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[ June 11, 2026 ] Setauket-PJS Greenway Preservation Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk Long Island News
[ June 11, 2026 ] LI Gets Funding for Homeland Security, Emergency Management Performance Long Island News
[ June 11, 2026 ] Law Firm Awards Two Community Service Scholarships Education
[ June 11, 2026 ] Healthcare Highlights in the New State Budget Op Eds
[ June 11, 2026 ] National Pharmacy Chain Forced to Pay $36.5M Business

Setauket-PJS Greenway Preservation Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk

June 11, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Previously Published in The Messenger Long-awaited peace of mind regarding the Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway Trail is on the horizon with the news this week that Assemblywoman Rebecca Kassay’s (D-Port Jefferson) legislation to create a […]

LI Gets Funding for Homeland Security, Emergency Management Performance

June 11, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell Governor Kathy Hochul announced on June 10 that nearly $140 million in federal funding is available to support counterterrorism and emergency preparedness efforts across the state. The money will come from the […]

Law Firm Awards Two Community Service Scholarships

June 11, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

The law firm of Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo has announced the recipients of its 2026 Community Service Scholarships. This is the twenty-sixth year the firm has awarded scholarships in East Hampton, Southampton […]

National Pharmacy Chain Forced to Pay $36.5M

June 11, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

AGs Claim Company Defrauded Medicaid on Insulin Prescriptions By Hank Russell A national pharmacy chain reached a $36.5 million settlement with New York Attorney General Letitia James, 36 attorneys general and the U.S. Department of […]

Will We Be Paying More for Prescription Drugs?

June 10, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell As Governor Kathy Hochul has talked about affordability and accused President Donald Trump of jacking up healthcare costs, lawmakers in Albany pushed through a bill that a think tank said would raise […]

Bellport HS Student Receives Gershow Scholarship

June 10, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Gabriel Vignato III, a member of Bellport High School’s Class of 2026, was the recipient of the Gershow Recycling Environmental Conservation Scholarship. Vignato was awarded the one-time scholarship in the amount of $1,000 during the […]

Yoga Studio Opens New Shoreham Location

June 10, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Brookhaven Town Councilwoman Jane Bonner attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 5 to celebrate the grand opening of Solaris Yoga’s new location in Shoreham. Bonner presented the owner of Solaris Yoga with a Certificate of Congratulations […]

DA Expands Partnership to Fight Retail Theft

June 9, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

18 Repeat Offenders Arrested; Allegedly Stole $110K in Goods Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced the continued results of the Retail Protection Partnership, a program he created in October 2023, in response to […]

Town Calls for Task Force to Protect Drinking Water

June 9, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell East Hampton Town Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez immediately called on Governor Kathy Hochul, Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine and Suffolk County Water Authority (SCWA) leaders to form a coordinated joint task force to […]

AG: Arbitration Firm Cheated Small Businesses

June 9, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against the online arbitration platform Rapid Ruling and its founders, Zachary Meyer and Andrew Sachs, for fraudulently presenting the company as a neutral […]