Paul Jude Tonna is a former Suffolk County legislator known for his advocacy for the marginalized, environmental protection, and workforce housing. With a distinguished public service career, he has led impactful initiatives, served in leadership roles at numerous not-for-profit boards. His extensive recognition includes awards for conservation, community service, and human rights.
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The Energeia Partnership unites leaders across industries to confront Long Island’s most complex social, environmental, and economic challenges through collaboration, education, and action rooted in history.
The Honorable Paul Jude Tonna has dedicated his career to public service, environmental stewardship, and marine conservation. As Board President of the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society, his leadership bridges science, policy, and community action to protect Long Island’s coastal waters, marine life, and environmental future.
Build Green Long Island, a chapter of the United States Green Building Council, is dedicated to advancing sustainability on Long Island. Through advocacy, education, and outreach to municipalities, residents, and building professionals, the organization is reshaping how Long Island approaches energy efficiency and environmentally responsible
Former Suffolk County Legislator Paul Tonna has been awarded a default judgment against a Nassau publication he sued, ruling that it had not responded to the lawsuit on time, Newsday reported Tuesday. The publication, the North Shore Leader, had published a story headlined “Town Huntington
A State Supreme Court judge has granted a default judgment in favor of former Suffolk Legis. Paul Tonna in his $50 million defamation lawsuit against The North Shore Leader, ruling that the newspaper, its publisher and reporters did not properly respond to the litigation on
Long Islanders pay high property taxes. To lighten this burden, our tax assessors have historically shifted a portion of the taxes to the rest of the Island by overtaxing power plants. These plant taxes are paid by all Long Island residents and businesses through electric bills. If your community has a power plant, you’ve benefited by paying disproportionally lower property taxes, but as in a game of musical chairs, local officials must plan for when the music stops, and the music is about to stop.
At long last, an increasing number of public officials, civic leaders and ordinary taxpayers realize that solving Long Island’s major problems demands regional thinking and problem-solving. Long Island’s fixation with hyper-local governing, all in the name of local control, is seriously being questioned.
The Saggios, who have three older biological children ages 16, 14, and 11, do more than adopt — they encourage other adoptive families through a support group started in their church, the Smithtown Gospel Tabernacle. The Adoption and Orphan Care Ministry now numbers 15 families, most of whom have adopted or want to. One couple, Sherry and Cliff Scharge of Center Moriches, are working on their sixth adoption.
Seeking to bring about change “for the common good,” Molloy College in Rockville Centre has launched “The Energeia Partnership,” a leadership academy that will brig together a diverse group of leaders on Long Island in a two-year program to find solutions to some of the region’s most pressing problems.