Crime
Brooklyn Man Arrested for Grand Larceny
A Brooklyn man was arrested for grand larceny after he allegedly stole a car from the home from the victim, who bought the car the day before from an online seller. On January 18, a […]
Year: 2025
Business
Medical Care Facility Comes to Plainview
Nassau County Legislature Deputy Minority Leader Arnold W. Drucker (D-Plainview) joined the Plainview-Old Bethpage Chamber of Commerce and fellow elected officials on September 29 as they welcomed Optum Medical Care to the Plainview business community. […]
State & Regional News
Report: Young Adults in NYS Carry More Than $4,300 in Credit Card Debt
By Hank Russell A report recently found that young adults ages 18 to 34 in New York State carry the sixth-largest amount of credit card debt. According to Upgraded Points, young adults in New York […]
State & Regional News
Court Blasts Capping of State Energy Program Reimbursement Costs
By Hank Russell The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon found that the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) cap on state energy program funding is illegal. In New York, approximately $1.6 million in […]
Long Island News
Towns Introduce Proposed Budgets for 2026
By Hank Russell The towns of Brookhaven and East Hampton have both released their proposed budgets for 2026. Brookhaven’s budget calls for a spending increase of 1.7%, remaining under the state’s 2% tax cap. According […]
Long Island News
County Executive Signs Working Waterfronts Law
Suffolk County Legislator Catherine Stark (R-Riverhead) hosted County Executive Ed Romaine on October 1 as he signed historic legislation creating Suffolk’s ‘Working Waterfronts’ program, joined by fellow East End Legislator Ann Welker (D-Southampton), other Suffolk […]
Op Eds
Billy Joel, Tom Hanks, and the Charlottesville ‘Nazi’ Hoax
By Steve Levy I finally caught the HBO documentary on Billy Joel last week after many friends told me to check it out. I was really enjoying it and was learning a great deal about […]
Dangerous Roads
Yaphank Woman Pleads Guilty to Causing Fatal Crash
A Yaphank woman has pleaded guilty to causing a fatal crash last year that killed one person and injured another. The defendant was under the influence of alcohol and marijuana at the time of the […]
Crime
Police Seek Help in Solving Cold-Case Murder of Teenager
Crime Stoppers and the Nassau County Police Department’s Homicide Squad are asking for the public’s help in locating the subject(s) wanted in connection with a homicide that occurred in Freeport over 40 years ago. Susan […]
Dangerous Roads
Woman Hit by Car in Lake Ronkonkoma
Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in Lake Ronkonkoma. On September 30, Vanessa Tisdale was walking southbound on Ronkonkoma Avenue, crossing Express Drive North, […]