Long Island News
Adopt Dufus & Mooney
Two Gentlemen in Search of Love (and Smaller Waistlines) Meet Dufus & Mooney — the feline equivalent of an old married couple who’ve seen a lot together, and still choose to snuggle on the same […]
Year: 2025
Politics
Assemblyman Elected Islip GOP Chair
Previously Published in The Messenger By Matt Meduri The Islip Republican Committee has a new chairman. Assemblyman Doug Smith (R-Holbrook) was elected chair last month, taking the helm at the committee that has been a […]
Crime
Attorney Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Money from Real Estate Transaction
An attorney from Bellmore was arrested and arraigned for allegedly stealing money that was designated to pay off his client’s loan as part of a real estate transaction. Michael Tulchiner, the principal attorney at The […]
State & Regional News
Report: State Faces $34.3B Budget Gap through 2029
By Hank Russell A report issued by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli shows that the state’s Financial Plan has a growing structural budget deficit with a cumulative three-year budget gap of $34.3 billion, as forecasted by […]
Op Eds
It’s Time to Finally Declare Sanctuary Cities Illegal
By Steve Levy Kudos to the Trump administration for initiating litigation against various blue cities and states that have instituted sanctuary venues. I often scratch my head wondering how these elected officials, sworn to uphold […]
Dangerous Roads
Man Dies of Apparent Medical Incident Following Motor Vehicle Crash
Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are investigating the death of a man from an apparent medical incident following a single-vehicle crash in Holbrook. A man was driving a 2005 Mercury Sable on the North […]
Crime
Port Washington Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse
A Port Washington man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing a victim at his home for approximately five years, beginning when she was four years old and attending Pre-K. The defendant’s […]
Crime
Crime Alert: Wanted for Commack Petit Larceny
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the woman who stole merchandise from a Commack store. A woman stole clothing […]
Crime
Crime Alert: Wanted for Setauket Grand 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 Setauket store last month. […]
Long Island News
Crime Rates Drop Nationally, Locally
By Hank Russell The FBI recently released its Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2024, which announced that this year’s violent crime, murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault rates fell […]