Hank Russell, Author at Long Island Life & Politics

5 Fire Departments Respond to Woodmere House Fire

September 17, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

Five fire departments responded to a house fire that occurred in Woodmere. Nassau County officers responded to a house fire on Amherst Drive on September 16 at 5:35 p.m. The Inwood, Hewlett, Lawrence-Cedarhurst, Valley Stream […]

Flood Honors Local High School

September 17, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

Assemblyman Ed Flood (R,C-Port Jefferson) recently presented an official Assembly Proclamation to Earl L. Vandermeulen High School in Port Jefferson, which stood out among the nation’s most elite schools and was recognized by the U.S. […]

Group Leaves Lake Ronkonkoma Restaurant without Paying the Bill

September 17, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the people who left before paying the bill from a Lake Ronkonkoma restaurant this […]

Clothes Taken from Commack Store

September 17, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the woman who stole from a Commack store last month. A woman stole clothes […]

Legislator: Blakeman Kept Residents “In the Dark” about Trump Rally Details

September 16, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell As former president Donald Trump makes his way to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Nassau County’s minority leader is asking the county executive for details on traffic closures and the costs associated with […]

Bay Shore Man Indicted on Additional Sex Trafficking Charges

September 16, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

A Bay Shore man was indicted on three counts of sex trafficking, and other related charges, for the alleged commercial sexual exploitation of an additional female victim. On July 15, 2023, prior to his pending […]

Help Needed to Identify Latest Gilgo Murder Victim

September 16, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell The Suffolk County Police Department and the Gilgo Beach Homicide Task Force are asking for the public’s help in identifying one of the victims of the Gilgo Beach murders known as “Asian […]

Melville Temple Vandalized; Incident Viewed As Hate Crime

September 16, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Hates Crimes Unit detectives are investigating an incident as a hate crime that occurred at a Melville temple. Threatening and derogatory anti-Hindu messages were spray-painted on the driveway and a sign at […]

Four Years Later, Cuomo Still Lies about State’s COVID Response

September 16, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Will Barclay In the months following the Cuomo Administration’s March 2020 order forcing nursing homes to accept COVID-positive patients, we have learned the administration leaned heavily on misinformation, cover-ups and outright lies to avoid […]

Child Passenger Safety Week Runs Until September 21

September 16, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

Governor Kathy Hochul reminded parents and caregivers that free car seat checks by certified child passenger safety technicians are available statewide during Child Passenger Safety Week, which began September 15. This safety awareness week will […]