Long Island News

A house fire broke out in Bellmore. On August 20 at 7:30 pm., Nassau County officers responded to a residential home located on New Place. Upon arrival, they saw heavy smoke coming from the basement. […]

Five Violent Incidents Involving Teens in Less Than a Week By Thomas Montana Two Assemblymembers from Suffolk County have expressed their disdain with Raise the Age as the rise in youth violence continues, most notably […]

By Thomas Montana Long Island will be receiving $8,092,119 for its local Youth Employment Program, according to the governor’s office. The program, which launched in 2024, helps reduce community gun violence and youth criminal justice […]

Syosset’s Town Animal Shelter will be waiving all adoption fees in September. “I invite and encourage residents looking for a new pet, to check in with the Town’s Animal Shelter during the month of September, […]

The Town of Smithtown honored John Gonzalez, Technology Security Coordinator in the Department of Public Safety, at its Town Board meeting last week. The town’s new tradition, introduced in June, aims to celebrate employees whose […]

Previously Published in The Messenger Frederick C. Braun III, Chairman of the Town of Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency (IDA) announced that the Agency has closed on a package of economic incentives for a proposed 262-unit […]

The Town of Riverhead announced the signing of the Master Developer  Agreement with J. Petrocelli Development Associates. The agreement sets the stage for the construction of the long-anticipated Downtown Riverhead Town Square, a transformative project […]

The Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to suspend swimming at Long Island ocean beaches due to flooding and rough surf conditions and potential rip tides resulting from Hurricane Erin. Swimming has been restricted […]

The Brookhaven Town Department of General Services Youth Bureau Division, in partnership with the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (LICADD), will offer a new professional development workshop titled “Vaping-Trends, Risk Factors, […]

By Hank Russell U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin returned to Long Island for a press conference that took place at the Hauppauge Fire Department on August 18. Joined by local elected officials, […]