2025 - Page 196 of 288 - Long Island Life & Politics

Trump Backs Massapequa Community

April 23, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell The Massapequa School District received a major supporter in President Donald Trump in their push to keep the Chiefs nickname and logo, in defiance of the state’s mandate to either change the […]

Feds: State Risks Losing Road Funding Due to Congestion Pricing

April 23, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell The Trump administration is giving Governor Kathy Hochul until May 21 to end the congestion pricing plan or else the state will no longer receive federal funding for non-safety road projects. As […]

Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Coke Trafficking

April 23, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

A Brooklyn man has pleaded guilty to distributing cocaine in Suffolk County. Between July 2023 and August 2024, Michael Khodorkovskiy sold high quantities of cocaine to an undercover police officer near his residence in Brooklyn. […]

Favorability Ratings for Trump, Hochul Inch Up

April 23, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

But Still Below 50% for Both of Them By Hank Russell A recent poll shows that President Donald Trump and Governor Kathy Hochul’s favorability ratings went up slightly, but both politicians are still below 50%. […]

Construction Company Owner Nabbed for Illegal Dumping

April 22, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Riverhead Woman Also Arrested By Hank Russell The owner of a Farmingville construction company and a Riverhead woman were both arrested for separate cases involving illegal dumping in the Pine Barrens. The announcement was made […]

Albany Proposes New Laws to Keep Us Less Safe

April 22, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Previously Published in The Messenger By Ray Tierney Parents put their children on the school bus each morning, trusting they’ll return home. Seniors walk their dogs, assuming their neighborhoods are safe. These are not luxuries; […]

Queens Man Wanted by ICE Arrested for Grand Larceny

April 22, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Also Had Outstanding Arrest Warrant in NYC A Queens man who is wanted by the Immigration and Custom Enforcement has been arrested for grand larceny at a Valley Stream store. On April 21 at 4:58 […]

Supervisor to Discuss Town’s Challenges, Successes at LIMBA

April 22, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Supervisor Ed Wehrheim from the Town of Smithtown will be the guest speaker at LIMBA (Long Island Metro Business Action) on April 25 at 8:30 a.m. This event will take place at the Candlelight Diner, […]

Recycling Firm Named ‘Member of the Year’

April 22, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Gershow Recycling was named “Member of the Year” by the Medford Chamber of Commerce during the Brookhaven Chambers of Commerce Coalition’s 25th Annual Outstanding Member of the Year Awards Reception that was held at The […]

Man Allegedly Steals Merchandise from Stony Brook Store

April 22, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who stole items from a store in Stony Brook this month. […]