2025 - Page 194 of 288 - Long Island Life & Politics

Legislator: Nassau ‘Isn’t Playing with House Money’

April 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Sends Cease-and-Desist Letter Calling for Stop to Misusing Taxpayer Funds By Hank Russell A day after Sands pulled its plans for a proposed casino and entertainment complex next to Nassau County Veterans Coliseum, one Nassau […]

How Albany’s Budget Games Leave Suffolk Holding the Bag

April 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Previously Published in The Messenger By Raheem Soto In government, delays have costs—and in New York, the bill often lands on someone else’s desk. As Albany continues to stall on a final state budget this […]

Bridgehampton Man Charged with Immigration Fraud Took Part in Rwandan Genocide

April 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

A Bridgehampton man has been charged with lying on his applications for a green card and United States citizenship by concealing his past role as a leader and perpetrator of the genocide in Rwanda in […]

Long Beach Man Indicted for Allegedly Attacking Ex-Coworker with Axe

April 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

A Long Beach man was indicted on attempted murder and assault charges for allegedly striking a 60-year-old former coworker in the head and face with an axe multiple times, resulting in life-threatening injuries. On February […]

Fugitive Wanted for Child Exploitation in Kansas Caught on LI

April 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Bureau Deputy Sheriff Investigators, in conjunction with the U.S. Marshal Regional Task Force, arrested 32-year-old Peter Czech, a fugitive from justice from the state of Kansas. Czech […]

Queens Man Indicted for Fatal High-Speed Crash

April 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Allegedly Drove under the Influence of Cannabis at 123 Miles per Hour A Queens man was indicted for his alleged role in a fatal high-speed crash in January that killed his 21-year-old sister and another […]

Middle Island Man Arrested for Hit-and-Run in Patchogue

April 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Police have arrested a man after he fled the scene of a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a woman in Patchogue. On April 23, Bryam Moscoso Gomez was driving a 2009 Honda […]

Company Set to Provide Solar Power to 2 School Districts

April 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

SUNation Energy, Inc. has signed separate Letters of Intent (LOI) with Energy Systems Group (ESG) to deploy over 2.35 megawatts (MW) of solar power at two school districts on Long Island. Collectively, these installations are […]

Delivery Workers Can Receive Funds from $4M Settlement

April 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Must File Claims by July 15 Delivery workers who worked for liquor stores that sold on Drizly are now able to file claims to receive funds from her office’s $4 million settlement with the now-defunct […]

Leg. Approves Borrowing for Capital Infrastructure Plan

April 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell In what was considered to be a win for legislative Democrats, the Nassau County Legislature voted to authorize borrowing for the Fiscal Year 2025 capital infrastructure plan. Democrats got the 13-vote supermajority […]