Long Island News

By Hank Russell Citing the shutdown of the federal government — which has dragged on for over a month — Oyster Bay town officials are urging Governor Kathy Hochul to extend the school property tax […]

By Hank Russell A local state assemblyman decried the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which recently conducted raids in Southampton Town and the arrest of one immigrant who, advocates claim, was pinned down […]

Public Urged to Take Precautions, Vaccinate Pets The Suffolk County Department of Health Services reported that a dead raccoon found in Amityville on October 18 tested positive for rabies. The confirmation was received from the […]

By Hank Russell The Office of Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips recently completed a review of all 58 Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) stations in the county and found that the stations and infrastructure have […]

By Hank Russell U.S. Congressman Nick LaLota (R-Rocky Point) recently cosponsored a bill that would pay air traffic controllers while the government is still being shut down. Introduced by Aaron Bean (R-Florida), the Aviation Funding […]

By Hank Russell The bodies of two kayakers were recovered in Southampton over two days. According to the Southampton Town Police Department, on November 1 at 8:44 p.m., Shane Garcia, 27, was reported missing by […]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ dredging project at Lake Montauk Harbor in the Town of East Hampton is set to begin. The dredge and supporting equipment have arrived in Montauk, marking the start of […]

Members of the North Hempstead Town Board and the Roslyn Landmark Society were on hand on October 31 to announce that renovations to the historic Hicks Bridge have been completed, as well as the Hicks […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James’ Office of Special Investigation (OSI) issued a Notification of Investigative Findings regarding the investigation into the death of Emilson Joan Ordoñez-Banegas, who died on July 13 following an encounter […]

A fire broke out at a home in Glen Head. On October 30 at 5:53 p.m., Nassau County officers responded to a residence on Cedar Swamp Road. Upon arrival, they observed a fire in the […]