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Ex-Islip parks chief to lead Suffolk parks

In an ironic twist, Suffolk County plans to appoint as parks commissioner Greg Dawson, a registered Republican recently demoted as head of Islip town's parks department.

Newly elected Islip Supervisor Tom Croci, a Republican, demoted Dawson from his $103,100 parks commissioner post to make way for Joe Montuori, a Conservative Party activist who had been paid $30,000 as county parks commissioner...

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