February 2025 - Page 17 of 25 - Long Island Life & Politics

Female Pedestrian Hit By Car in Wantagh

February 11, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

A woman has been hospitalized after being hit by a car while trying to cross the street in Wantagh. On February 10 at approximately 3:38 p.m. in Wantagh, a woman, 60, was trying to cross […]

Daycare Worker Arrested For Child Endangerment

February 11, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County officers arrested a female daycare employee for endangering the welfare of several children after she allegedly passed out as a result of drug and alcohol use in Babylon. On February 10 at about […]

Man Wanted For Allegedly Stealing From Centereach Store

February 11, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County officers are asking for the public’s help in identifying and finding a man who stole items from a Centereach store. The man allegedly stole home goods from Target, located at 265 Pond Path, […]

Man Arrested for DWI Crash on LIE

February 11, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County officers arrested a man for driving while intoxicated after causing a tractor-trailer crash while heading west on the Long Island Expressway in Dix Hills. On February 9 at about 7:48 p.m., Timothy Murray, […]

Woman Arrested For Identity Theft At East Meadow Bank

February 11, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Nassau County officers arrested a Hempstead woman for an incident that happened in East Meadow. On February 10 at about 1:02 p.m., Tomeka Barton, 46, of 25 Tyler Avenue, entered Flagstar Bank, located at 1900 […]

Yearly, Quarterly Sales Tax Collections Taper off

February 10, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell The end of 2024 was not a good one for both counties and Long Island overall, with sales tax collections not being as robust the past year. The last months of the […]

Governor Bans Use of Chinese AI Application

February 10, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell Governor Kathy Hochul announced on February 10 that a statewide ban is now in effect that prohibits the DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence (AI) application from being downloaded on ITS-managed government devices and networks. […]

Assemblyman Will Provide Legislative Update from Albany

February 10, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

New York State Assemblyman Steve Stern (D-Dix Hills) will provide a legislative update from Albany at LIMBA (Long Island Metro Business Action) on February 28, starting at 8:30 a.m. The event will take place at […]

LI Pols Applaud Passage of HALT of Fentanyl Act

February 10, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell U.S. Representatives Nick LaLota (R-Rocky Point) and Andrew Garbarino (R-Patchogue) praised their fellow colleagues for voting along with them to ensure the passage of the HALT (Halt All Lethal Trafficking) of Fentanyl […]

James Challenges Trump’s Buyout Order

February 10, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell New York Attorney General Letitia James joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in standing with the nation’s federal employees in a challenge to what the AGs describe as the Trump […]