Long Island News

By Hank Russell Two Long Island villages were found not to have filed their annual financial reports (AFRs) in a timely manner, according to a report from the New York State Comptroller’s Office (OSC). In […]

A fire broke out at a house in Old Bethpage. OnDecember 26 at 6:15 p.m., Nassau County officers responded to a house fire on Round Swamp Road. The Plainview Fire Department responded to extinguish the […]

Nassau County Arson Bomb Squad detectives are investigating a fire that broke out at a house in Jericho. On December 25 at 10:21 p.m., officers responded to a house fire on Vista Drive. The Jericho […]

By Hank Russell Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives have started an investigation after human remains were found on a beach in Shirley. A man and a woman were walking on the beach at Smith […]

By Hank Russell The Town of Shelter Island received $260,000 from New York State for Phase I of the Fresh Pond In-Waterbody Nutrient Control program, which will remove phosphorus from the water. The funding comes […]

Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating after a man was seriously injured when he fell from a rolling vehicle. Jeremy Warren pulled his 2020 Ford up to a gas pump at Mobil, located […]

A woman who was injured in a house fire in Lake Grove has succumbed to her injuries. On December 19, Suffolk County Fourth Precinct officers responded to 24 Moriches Road after a 911 caller reported […]

By Hank Russell The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has placed a temporary ban on flying drones over substations in 17 Long Island hamlets. The agency has issued a list of sites where the Temporary Flight […]

Suffolk County Police Arson Section detectives are investigating a fire that critically injured a woman in Lake Grove. Fourth Precinct officers responded to 24 Moriches Road after a 911 caller reported a fire at the […]

By Hank Russell Sales tax collections on Long Island this November were up 3.4% at $275.7 million, compared to $266.6 million last November. Last month’s number was also greater than in October, when $269.6 million […]