Long Island News

By Hank Russell Long Island saw an increase in its sales tax collections this past quarter, based on a recent report from the New York State Comptroller’s office. During each of those three months, the […]

Katie Beers Will Be Keynote Speaker Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine, the Suffolk County Department of Social Services (DSS), the Suffolk County Bar Association and the Stony Brook University School of Social Welfare are hosting […]

The City of Glen Cove has received $5 million in state funding to improve the city’s water infrastructure and further protect residents from contaminants in the drinking water supply. This new funding will allow Glen […]

On October 29, Brookhaven Town Supervisor Dan Panico and Councilwoman Karen Dunne Kesnig were on-site for the demolition of a “zombie house” located at 18 Overlook Drive in the Mastic Beach marshlands. This vacant, unfinished […]

The Oyster Bay Town Board this week extended by an additional six months the construction moratorium on Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in the town. The moratorium was first approved in April 2024. “While battery […]

North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jennifer DeSena, Council Member Edward Scott, Council Member Mariann Dalimonte, and Planning Department Commissioner Nancy Shahverdi are pleased to announce that the North Hempstead Historic Landmarks Commission will host Open House […]

Previously Published in The Messenger By Matt Meduri In addition to the Town’s victory in the lawsuit over Bull Run Farm, another case was dismissed in a separate lawsuit regarding the Gyrodyne property. Two years […]

Previously Published in The Messenger By Matt Meduri For months, concerned St. James residents have descended upon Town board meeting after board meeting to voice their opposition to a developer’s plan to build an assisted […]

Jurors Said Robert Besedin Was Subjected to Excessive Force, Battery, Malicious Prosecution and Abuse of Process A federal jury awarded $2.36 million to a 79-year-old Baldwin resident and Air Force veteran who was physically abused […]

The Oyster Bay Town Board approved the Town Budget for 2025, which continues to sustain the $1.3 million property tax cut approved by the Town Board for 2018. Despite the national economy experiencing the highest […]