2026 - Page 14 of 38 - Long Island Life & Politics

Officials, Groups Split on Signing of Assisted Suicide Bill

February 10, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell Some local elected officials and religious organizations spoke out on the signing of the Medical Aid in Dying Act (MAID) into law, with some saying it allows those to “die with dignity,” […]

GOP Assembly Unanimously Elect Ra Minority Leader

February 10, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell The Assembly Minority Conference elected Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) as its next Minority Leader. The unanimous leadership vote was held on February 9 at the State Capitol. He succeeds Will Barclay […]

Nursing Fund Grant Helps Expand Simulation-Based Training

February 10, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Community College (SCCC) has been awarded $40,000 for 2025-2026 academic year through the State University of New York’s High Needs Nursing Fund, part of a statewide initiative led by SUNY Chancellor John B. […]

County Acquires Property in Mastic Beach

February 9, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County recently acquired property in Mastic Beach to preserve additional open space in the Mastic-Shirley Conservation area. In total between the county and the Town of Brookhaven, more than 226 acres have been preserved […]

Voters Once Again Get Fooled by So-Called ‘Moderate’ Democrats

February 9, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

How many times have we said it before: There is no longer any such thing as a moderate Democrat? Sure, there are a multitude of Democrats who run campaigns professing to be moderates, but in […]

Man Critically Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash

February 9, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives are investigating a two-vehicle crash that critically injured a man in Greenlawn this morning. A 2022 Toyota Tundra traveling northbound on Broadway Avenue and a 2009 Honda CRV […]

One Dead in Plainview House Fire

February 8, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

A 67-year-old woman is dead after being found in a house fire in Plainview. On February 7 at 2:27 a.m., Nassau County officers were dispatched to a residential fire on Sutton Drive. Upon arrival, they […]

Armed Man Wanted for Sayville Home Invasion Arrested, Charged with Multiple Felonies

February 8, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Police yesterday arrested a man for multiple felonies after he allegedly burglarized an occupied apartment in Sayville. Douglas Davis allegedly kicked in the front door of an apartment at 15 Greeley Ave., where […]

It’s No Surprise Teachers Unions Would Try to Block Charters

February 8, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Low-income parents in Brentwood and Central Islip who were jumping for joy at the opportunity to send their children to high-performing charter schools that would be established in their area had to be highly dismayed […]

Officials: Let’s Get Back to Work on Wind Project

February 7, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell Elected and union officials, as well as business leaders, convened in front of the Long Island Association’s headquarters in Melville on February 6, urging the U.S. Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management […]