Crime
Wantagh Playground Site of Hate Crime
Crime
Nassau County police from the Seventh Squad are investigating a bias incident take took place at a playground in Wantagh. According to detectives, Officers responded to Wantagh Park located at 1 King Road on August [...]
Prepare Properly for Cardiac Arrests in Our Schools
Op Eds
When I became a member of the state assembly in January 2001, I came in with a long list of bills I wanted to craft based on 15 years of service with the county legislature. [...]
Long Island News
State Pols Blast Proposed LIRR Fare Hike
By Hank Russell Some local elected officials took shots at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) over its proposal to raise fares on Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) riders next year. They claimed that the agency [...]
Long Island News
Airport Receives $3M Grant to Strengthen Airfield Security
Previously Published in The Messenger The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) a $3 million grant for upgrades to airfield security. The grant will fund the replacement of approximately seven [...]
Politics
Bill Would Increase Penalties for Political Violence
New York State Senator Monica Martinez (D-Brentwood) and Assemblyman Keith Brown (R,C-Northport) announced on August 1 that they will jointly sponsor legislation this upcoming session to increase penalties for assaulting, stalking or harassing elected officials [...]