Long Island News

Previously Published in The Messenger By Cait Crudden Suffolk County Comptroller John Kennedy (R-Nesconset) has formally written to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to advocate for Brookhaven National Laboratory as a premier site for […]

A fire recently broke out in a house in Island Park. On April  21 at 1:40 p.m., Nassau County Fourth Precinct Officers responded to a house fire on Southard Drive. When they arrived, the side […]

By Hank Russell The New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC) has announced that the organization has received almost $10 billion in discretionary funding stemming from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) since 2022. Some […]

Amtrak Begins Work on East River Tunnel Project on May 9  By Hank Russell Commuters who take the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) were in for a shock when Amtrak announced that it was closing […]

By Cooper Smith The Town of East Hampton has officially launched a new online portal designed to streamline the application process for planning, building, and other municipal services as part of a broader effort to […]

By Hank Russell A retired Investigator who spent over a quarter of a century with the New York State Police (NYSP) has passed away. Thomas K. Herrick died on April 12 from an illness resulting […]

By Hank Russell The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has opened an investigation into the death of a man after Suffolk County police took him into custody from a Wyandanch store. […]

Suffolk County Police Third Precinct officers partnered with Town of Islip Public Safety officials on April 25 to remove more than a dozen illegally parked vehicles in Brentwood. In response to community complaints and a […]

Once again, Newton Shows is partnering with the Manhasset School Community Association (SCA) to present its 72nd annual Manhasset SCA Fair at Munsey Park Elementary School on May 3 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. […]

By Hank Russell Two Long Island municipalities received more than $600,000 from the state for the installation of charging stations and fast-charging pedestals for electric vehicles (EVs). The money came from the state’s Municipal Zero-Emission […]