News
What Are NY Manufacturers Saying about the Industry?
Business
By Hank Russell A recent survey of manufacturers in New York State recently saw positive business conditions, but added these conditions will not be as favorable in the coming months. The Empire State Manufacturing Survey, [...]
Raise The Age Isn’t Working
Op Eds
By Will Barclay The abject failure of New York’s criminal justice reform has been evident for years. For example, “Raise the Age,” which calls for many cases involving 16- and 17-year-old Adolescent Offenders (AOs) to [...]
Business
NYS Still Lags Behind Nation in Disabled Individuals Participating in Workforce
By Hank Russell A new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli shows that, although the percentage of disabled individuals in the workforce in the state has risen over the past five years, it has [...]
Long Island News
Supervisor: Adopted Budget ‘Reflects What Matters to Community’
The East Hampton Town Board voted on November 20 to adopt the town’s 2026 budget, which they said strengthens the services residents rely on every day and supports families across all five hamlets. This budget [...]
Crime
Uniondale Woman Convicted of Bank Loan Fraud
A Uniondale woman was convicted of grand larceny and forgery charges for a scheme to fraudulently obtain a $75,000 bank loan and steal the money. Between June 29, 2021, and January 18, 2022, Janelle DeFreitas [...]