Long Island News

Governor Kathy Hochul met with state and local elected officials on August 27 to tour storm damage at Stony Brook University and at the Mill Dam site. Starting August 18 and continuing through the morning […]

By Hank Russell Flanked by North Bellport residents and local activists holding signs that read “Free The Beach” and “Ho Hum Is For Everyone,” Brookhaven Town Supervisor Dan Panico held a press conference inside the […]

Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers rescued a Holbrook man and his dog from the water in Patchogue. Ethan Brako was crabbing at Mascot Dock and Marina on August 27 when his dog, Brina, a […]

The seawall around Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is more stable and protected from potential storm surges, thanks in part to funding secured by Assemblymember Charles Lavine (D-North Shore).  Lavine secured a $125,000 grant for the construction […]

The Town Attorney’s Office, Police Department and Town Code Enforcement Office for the Town of Riverhead successfully executed a Search Warrant on August 19 at an alleged overcrowded and unsafe single-family residence in Riverhead.  At […]

The Town of Oyster Bay received a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). It is the highest form of recognition […]

By Hank Russell Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order declaring a Disaster Emergency for Suffolk County following record rainfall on August 18-19 that resulted in severe flooding to homes, businesses and institutions, damaged several […]

By Hank Russell The Riverhead Town Board recently commenced legal action against the Town of Southampton challenging, among other things, what the town board called an inadequate environmental review of the creation of Southampton’s Riverside […]

Town of North Hempstead Historian Ross Lumpkin welcomed preservationist and historian Zack Studenroth to lead a gravestone cleaning and straightening workshop at the Monfort Cemetery in Port Washington on August 15. Studenroth covered various topics […]

Goes into Effect September 3 By Hank Russell Starting September 3, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) station at Oyster Bay will be getting a second direct train to Penn Station during rush hour. This […]