2025 - Page 46 of 288 - Long Island Life & Politics

Over 27,000 LI Businesses at Risk of Flooding

October 25, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell A study released by the Long Island Regional Planning Council (LIPRC) found that more than 27,000 local businesses are at risk of flooding. According to the LIPRC’s Island Wide Economic Flood Risk […]

Town to Hold Open House for Waterfront Management Plan

October 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

The Town of Brookhaven is inviting residents to the first Public Open House for the North Shore Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP), scheduled for October 29 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Harbors and […]

New 311 Call Center Will Connect Social Workers to Law Enforcement

October 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Previously Published in The Messenger By Matt Meduri On Tuesday afternoon, Suffolk County unveiled a comprehensive new initiative that will connect social workers of the County’s 311 Call Center to law enforcement to better handle […]

Town Enters Agreement to Protect Montauk’s Coastline

October 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

The Town of East Hampton signed the Project Partnership Agreement for the Montauk Coastal Storm Risk Management Project, a key component of the Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point (FIMP) Coastal Storm Risk Management Project. […]

End Our Foreign Dependence on Pharmaceuticals, Rare Earth Minerals

October 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

The pandemic should’ve been a wake-up call. At one point, the Chinese government threatened to withhold pharmaceuticals from the U.S. that included the major statins such as blood pressure and cholesterol medicines that have kept […]

Honduran National Sentenced for Shooting Acquaintance to Death

October 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

A Honduran national was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting an acquaintance. On March 15, just before midnight, Jeremias Anaribamoran and Gustavo Godinez-Carcamo got into a verbal […]

Home Prices Increase, Sales Falter

October 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell It seems like the same old song in the Long Island real estate market: home prices kept going up while home sales went on a downward trend. According to the most recent […]

Homeland Security Calls ICE Portal ‘Obstruction of Justice”

October 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell A day after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted a raid on Canal Street in Chinatown, Attorney General Letitia James announced that her office has created a portal for New Yorkers […]

Bay Shore Man Indicted for Fatal DWI Crash

October 23, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

A Bay Shore man was arraigned on a 13-count indictment for an April DWI crash in Massapequa that killed a 48-year-old and seriously injured his wife. The defendant’s father was also indicted on reckless endangerment […]

County Collects Over $188M from Bond Sales

October 23, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Proceeds Will Go to Fund Capital Projects The Suffolk County Comptroller’s Office announced that the county sold more than $188 million in bonds, with sales proceeds going to fund major capital projects. On October 23, […]