Long Island News

By Hank Russell Four municipalities and water districts are receiving a total of $31.8 million in water infrastructure grants from the state as part of the $135 million made available to help communities across the […]

Please note: The figures in the second paragraph have been corrected. By Hank Russell A report from the New York State Comptroller’s Office found that sales tax collections so far this year were up 3% […]

Suffolk County Sheriff Errol D. Toulon, Jr. was joined by the family of Kathy Bishop on October 29 to open the Domestic Violence Bureau’s new office space at District Court in Central Islip, which the […]

A firefighter was hospitalized and another suffered from smoke inhalation after responding to a house fire in Roslyn Heights. On October 29 at 9:45 am., Nassau County officers responded to a residential home located on […]

Dem: Administration ‘Inherited’ County’s Financial Stability By Hank Russell Nassau County has been found by the New York State Comptroller’s Office not to have any fiscal stress and is not susceptible to fiscal stress at […]

The North Hempstead Town Board unanimously approved its 2026 budget during a special Town Board budget meeting held on October 28. The approved $138 million spending plan freezes taxes after three consecutive years of tax […]

By Hank Russell A recent report from the New York State Comptroller’s office found that Suffolk led all counties in being impacted by the greatest number of severe weather events. Based on the National Oceanic […]

Suffolk County Executive Edward Romaine and Deputy Presiding Officer Legislator Steven J. Flotteron (R-West Islip), along with legislative colleagues and environmental advocates, gathered along Carlls River in Babylon and pledged to preserve the health of […]

A grant secured by Assemblymember Charles Lavine (D-North Shore) has the North Shore Historical Museum in Glen Cove a step closer to completing a renovation project that has been in the works for decades. The […]

The Town of Brookhaven is inviting residents to the first Public Open House for the North Shore Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP), scheduled for October 29 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Harbors and […]