Long Island News

Nassau County’s Rating Improves; Sewer Authority Gets Downgrade By Hank Russell A recent report from S&P Global Ratings showed that Nassau County’s general obligation rating for outstanding debt was raised from AA- to AA, which […]

By Hank Russell Posing in front of a sign reading “Congestion pricing is out of gas,” North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jennifer DeSena, Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin, and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino declared […]

By Hank Russell Joined by Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine and members of the Legislature, County Comptroller John Kennedy held a press conference at the H. Lee Dennison Building in Hauppauge on February 20 to […]

Nassau County Legislature Deputy Minority Leader Arnold W. Drucker (D-Plainview) recently sent a letter urging County Executive Bruce A. Blakeman to give the greater Plainview-Old Bethpage community and all Nassau County residents clarity about the […]

By Lindsay Press and Hank Russell North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jennifer DeSena and Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin held a press conference in a Floral Park neighborhood on February 19 to announce they filed a […]

By Hank Russell Construction has gotten underway on the seawall at Shore Road in Port Washington and is expected to be completed soon, according to the Nassau County Department of Public Works. Depending on the […]

Suffolk County officers are investigating the events surrounding a man whose body was found in Central Islip.  On February 18, at about 12:30 p.m., a man was found dead inside a tent-like enclosure on the […]

By Hank Russell Representative Nick LaLota (R-Rocky Point) brought together a coalition of federal, state, and local officials, local stakeholders, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in Montauk on February 18 to […]

A driver was found dead inside his car that was submerged in a body of water in Oyster Bay. On February 13 at 8:10 a.m., a Town of Oyster Bay employee saw a 2025 Kia […]

The Smithtown Town Board unanimously approved the establishment of its Opioid and Addiction Task Force, a community-driven initiative aimed at combating the opioid epidemic and supporting individuals and families affected by substance use disorders. The […]