Long Island News

After serving his country for 23 years in the Active-Duty Air National Guard, retired Staff Sergeant Nicholas Westcott is now serving veterans at Brookhaven Town Hall.  As an employee of the Suffolk County Veterans Services […]

Suffolk County Police Arson Section detectives are investigating a residential fire that occurred in  Smithtown.  Suffolk County Police Fourth Precinct officers responded to a house fire at 115A Oakside Drive on July 11 at 5:54  […]

Nassau County police are still investigating the cause of a fire that happened in West Hempstead. On July 11 at 3:30 a.m., officers responded to 350 Hempstead Turnpike for a building fire. Upon arrival, they […]

Nassau County police are investigating a house fire that occurred in Valley Stream. On July 11 at 1:22 a.m., officers responded to a residential fire located at 34 Eastwood Lane. Upon arrival, they observed flames […]

Alternate Deputy Presiding Officer Michael Giangregorio (R-Merrick) and Legislator Patrick Mullaney (R-Oceanside) introduced legislation to establish the Blue Envelope Program in Nassau County, an initiative designed to enhance interactions between law enforcement officers, first responders, […]

By Hank Russell The Long Island region received more than $5.2 million in grants to help upgrade communications systems for first responders and emergency call centers. Nassau County received $2,050,446 for its communications systems and […]

By Hank Russell The Suffolk County Comptroller’s Office is urging property owners to pay their taxes on time as the agency collected $45 million in delinquent property tax payments in the month of June. The […]

Enjoy two more evenings of fireworks and daily family entertainment, midway rides & favorite fare food The fireworks don’t have to end with the Fourth of July — at least, not on Long Island. There […]

A piece of legislation cosponsored by Assemblyman Tommy John Schiavoni (D-Sag Harbor) that affects how revenues collected by hotel/motel taxes may be spent was signed into law by Governor Hochul during a special ceremony on […]

Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine announced that the county has received an $8 million grant to restore Stump Pond in Blydenburgh County Park in Smithtown. The storm of August 18-19, 2024, ravaged the north shore […]