October 2025 - Page 8 of 26 - Long Island Life & Politics

LI Gets $170M for Road Paving Projects

October 23, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell Long Island will be receiving $170 million in state funding for eight road paving projects in 2026 which entail the paving of 225 lane miles. The money comes from the $34.3 billion, […]

Why Are We Letting Violent Recidivists Back on the Streets?

October 22, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

This month, we read of the extraordinarily outrageous story of a cancer survivor killed in a hit-and-run car crash allegedly perpetrated by a violent machete-wielding individual who had been arrested 45 times previously. How the […]

6 Months for Ex-NYS Trooper Who Falsely Reported Officer Shooting by Black Male

October 22, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

A former New York State trooper was sentenced to six months in jail for fabricating a story about being shot by a Black motorist after initiating a traffic stop along the Southern State Parkway in […]

Amityville Man Indicted for Attempted Murder

October 22, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

An Amityville man was indicted for allegedly slashing a man across his neck inside the victim’s Amityville residence. On September 21, Angelo Andrade allegedly went to the home of a relative in Amityville. During a […]

Brentwood Man Gets 10 Years for Assaulting Police Officer

October 22, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

A Brentwood man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty in September to Assault on a Police Officer after he hit a police vehicle, causing it to flip over and crash into […]

Robotics Tournament Renamed in Memory of Volunteer, Mentor

October 22, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

On October 26, the Half Hollow Hills (HHH) School District will present the 13th Annual Ken Vessey Invitational at the district’s west campus located at 375 Wolf Hill Road in Dix Hills. The matches will […]

Pol: Shutdown ‘Making Our Country Less Safe’

October 22, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell U.S. Congressman Andrew Garbarino called on Senate Democrats to end the shutdown and approve the clean continuing resolution that was passed by the House of Representatives last month. He said the ongoing […]

DA Candidate Tells GOP: Stop the Lies

October 22, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Files Cease-and-Desist Letter over Donnelly Ads By Hank Russell The race for Nassau County District Attorney just got nastier as one of the candidates filed a cease-and-desist letter against her opponent’s political party, claiming the […]

Residents Want State to Audit School District’s Finances

October 22, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell With a school board meeting slated for tonight, a group of residents comprised of parents, students and community members from the South Country School District are calling on New York State Comptroller […]

Rockville Centre Man, Construction Firm Plead Guilty to Insurance Fraud

October 21, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

A Rockville Centre business owner and his Queens-based iron and erection construction company pleaded guilty to insurance fraud for a workers’ compensation scheme in which more than $600,000 of the company’s policy premiums were underpaid. […]