Sources: Bellone was often absent, unreachable in his 1st year
Photo credit: Newsday / John Paraskevas | Steve Bellone reflects on his first year in office as Suffolk County executive. (Jan. 2, 2013)
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Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone was absent from the office for days at a time or longer during his first year on the job and often was difficult to reach, said four high-level sources with direct knowledge of his schedule.
Bellone, 43, a Democrat and former Babylon Town supervisor who took office in January 2012, would spend hours at a time during workdays at restaurants, and aides...
