March 2025 - Long Island Life & Politics

Bill Would Provide $1B for Service Academy over 10 Years

March 31, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-Patchogue), a member of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Board of Visitors, recently introduced bipartisan legislation to authorize more than $1 billion over 10 years for a full-scale campus […]

AG: Voting Bill Will ‘Suppress Voter Registration’

March 31, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 17 other attorneys general sent a letter urging congressional leadership to reject the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. With Congress set […]

Mystery Still Surrounds Deadly Medford Fire

March 31, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell The cause of a fire that broke out in a Medford residence that doubled as a cat sanctuary — killing one person and numerous cats — has yet to be determined. On […]

Man Stabbed to Death in East Patchogue Apartment Complex

March 31, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the stabbing death of a man that occurred in East Patchogue. Police responded to a report of a fight in an apartment complex, located at 9 Pondview […]

Mexican Chain Restaurant Celebrates Grand Reopening in Rocky Point

March 31, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Brookhaven Town Councilwoman Jane Bonner joined the owners, employees and guests on March 27 to celebrate the grand reopening of Moe’s Southwest Grill located at 346 Route 25A in Rocky Point. With more than 600 […]

Newton Shows Presents Fling into Spring Carnival

March 31, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Levittown’s Good Shepherd Church Hosts Its First-Ever Event Since 2020 Christmas Day Fire Newton Shows has announced that it is presenting the Fling into Spring Carnival at the Good Shepherd Church for the first time, from […]

Fire Breaks out inside Basement of Massapequa Building

March 31, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

A fire broke out inside the basement of a commercial building in Massapequa. On March 30 at 2:45 p.m., Nassau County officers responded to a commercial fire in the basement located on Broadway and Central […]

Two People Arrested for Allegedly Selling Alcohol to Minors

March 31, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Police arrested two people for allegedly selling alcohol products to underage people during compliance checks in the Third Precinct. In response to numerous community complaints, Third Precinct Crime Section officers conducted an investigation […]

Police Still Searching for Hit-and-Run Driver Who Hit Pedestrian in Mastic Beach

March 31, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Seventh Precinct Investigative Unit officers are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash in Mastic […]

Credit Card Taken from Gym, Used for Purchase at Farmingville Store

March 31, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating the man who used a stolen credit card. A man used a stolen credit […]