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[ April 2, 2026 ] Is New York’s Public Finance Board Corrupt? Op Eds
[ April 2, 2026 ] Venezuelan National Indicted for Allegedly Stabbing Acquaintance Crime
[ April 2, 2026 ] Renewable Energy/STEM Center Receives LEED Gold Certification Education
[ April 2, 2026 ] Baldwin Man Indicted for Allegedly Performing Funeral Services Illegally, Defrauding Mourning Families Business
[ April 1, 2026 ] Inwood Man Pleads Guilty to Killing 2-Month-Old Daughter Crime

Venezuelan National Indicted for Allegedly Stabbing Acquaintance

April 2, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

A Venezuelan national was indicted for allegedly stabbing an acquaintance at Gilgo Beach, causing multiple wounds to the victim. On February 28, 2026, Ruben Guanipa Ramirez allegedly picked up the victim from his home in […]

Renewable Energy/STEM Center Receives LEED Gold Certification

April 2, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

The Renewable Energy/STEM Center on Suffolk County Community College’s Michael J. Grant Campus in Brentwood was recently awarded LEED Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. This marks the college’s second building to achieve […]

Baldwin Man Indicted for Allegedly Performing Funeral Services Illegally, Defrauding Mourning Families

April 2, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell A Baldwin man has been indicted by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) for allegedly performing funeral services for which he was not licensed and defrauding mourning families. The 20-count indictment, […]

Inwood Man Pleads Guilty to Killing 2-Month-Old Daughter

April 1, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

An Inwood man pleaded guilty yesterday to murdering his two-month-old daughter in March 2025. On March 7, 2025, at approximately 11:00 a.m., Marlon Rabanales Pretzantzin, alone at home with his 14-month-old son and two-month-old daughter, […]

Four Indicted for Catalytic Converter Thefts, Allegedly Assaulting Officer

April 1, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Four men from the Bronx were indicted for allegedly causing serious physical injury to a Suffolk County Police Officer after committing multiple catalytic converter thefts. On March 7, 2026, the four defendants — Henry Cruz, […]

Study: State Has Second-Highest Tax Burden

April 1, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell In what should come as no surprise to New Yorkers, the state has one of the highest tax burdens in the country, according to a new study. According to WalletHub, New York […]

When Will the State Budget Pass?

April 1, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell April 1 has arrived and, once again, the state budget has not passed on time and some GOP members of the Assembly are furious. Rather than pass the budget — which could […]

Ward Melville Wins Suffolk County Regional High School Mock Trial Competition

April 1, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Advances to State Finals in May Ward Meville High School was the winner of the 2026 Suffolk County Regional High School Mock Trial Competition, which took place at the New York State Supreme Court in […]

Unlicensed Contractor, Company Indicted for Forgery

April 1, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

A Huntington man and his corporation were indicted for allegedly presenting a forged Town of Islip building permit to a customer in 2021. In May 2021, Robert Cortese allegedly entered into a contract with a […]

Uniondale Woman Sentenced for Bank Loan Fraud

April 1, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

A Uniondale woman was sentenced to up to eight years in prison for a scheme to fraudulently obtain a $75,000 bank loan. Between June 29, 2021, and January 18, 2022, Janelle DeFreitas planned and executed […]