BETHPAGE, N.Y., March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Long Island Forum for Technology (LIFT), a non-profit economic development organization for technology-driven growth, today announced the unveiling of The Morrelly Homeland Security Center, a first of its kind public-private partnership project that will provide local government and first responders with a state-of-the-art facility to accelerate local innovation and act as a control center in the event of a regional crisis.

Democrats call for Lift Line Changes Democrats in the Monroe County Legislature have called on the Rochester Regional Transit Authority to hold a second public hearing on proposed changes to Lift Line passenger fares.

By Robert E. Kessler, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Jun. 3--A Long Island attorney has agreed to pay $60,000 to settle claims that he improperly received health and pension benefits by claiming to be a full-time employee of two school districts, State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday.

By Sandra Peddie and Eden Laikin, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.

By Robert E. Kessler, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. May 22--State education commissioner Richard Mills announced Thursday that he is suspending for two months the highly criticized practice of retired school officials getting both their state pensions and waivers to get rehired at lucrative salaries.