Long Island News

By Hank Russell Newsday has apologized to its readers for publishing a graphic cartoon that detractors said mocked the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. In the September 13 edition of the paper, the cartoon, […]

 Asks for Federal Mediation Board; MTA Calls Tactic a ‘Cynical Delay’ By Hank Russell The union representing Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) engineers has decided not to go on strike this week. Rather, they are […]

A Southampton farmhouse is one of 20 properties and districts recommended to be nominated to the State and National Registers of Historic Places. The Corwith-Jones Farmhouse is a Greek Revival-style residence in Southampton’s historic Hayground […]

On September 11, the Village of Islandia held a special remembrance at the First Responders Memorial in honor of the memories of five local first responders who were killed during the September 11, 2001 attacks: […]

By Hank Russell On the 24th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a pair of bills introduced by local state legislators. Hochul has signed legislation to extend accidental […]

By Hank Russell Local and national officers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen (BLET) will hold a news conference on September 15 to announce the results of a strike vote by its nearly […]

By Hank Russell A recent audit from the New York State Comptroller’s Office found that a local fire district procured services from numerous vendors in the amount of more than $200,000 that did not go […]

Completion of Final Phase of Memorial Announced The Town of North Hempstead will host its annual 9/11 Memorial Service on Thursday, September 11, at 8:15 a.m. at Manhasset Valley Park, located at East Shore Road and Northern Boulevard […]

By Hank Russell The Town of East Hampton has allocated $1.1 million from its Host Community Agreement with South Fork Wind, which the town supervisor said was needed to fill a federal funding gap and […]

Funding $25 Million Greater Than What Trump Proposed By Hank Russell The House of Representatives approved the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, which, as part of the package, will provide […]