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No Change to ‘Raise the Age’ Angers Local Officials

January 27, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off on No Change to ‘Raise the Age’ Angers Local Officials

By Hank Russell A last-minute decision by Governor Kathy Hochul not to include changes to the state’s “Raise The Age” law in the proposed executive budget drew the ire of local elected officials who wanted […]

Politics

Governor Calls for DHS Secretary to Be Removed

January 27, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off on Governor Calls for DHS Secretary to Be Removed

By Hank Russell With the second fatal shooting by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent within a month, many elected officials, including New York’s governor, have called for the removal of Kristi Noem from […]

Business

Insurance Firm Commemorates 40 Years in Business

January 27, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off on Insurance Firm Commemorates 40 Years in Business

Company’s Founder Placed $1 Billion in Life Insurance Last Month In his 40th year in the life insurance business, Tom Archer, the founder of Archer Financial Group, did something few professionals ever achieve: he posted […]

Long Island News

Town Completes 911 Call-Answering Transition

January 27, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off on Town Completes 911 Call-Answering Transition

By Hank Russell The Town of East Hampton has formally completed the transition of primary 911 call answering to the East Hampton Town Police Department Dispatch Center. As of 12:30 p.m. on January 26, 2026, […]

Long Island News

First Responders Rescue Pair Who Broke through Ice at Gibbs Pond

January 26, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off on First Responders Rescue Pair Who Broke through Ice at Gibbs Pond

The Town of Smithtown is praising the swift and heroic actions of local first responders following a life-threatening ice rescue that occurred at Gibbs Pond during the height of the winter storm. Members of the […]

Crime

Crime Alert: Wanted for East Setauket Larceny

January 26, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off on Crime Alert: Wanted for East Setauket Larceny

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating two women who allegedly stole medication from an East Setauket pharmacy last […]

Op Eds

ICE Shooting Warrants Further Investigation

January 25, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off on ICE Shooting Warrants Further Investigation

By Long Island Life & Politics Two weeks ago, we editorialized about what we considered to be a justifiable shooting of Desiree Good by an ICE officer who had a reasonable belief that her flooring […]

Dangerous Roads

Man Seriously Injured in Motor Vehicle Crash in Brentwood

January 25, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off on Man Seriously Injured in Motor Vehicle Crash in Brentwood

Suffolk County Police Third Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a man in Brentwood.  On January 24, Kelvin Amarante was driving a 1996 Honda Civic northbound on Brentwood Road when […]

Dangerous Roads

2 Dead, One Injured in Hicksville Single-Car Crash

January 24, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off on 2 Dead, One Injured in Hicksville Single-Car Crash

Two people are dead and one person is injured in a single-vehicle crash in Hicksville. On January 23 at 11:30 p.m., a 23-year-old male was driving a 2026 White BMW westbound on Old Country Road […]

Business

Restaurant Owner Arrested During SLA Inspection

January 24, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off on Restaurant Owner Arrested During SLA Inspection

Suffolk County Police arrested the owner of a Huntington Station restaurant during an SLA inspection.  In response to a community complaint, Second Precinct Crime Section officers — in conjunction with  New York State Liquor Authority, […]

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