Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. and Senator Kenneth P. LaValle today urged East End Towns, Villages and non profit entities to band together to develop and submit regionally supported projects to protect and restore the Peconic Estuary. This year,...

New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) today announced that the New York State Office of the Comptroller has released employer contribution rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System. Employer contribution rates...

Homeownership is a part of the American dream. People work hard every day to reach this mark of success, and there may be no better feeling than receiving the keys to your new home. But to have all of that torn away from you by a faceless, uncaring financial...

Imagine your child having maxed-out credit cards and a home foreclosed on before he or she even graduates high school. That may seem improbable, yet it’s not as rare as you may think. Child identity theft is a growing trend and it leads to nightmare...

Positive stories about the improving economy are popping up in the news on a more regular basis. The unemployment rate is ticking down. Growth, while slow, is steady. And we appear to have shaken the worst recession since the Great Depression. As...

New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) today announced that a third phase has been added to the long-awaiting Montauk Highway resurfacing project. The third phase, costing approximately $24 million, will resurface Montauk...

On August 26th, our nation observed Women’s Equality Day. And while it’s important we celebrate the anniversary of the 19th Amendment’s final ratification – giving women the right to vote – the fight for full women’s equality continues. Here...

September 2 – Labor Day – truly exemplifies what this country is all about. It’s the perfect opportunity to gather with friends, family and neighbors to pay tribute to the hard work of men and women who built this nation. As many of us enjoy the...

Twelve years ago, on Sept. 11, 2001, tragedy shook our entire nation and took the lives of thousands of innocent New Yorkers. Still, over a decade later, the images of that day are just as vivid and the emotional wounds just as raw. We will never forget...

As the STAR program continues to provide vital tax relief to homeowners across the state, new provisions have been made to make the program even more effective – however, Basic STAR recipients must remember to take action so they don’t miss out on...

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. and Senator Kenneth P. LaValle today released the South Fork Highway Safety Roundtable Final Recommendations Report, outlining projects and initiatives to make South Fork roads safer for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists. The...

New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) has introduced legislation which would eliminate the law that only permits a fisherman to designate a family member who lives in the same house for the re-issuance of fishing licenses...

New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) today encouraged local schools, community organizations and fathers to consider participating in the seventh year of “Dads Take Your Child to School” in New York State. The event...

In 2012, New York passed the Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing (I-STOP) law aimed at reducing incidents of abuse and misuse of highly addictive prescription medications (Ch. 447 of 2012). With some provisions of the law already in effect,...

New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) has introduced legislation in the New York State Assembly that would increase the penalties for confinement of a companion animal in a vehicle during times of extreme hot or cold...

Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation sponsored by New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) (A.3357) which clarifies Chapter 214 of the Laws of 2012 which authorized the Town of East Hampton to alienate, transfer and...

Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill sponsored by Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) which will include town police forces from the 5 East End Towns in the existing 20 year LIRR no-fare program for police officers. For the increased...

Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation sponsored by New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) (A.1890) which will require children under the age of 18 to wear a helmet when riding a horse. Senator Kenneth P. LaValle sponsored...