State & Regional News
What Does NY’s Unemployment Picture Look Like?
Business
By Hank Russell There have been reports of corporations announcing mass layoffs, local eateries closing their doors and people resorting to government aid and food pantries to feed their families. Despite the gloomy reports out [...]
Motorcycle Club Donates Teddy Bears to Holiday Toy Drive
Non-Profits
More than 300 motorcycles filled Brookhaven Town’s Senior Center parking lot in Mount Sinai on November 23 to support the Brookhaven Youth Bureau’s INTERFACE Holiday Toy Drive. The annual “Teddy Bear Run,” organized by the [...]
Long Island News
County Puts Forward Safety Measures on E-Bikes, Trafficking
Previously Published in The Messenger By Madison Warren This past week, public hearings closed on several key pieces of legislation before the Suffolk County Legislature: I.R. 1835, which would establish additional regulations on the use [...]
Long Island News
Water Authority to Hold Public Hearing on December 8
The South Nassau Water Authority has scheduled a board meeting for December 8 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Merrick Library, located at 2279 Merrick Avenue in Merrick. During the meeting, [...]
Crime
Pakistani National Indicted for Unlawfully Surveilling Child
A Pakistani national was indicted for allegedly using his cellphone to take photos of a 13-year-old child under her dress while she shopped at a store. On October 19, while inside Target in Selden, the [...]