Long Island News

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating an incident during which a man died after being pulled unresponsive from a residential swimming pool yesterday in Medford.  On July 19, Sleigan Laroc, 25, of Queens […]

Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina presided over recruit class 24-193 during their graduation ceremony in Hauppauge on July 18. As part of their training, the recruits completed 31 weeks of academy training with more […]

Previously Published in The Messenger By Raheem Soto After months of debate, the Islip Town Board voted on Tuesday to table a proposal that would have allowed retail cannabis dispensaries in town, maintaining its 2021 […]

By Hank Russell Cleanup is still ongoing at the Mill River on East Rockaway after approximately 1,000 gallons of oil leaked into the river from an underwater transmission cable. The cable has since been repaired. […]

Overtime Hours Increase for Eighth Year in a Row By Hank Russell New York State agency overtime costs increased 10.2% in 2024 for a total of $1.3 billion, while the number of overtime hours increased […]

The Brookhaven Town Board has unanimously voted to approve an $12.5- million dollar bond to fund critical stormwater and drainage infrastructure improvements necessary due to excessive flooding as seen across the nation. This bold investment […]

By Hank Russell Steve Levy, the co-publisher of Long Island Life & Politics, received the Gipper Award from the Ronald Reagan Republican Club during the group’s 26th annual Gipper Award Dinner at Windows on the […]

Previously Published in The Messenger By Raheem Soto  Assemblyman Joe DeStefano says Long Islanders are being wrongly billed for New York City congestion fees tied to trips they never took, which forces them into months-long […]

North Hempstead Town Councilwoman Christine Liu is announcing that she has secured $125,000 in grant funding, to install a new irrigation system at Park Circle in New Hyde Park. The funding was procured by then-New […]

By CaraLynn Caulfield An auditing firm found that the Town of East Hampton had once again earned high marks for its financial stewardship, receiving a “clean” audit opinion on its Fiscal Year 2024 financial statements. […]