Op Eds
Crack Down on Panhandlers at Traffic Intersections
By Steve Levy I don’t know about you, but I’m sick and tired of being stuck at a red light and having someone come up to my window with a sign asking me to buy […]
Month: September 2025
Op Eds
Get Out of the Left Lane!
Previously Published in The Messenger No, that is not a headline with political overtones. We mean that as literally as it sounds. It’s no secret that the traffic congestion on Long Island is entering unfathomably […]
Dangerous Roads
Hicksville Man Pleads Guilty to 2024 Vehicular Homicide
Driver Was Allegedly Drunk and On Drugs, Killed Bicyclist A Hicksville man pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and other charges for striking and killing a bicyclist in Westbury in October 2024 while heavily intoxicated […]
Crime
Crime Alert: Wanted for Middle Island Petit Larceny
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating the man who allegedly stole merchandise from a Middle Island store in […]
Crime
Crime Alert: Wanted for Selden Petit Larceny
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help in identifying and locating the man who allegedly stole merchandise from a Selden store this month. A […]
Dangerous Roads
Crash in Islandia Seriously Injures Motorcyclist
Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating a crash that seriously injured a motorcyclist in Islandia. On September 29, Eric Simmons was driving a 2025 Dodge Pickup truck westbound in the HOV lane on […]
Dangerous Roads
Police Searching for Car Involved in Hit-and-Run
By Hank Russell Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating the driver of a vehicle that injured two pedestrians before […]
Long Island News
Animal Preserve Set to Close in Early 2026
By Hank Russell Brookhaven Town Supervisor Dan Panico announced that the town is planning on closing the Holtsville Ecology Site Zoo & Animal Refuge. Panico said the birds and mammals will be transferred to animal […]
Long Island News
Suit Alleges ‘Coordinated, Unrelenting Campaign’ against Ex-CEO
By Hank Russell The former president and chief executive officer of a Nassau County hospital is suing her previous place of employment, claiming they did not adhere to the terms of her contract, they paid […]
Dangerous Roads
SCPD Officer Indicted in DWI Crash
A Suffolk County police officer from Babylon has been indicted for allegedly driving while intoxicated and hitting a pedestrian, who was seriously injured. On June 22 at approximately 2:30 a.m., Alexander Vargas was allegedly driving […]