March 2026 - Long Island Life & Politics

Local College Earns Military Friendly® School Designation

March 31, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Community College has been named a 2026-2027 Military Friendly® School earning a silver designation from militaryfriendly.com. The award follows a comprehensive evaluation of the college’s services using both public data and responses to […]

Blakeman: DMV is ‘Failing’ on Commercial Driver’s License Enforcement

March 31, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell Nassau County Executive and Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman held a press conference over the weekend in Pembroke calling for the state Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to stop issuing commercial driver’s […]

Blakeman Closes Gap against Hochul

March 31, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell Governor Kathy Hochul is still leading her opponent, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, but her lead is not as strong as it used to be, according to a new poll. The Siena […]

The Hypocrisy of the ‘No Kings’ Protests

March 31, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Jim Soviero The latest media-hyped round of “No Kings” protests gives us all another glimpse into just how short on historical perspective, and long on blatant hypocrisy, these people truly are. Let’s begin with […]

Trio from Guatemala Each Sentenced for Farmingdale Killing

March 31, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Illegal Immigrants Kidnapped Victim in Broad Daylight Three Guatemalan nationals who were in the country illegally were each sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to Manslaughter in the First Degree, for their […]

Farmingville Man Faces up to 25 Years for Sex Trafficking

March 30, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell A Farmingville man was found guilty of using physical violence, deception, and narcotics to induce a woman to engage in sexual acts with others for profit. He faces up to 25 years […]

SCPD: Man Allegedly Stabbed Grandmother’s Fiancé to Death

March 30, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Police arrested a man for allegedly killing his grandmother’s fiancé. Suffolk County Police responded to a 911 call regarding a stabbing that occurred inside a trailer, parked in the driveway of 8 Catherine […]

The Tough Choices We Need to Make about Iran

March 29, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Steve Levy Let’s talk about the Iran situation as fellow Americans — not as Democrats or Republicans or as Trump haters or Trump lovers. Let’s talk about Iran as it will affect our present […]

A Victory in the War against Woke Sports

March 29, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

It seems just a couple of years ago that our nation and much of the world were headed toward an irreversible level of woke craziness in our culture and sports world, where men were going […]

Man Arrested for Allegedly Kidnapping Child from Laundromat

March 29, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Police arrested a man for allegedly kidnapping a child from a Patchogue laundromat. While a woman was with her two children at a laundromat, located at 138 East Main St., Carlos Corte, who […]