2024 - Page 76 of 229 - Long Island Life & Politics

Brooklyn Man Guilty in Shooting Death during Attempted Robbery

September 24, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

A Brooklyn man has been found guilty in the shooting death of a Bay Shore man he tried to rob of cash. On August 2, 2020, Basheer Vinson attended a house party on Patton Avenue […]

Drainage Project on Meadowbrook, Wantagh Parkways Set to Begin Late Fall

September 24, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell The New York State Department of Transportation is about to start a drainage enhancement project which seeks to enhance drainage capacity and resiliency on the Meadowbrook State Parkway under Merrick Road and […]

Roosevelt Man Arrested for Impersonating Police Officer

September 24, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

A Roosevelt man was arrested for impersonating a police officer after he placed handcuffs on a woman who was arguing with his girlfriend. On September 22 at 9 p.m., Leonardo Argueta, 57, of 53 W […]

Baseball Cards Stolen from Medford Store

September 24, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who stole merchandise from a Medford store in September. A man […]

Romaine Releases 2025 Recommended Operating Budget

September 23, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine has announced on September 20 that he has released his 2025 recommended operating budget and submitted it to the county Legislature for consideration. The proposed budget of […]

Queens Man Sentenced for Killing Passenger in DWI Crash

September 23, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

A Queens man was sentenced for crashing into a utility pole at a high speed while intoxicated, killing his passenger. On December 3, 2021, at approximately 2:04 a.m., Kwesi Williams was driving at a high […]

Solages Leads Protest at Trump Rally

September 23, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

On September 18, Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages (D-Valley Stream), the first Haitian-American elected to the Legislature, led a protest of former President Donald Trump’s rally at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to condemn what […]

Mulé, Koslow Welcome New Freeport Schools Superintendent

September 23, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

Nassau County Legislators Debra Mulé (D-Freeport) and Seth I. Koslow (D-Merrick) welcomed Superintendent Fia Davis to the helm of Freeport Public Schools on September 19. She succeeds Dr. Kishore Kuncham, who retired earlier this summer […]

Old Brookville Police Chief Announces Retirement

September 23, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

Sergeant Michael Coen Promoted; New Position Takes Effect September 30 Michael Coen, who is the sergeant of the Old Brookville Police Department, has been named the village’s new chief of police, effective September 30, 2024. […]

One Killed in Collision on Southern State Parkway

September 23, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

One person was killed in a collision that occurred on the Southern State Parkway. On September 22 at approximately 10:30 p.m., New York State Troopers responded to the Southern State Parkway westbound in the vicinity […]