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LI’s Quarterly Sales Tax Collections Up 1.9%

May 6, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell A recent report from the New York State Comptroller’s Office found that sales tax collections in the first three months of this year were 1.9% higher than they were the same time […]

NYS Set to Implement Policy for Smartphones in Schools

May 6, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Governor Kathy Hochul held a press conference in Albany on May 6 to announce that New York is becoming the largest state in the nation to require statewide, bell-to-bell restrictions on smartphones in K-12 schools. […]

Police Officer Stabbed in Amity Harbor; Bay Shore Man Arrested

May 6, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County police arrested a Bay Shore man for allegedly stabbing a police officer in Amity Harbor. First Precinct officers responded to Gibbs Road on May 6 at 12:26 a.m. after a 911 caller reported […]

Liquor Bottles Taken from Medford Store

May 6, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police are asking for the public’s help to identify and locate the woman who stole from a Medford store last month. A woman allegedly stole multiple bottles of […]

Man Wanted for Allegedly Harassing Worker at Kings Park Vape Store

May 6, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating the man who allegedly harassed an employee in a Kings Park store […]

Mastic House Fire Claims Life of One, Hospitalizes Two

May 6, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad and Arson Section detectives are investigating a residential fire that killed a man in Mastic. Police responded to 911 calls reporting a house fire, located at 67 Overlook Drive, on […]

County Opens Application Process for Water Quality Grants

May 6, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

The Suffolk County Water Quality Protection and Restoration Program and Land Stewardship Initiative (WQPRP) is now accepting applications for 2025. The launch coincides with Drinking Water Week on May 4-10. “This program is an effective […]

Town Will Start Taking Emergency Calls in 2026

May 6, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

The Town of East Hampton will assume full responsibility for answering all incoming 911 calls Town-wide beginning January 1, 2026, following the conclusion of a longstanding arrangement with the Village of East Hampton. For decades, […]

AG Challenges President’s Wind Directive

May 6, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Says Edict Would Affect Pending Projects in New York By Hank Russell New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 17 other attorneys general on May 5 in filing a lawsuit to end […]

More Calls to Push Back CDPAP Deadline

May 6, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell Once again, Assemblyman Keith Brown (R,C-Northport) called for the delay in the implementation of changes to the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) back to July 1. Despite these efforts, Brown said, […]