Dangerous Roads
State Invests $109M into Medical Center
Long Island News
January 16, 2026
Hank Russell
Long Island News
Comments Off on State Invests $109M into Medical Center
Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC) received $109.6 million in state funding from the state. The funding includes $82.1 million awarded through the New York State Department of Health’s Vital Access Provider Assurance Program (VAPAP) for [...]
Governor Wants Law Allowing Residents to Sue ICE
Politics
January 16, 2026
Hank Russell
Politics
Comments Off on Governor Wants Law Allowing Residents to Sue ICE
By Hank Russell In the wake of the fatal shooting of a Minnesota woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, Governor Kathy Hochul is calling for legislation that would make it easier for [...]
Business
Empire Rules — Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction
January 16, 2026
Hank Russell
Business
Comments Off on Empire Rules — Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction
Wind Project Can Resume Construction By Hank Russell A District Court judge granted a preliminary injunction to a wind energy company, allowing it to resume construction of a project off the Long Island coast, handing [...]
Op Eds
Hochul Appears Desperate to Appease All
Previously Published in The Messenger Governor Kathy Hochul’s (D-Hamburg) 2026 State of the State Address was, not to our surprise, underwhelming and mostly rhetorical. For New York, the stakes could not be higher. The Empire [...]
Crime
Crime Alert: Wanted for Port Jefferson Station Petit Larceny
January 15, 2026
Hank Russell
Crime
Comments Off on Crime Alert: Wanted for Port Jefferson Station Petit Larceny
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating the woman who allegedly stole merchandise from a Port Jefferson Station store. [...]







