Crime
Term Extension Proposition Insulted Voters’ Intelligence
Letters to the Editor
To the Editor: Thanks for the article on the pure “BS” way the term extension proposition was sold to voters as preserving term limits. (“Courts Should Invalidate Suffolk’s Term Length Referendum,” November 26, 2025) What [...]
Report: Fundraising Pros Took in More Money Last Year
Non-Profits
By Hank Russell A report from the New York Attorney General’s office found that more money was raised for charity last year than the year before, but professional fundraisers took a bigger chunk of that [...]
Dangerous Roads
Copiague Man Indicted for Leaving the Scene after Allegedly Striking Pedestrian
A Copiague man was indicted for leaving the scene of an accident after allegedly striking and killing a Massapequa Park man as he was crossing the street. On November 5 at approximately 8:44 p.m., Lloyd [...]
Crime
Ex-SCPD Cop Sentenced for Promoting Prostitution
A former member of the Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) from Islip was sentenced to two years in prison for managing a brothel in Suffolk County that was part of a criminal enterprise run by [...]
Education
Poll: Majority Says Cell Phone Ban Works
By Hank Russell A poll put out by Governor Kathy Hochul’s office on December 1 found that an overwhelming majority of educators statewide approve of the enacted bell-to-bell ban on cellphones in schools. Three hundred [...]