Long Island News

By Hank Russell Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine recently signed an executive order creating the Suffolk County Alliance Against Domestic Violence, a groundbreaking initiative to strengthen coordination among government agencies and nonprofit service providers in […]

Nassau County Legislature Deputy Minority Leader Arnold W. Drucker (D-Plainview) and Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D-Merrick) joined hundreds of residents, community leaders, and their colleagues in government on October 5 for “Long Island Commemorates October […]

Tax Freeze after Three Consecutive Years of Tax Cuts Supervisor Jennifer DeSena announced the submission of the Town of North Hempstead’s tentative budget for Fiscal Year 2026 at a special Town Board meeting held on […]

An $8.7 million bridge rehabilitation project for two bridges along the heavily traveled roadways in Suffolk County has been completed. The project added new high-performance bridge joints and made other improvements to the Great Neck […]

Governor Issues Burn Ban throughout State By Hank Russell Governor Kathy Hochul, with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), announced a statewide burn ban in effect starting on October 2 due to […]

By Hank Russell The towns of Brookhaven and East Hampton have both released their proposed budgets for 2026. Brookhaven’s budget calls for a spending increase of 1.7%, remaining under the state’s 2% tax cap. According […]

Suffolk County Legislator Catherine Stark (R-Riverhead) hosted County Executive Ed Romaine on October 1 as he signed historic legislation creating Suffolk’s ‘Working Waterfronts’ program, joined by fellow East End Legislator Ann Welker (D-Southampton), other Suffolk […]

This article has been updated to include a statement from the Department of Homeland Security. By Hank Russell Governor Kathy Hochul called out President Donald Trump and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi […]

Attorney General Letitia James’ Office of Special Investigation (OSI) recently released its report on the death of Morgan Salomone, who died last November after a motor vehicle incident involving members of the Nassau County Police […]

By Hank Russell U.S. Representative Andrew Garbarino (R-Patchogue) joined a group of fellow members of Congress in calling on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins to follow the president’s executive order for those […]