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All-Electric Building Mandate Delayed Indefinitely

November 15, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off on All-Electric Building Mandate Delayed Indefinitely

Pol: Law ‘Will Put Families at Risk’ By Hank Russell A state law that will mandate all newly constructed residential and commercial buildings to use electric heat and appliances and was slated to go into […]

State & Regional News

State Pension Fund Valued at $291.4B

November 15, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off on State Pension Fund Valued at $291.4B

The estimated value of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) was $291.4 billion at the end of the second quarter of State Fiscal Year 2025-26, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced […]

Long Island News

Residents Speak on Ecology Site’s Closure

November 15, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off on Residents Speak on Ecology Site’s Closure

Previously Published in The Messenger By Matt Meduri At the November 6 evening board meeting to discuss the Town’s FY2026 budget, many public comments were dedicated to the beloved Holtsville Ecology Site, founded in 1979 […]

Op Eds

Why Are Local Governments in Suffolk Raising Taxes?

November 14, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off on Why Are Local Governments in Suffolk Raising Taxes?

We remember a day where, if elected officials pierced the property tax cap and enacted a tax increase that was thrice the rate of inflation, there would be hell to pay. But there’s been very […]

Crime

Ridge Man Faces up to 25 Years for Sexual Assault during Home Invasion

November 14, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off on Ridge Man Faces up to 25 Years for Sexual Assault during Home Invasion

A Ridge man has been indicted for allegedly breaking into a 74-year-old woman’s apartment and raping her. If convicted, he faces up to 25 years in prison. In the early morning hours of October 24, […]

Dangerous Roads

Massachusetts Man Dies after Being Struck by Car

November 14, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off on Massachusetts Man Dies after Being Struck by Car

Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a pedestrian in Ronkonkoma. Jim Jones was attempting to cross Veterans Memorial Highway in the crosswalk at Fifth Avenue on November […]

Dangerous Roads

One Dead, One Injured in Northern State Parkway Crash

November 14, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off on One Dead, One Injured in Northern State Parkway Crash

One person is dead and another injured in a two-car collision on the Northern State Parkway in Hauppauge. On November 13 at approximately 5:50 p.m., the New York State Police responded to the Northern State […]

Crime

Health Insurance Scammers Targeting Chinese-Speaking U.S. Residents

November 14, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off on Health Insurance Scammers Targeting Chinese-Speaking U.S. Residents

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns the public about an evolving financial fraud scheme targeting Chinese-speaking individuals residing in the United States in which criminals impersonate U.S. health insurance providers and Chinese law enforcement. […]

Education

Report: State Faces ‘Higher’ Education Costs

November 14, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off on Report: State Faces ‘Higher’ Education Costs

By Hank Russell A recent report found that New York has put the “higher” in higher education, with Empire State residents paying the third-highest college costs, using more than two-thirds of their income to pay […]

Long Island News

LIPA Proposes Lower Operating Budget for 2026

November 14, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off on LIPA Proposes Lower Operating Budget for 2026

But 2027 Projected Budget Would Be Higher By Hank Russell The Long Island Power Authority has released a proposed operating budget for 2026, which would be lower than this year’s approved budget. However, the utility […]

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