Long Island News

Previously Published in The Messenger By Matt Meduri In an effort to aid Suffolk County respond to the scourge of drugs taking the state by storm, law enforcement personnel are adding new technology to their […]

Brookhaven Town Supervisor Dan Panico has announced that award-winning broadcast journalist Drew Scott will be named the administration’s director of communications. Scott will begin his new position on October 14.  After spending more than four […]

A proposal to provide $626,000 in important upgrades to Nassau County’s fire communication dispatching framework and software was approved in committee. On October 7, the Legislature’s Rules committee approved a purchase order in the amount […]

Extends Contract with Engineering Firm; Roadway Needs Upgrades to Drainage System, Resurfacing and Traffic Safety Improvements On October 7, the Nassau County Legislature approved a contract amendment that provides an additional $833,913.38 in funding for […]

The Town of North Hempstead is contributing concrete bases from the Michael J. Tully Park reconstruction site to the Fire Island Artificial Reef. North Hempstead is currently renovating the entire Tully Park parking lot and […]

By Hank Russell The Town of Riverhead recently received $1.25 million of its Water Main Project. U.S. Representative Nick LaLota (R-Rocky Point) helped secure the funding for the project. The money was made available through […]

The Town of Smithtown commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Edward J. Mankuski Firematic Training Center, on October 5. The facility is named in memory of Mankuski, who served as chief of the Kings Park […]

Drainage improvement work is set to begin on October 14. It will take place just north of the intersection of Glenwood Road and Bryant Avenue in Roslyn Harbor. Weather permitting, the project is expected to […]

The Town of Smithtown Department of Environment and Waterways and Municipal Services Facility collected over 14.49 tons of hazardous household waste at the free disposal event on October 5. Five hundred twenty households within the […]

An 85-year-old man has died after being rescued from a house fire in Seaford. On October 7 at 7 p.m., officers responded to a house fire located on Crescent Cove Drive. Upon arrival, officers observed […]