from 1996 to 2006).
2. Securing $60,000 in county funding to install an additional 15-20 surveillance cameras on public streets in high-crime areas of Huntington Station and other parts of the Town of Huntington.
3. Implementing the ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System in Huntington Station, which will blanket a one-square-mile area of the community with high-tech acoustic surveillance in an effort to fight street crime and dramatically reduce gun violence.

> Legislator Jon Cooper presented a proclamation to Cold Spring Harbor resident Margaret Norton, honoring her as the 2010 Volunteer of the Year for the 18th Legislative District. The Suffolk County Legislature annually recognizes one individual from each Legislative District who has performed outstanding service in their community. Margaret was chosen because of her decades of dedication and commitment to volunteerism, which began in the early 1940’s when she drove the ambulance for Huntington Hospital during World War II. Since retiring from her job as a teacher 35 years ago, she has been a treasured volunteer at the Huntington Historical Society’s Museum Shop. Margaret continued to volunteer at the museum until the occasion of her 100th birthday on March 3, 2010. Her generosity of spirit should serve as an inspiration to us all.

> Legislator Jon Cooper presented a proclamation to Brianna Boccard, a fifth grade student at Dickinson Avenue School in East Northport. Brianna is the 18th Legislative District’s first place winner in Suffolk County’s annual “Be Pool Smart” poster contest.

On average, more than 350 children under the age of five drown in swimming pools each year nationwide, and another 2,600 children under the age of five are treated in hospitals for near-drowning accidents. In an effort to raise awareness about this issue, Legislator Cooper sponsored a bill that established the annual “Be Pool Smart” public education campaign across the county. The centerpiece of the campaign is the poster contest, in which thousands of students are invited to express their interpretation of steps that can be taken to protect children and families against accidental pool drownings.

> Legislator Jon Cooper presented proclamations to two Second Precinct police officers in recognition of their heroism. Officers John Peter Guadioso and Timothy Tonkin risked their lives in an effort to save three victims from a carbon monoxide-filled houseboat that was moored 200 feet offshore in Huntington Harbor. The two officers rowed a small dingy through rough, frigid waters to the houseboat, where they found the three victims unresponsive. They transported the individuals to a small mooring nearby, where they attempted to perform CPR. These brave officers were themselves exposed to carbon monoxide fumes during the rescue attempt, which resulted in Officers Guadioso and Tonkin both needing medical attention.

Pictured with Legislator Cooper are (l-r) Police Officers Timothy Tonkin and John Peter Guadioso.

> Legislator Jon Cooper joined Northport sculptor Anthony Ingoglia in the lobby of the William Rogers Legislature Building in Hauppauge, where one of his sculptures is currently on display in the "Art in the Alcove" exhibit. "Sea Biscuit" is made of rebar (reinforcing bar) and stainless steel. A Northport resident for the past 39 years, Anthony began his metal sculpting in a studio in Fort Salonga, where he was mentored by the renowned sculptor David Haussler. His sculptures are distinctly different from one another; the artist has no single theme.

Pictured with "Sea Biscuit" are (l-r) Anthony Ingoglia, the artist; Legislator Lynne Nowick, who represents part of Northport; and Legislator Jon Cooper.

> Legislator Jon Cooper stopped by Coindre Hall County Park in Huntington to visit the administrative office and art studio of Splashes of Hope. This non-profit organization currently has 40 volunteers and three full-time, professional mural artists who decorate the drab walls of hospitals, shelters, adult homes, clinics and similar facilities. Painters from the organization have "splashed" facilities as far away as Odessa, Ukraine, where they painted the walls of an orphanage.

The mural in this photo was painted on April 24th at Suffolk County’s Earth Day event at Indian Island County Park in Riverhead. The Splashes of Hope artists created the layout on a masonite panel at Coindre Hall, and then transported the painting to Riverhead on the day of the event. They then invited anyone and everyone, from any age group, to help complete the job by filling in the colors and giving faces to the figures shown. This summer, the mural will be installed at Little Flower Children & Family Services in Brooklyn.

Pictured with Legislator Cooper is Heather Buggée, Founder & Executive Director of Splashes of Hope.

> The Suffolk Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union honored Legislator Jon Cooper at its 2010 Annual Awards Luncheon. Legislator Cooper received the Equality Award, which is given to Suffolk County residents who demonstrate a commitment to the promotion and preservation of civil rights and liberties. More than 150 guests joined in the celebration at this event, which took place at the Port Jefferson Country Club.

> Legislator Jon Cooper addressed a large “Stop the Violence” Rally that took place in front of the Suffolk County Executive’s office building in Hauppauge. Joined by other county and state elected officials as well as hundreds of concerned Suffolk residents, Legislator Cooper called upon the County Executive to hire an additional 130 police officers that have already been budgeted. The sooner the next police recruit class is scheduled, the more quickly these officers can be trained and deployed in our communities in an effort to deal with the growing problem of street crime and gang-related violence.

> At a meeting of the Suffolk County Legislature, Legislator Jon Cooper presented proclamations to four police officers from the 2nd Precinct. These four officers heroically saved the life of a 49-year-old retired NYPD Sergeant, Brian Lynch, who had suffered a near-fatal heart attack at his place of employment in Huntington Village. The officers quickly responded to the 911 call, performed CPR and employed an automatic external defibrillator (AED) on Mr. Lynch, who was in cardiac arrest. Thanks to their quick and professional actions, Mr. Lynch has now fully recovered.

Pictured with Legislator Cooper (l-r) are Police Officers Charles Messina, Steven Indelicato, Anthony Leo and David Weymouth, along with Inspector Edward Brady, Commanding Officer of the Police Department’s 2nd Precinct.

> Legislator Jon Cooper presented a proclamation to Dayna Peters, a 5th grade student at Dickinson Avenue School in East Northport. Dayna was selected as the 2nd place winner from hundreds of entries countywide in the 2010 “Dump the Water” campaign poster contest. This contest is run annually by the Suffolk County Legislature to increase public awareness about the dangers of mosquito-borne health risks resulting from accumulated, stagnant water.

Pictured with Legislator Cooper is Dayna Peters and Robert Schertzer, her teacher at Dickinson Avenue School.

> Legislator Jon Cooper was honored to be the official starter for the USA Track & Field National 50K Championship Race, which was held at Caumsett State Historic Park in Lloyd Harbor. This race gave distance runners from Long Island the opportunity to compete with some of the best runners in the country and challenge themselves to break national records and strive to beat personal bests.

Pictured with Legislator Cooper is Amy Goldstein, Race Director.

Legislator Jon Cooper presented a proclamation to 16-year-old John Macukas of Commack . John is a six-year member of the Commack Cavalry Crusaders in the 4-H Club, an organization dedicated to engaging youth to reach their fullest potential and to developing their citizenship, leadership and life skills through experimental learning programs. John competed at the local and district levels and qualified to be a participant in the 2009 New York State Fair, where his presentation of “How to Solve a Rubik’s Cube” resulted in a 3rd place bronze medal.

Pictured with Legislator Cooper and John Macukas are several other members of the Commack Cavalry Crusaders (l-r): Natalie Sourbeck, Emilia Souza, Peter Macukas, Olivia Souza and Samantha Sourbeck.

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