Long Island News

A fire broke out at a house in Lakeview over the weekend. On December 15 at 5:11 p.m., officers responded to a Coventry Road residence for a house fire. Upon arrival, officers observed the home […]

On December 12, Brookhaven Town Supervisor Dan Panico and the Town Board joined the Chief Fire Marshal Chris Mehrman for a dramatic demonstration to illustrate the destructive fire hazard associated with the improper care of live […]

One hundred eleven firearms were turned in at a community gun buyback event in Bohemia that was hosted by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), the New York State Police, and the Suffolk County […]

The Town of East Hampton will launch the first round of Request for Applications (RFA) for its 2025 Water Quality Improvement Grant program, with a total of $1 million in funding available for all eligible […]

By Hank Russell Long Island Life & Politics reached out to the Suffolk County Police Department to confirm a news report that 16 phone calls came into the department about drones flying over Long Island. […]

By Hank Russell The Village of Sands Point received a $5 million grant from the state for the removal of pollutants from its water infrastructure. According to the governor’s office, the village will use the […]

Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine and members of the Legislature announced on December 5 a project for sewage effluent reuse at Bergen Point Wastewater Treatment Plant. The plan involves using treated effluent to irrigate the […]

By Hank Russell As her first proposal for the 2025 State of the State, Governor Kathy Hochul introduced New York State’s first-ever Inflation Refund during a press conference on December 9. The refunds would deliver […]

By Hank Russell Suffolk County just received an increase in its short-term ratings from both Fitch Ratings and S&P Global Ratings. The announcement was made by Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine. Fitch Ratings assigned an […]

A federal jury has awarded $2 million to a Levittown woman who was wrongfully arrested in her home by Nassau County police. Donna Cipley, who was falsely arrested on March 12, 2019 by Nassau County […]