Long Island News

By Thomas Montana The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) received a higher credit rating from Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings for its improved tolling program. The MTA’s rating increased from A- to A. S&P’s rating change […]

By Hank Russell The Justice Department announced the successful completion of an agreement between the agency and the Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD).  The agreement – into which both parties entered in 2014 — called […]

By Hank Russell A Nassau County State Supreme Court judge ruled in favor of the Town of Oyster Bay against a shellfishing company that accused the town of a breach of contract. The decision ended […]

Stefanik Trails by Only 14 Points By Thomas Montana A recent poll from the Research Institute at Siena University saw Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul’s lead over presumptive Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik in a potential gubernatorial […]

By Hank Russell Two local health facilities will receive grants totaling almost $2 million combined for improvements to their respective facilities. The money comes from $300 million in new state funding to support health care […]

Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers and Town of Smithtown Harbormaster rescued three kayakers, as well as two swimmers and a jet skier, in two separate incidents on the Long Island Sound.  On August 10, […]

Nassau County police rescued a man who was reportedly drowning in Wantagh. On August 10 at 12:04 p.m., 7th Precinct Officers responded to Wantagh Park, located at 1 King Road, for a call of a […]

A late-night fire broke out in Baldwin. According to detectives from the Nassau County Arson Bomb Squad, officers responded to a fire at a residential/commercial building located on Grand Avenue on August 10 at 1:38 […]

Two Gentlemen in Search of Love (and Smaller Waistlines) Meet Dufus & Mooney — the feline equivalent of an old married couple who’ve seen a lot together, and still choose to snuggle on the same […]

By Hank Russell The FBI recently released its Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2024, which announced that this year’s violent crime, murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault rates fell […]