Long Island News

By Hank Russell The Long Island Association’s (LIA) State of the Region breakfast will take place on Friday, January 9 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. Registration and networking start at 8 a.m. […]

East Hampton Town Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez delivered her 2026 State of the Town Address on January 26, outlining how town government is caring for the community through responsible fiscal management, environmental stewardship, housing investment, public […]

Program Raised $468 Million in 2025 As Tolls, Fares Rise Again Blakeman Calls for MTA Control Board By Hank Russell A day before Governor Kathy Hochul called congestion pricing a success, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority […]

By Hank Russell Over the years, many states — including New York — have legalized the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. While some states have legalized medicinal marijuana, a few states have only legalized […]

Two Suffolk County Police officers and a sergeant rescued a child who fell through the ice on an East Patchogue pond.  On December 25 at 1 p.m., an 8-year-old boy was playing on the ice […]

By Hank Russell A nurses’ union has voted to go on strike if it does not have a new contract by December 31. The issues that the nurses have with Northwell Health include inadequate pay, […]

Suffolk County Police Arson Section detectives are investigating a fireworks accident that seriously injured a man in East Patchogue.   On December 21 at 5:40 p.m., John Philpotts-Kerr was handling fireworks inside an apartment, located at […]

A fire broke out at a house in North Lawrence. On December 20 at 1:59 p.m., Nassau County police officers from the Fourth Precinct responded to a Spring Street residence for a fire. The Lawrence-Cedarhurst […]

Brookhaven Town Supervisor Dan Panico, Councilwoman Jane Bonner, and local officials joined members of the Coram community at a menorah lighting held on December 17 at the historic Davis Town Meeting House in Coram. The […]

LI to Receive an Additional $16M to Update Infrastructure By Hank Russell A local water district will receive nearly $10.8 million from the state to help treat its wells. The money will come from a […]