News by Deborah Williams

News by Deborah Williams on South Shore Press


Oct 8, 2025

Brookhaven is holding a Thanksgiving food drive

Brookhaven’s Youth Bureau INTERFACE Program’s Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive will run from October 14 to November 13.

Oct 8, 2025

Long Island Expressway restoration project is finally over!

A six-mile stretch of the Long Island Expressway has been restored.

Oct 8, 2025

Secret Service helps bust Suffolk clothing theft crime ring

Two criminal organizations have been charged in the theft of over half a million pounds of clothing donated to an international charity.

Oct 8, 2025

DOGE Report: Energy Department saves over $7.5 Billion

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced the termination of 321 financial awards supporting 223 projects, resulting in a savings of approximately $7.56 billion dollars for American taxpayers.

Oct 7, 2025

Romaine signs Executive Order addressing domestic violence

The Suffolk County 911 system received 27,000 reports of domestic violence (DV) in 2024. That is roughly 74 reports of DV a day, every day for an entire year.

Oct 6, 2025

New York colleges are waiving application fees

SUNY, CUNY, and dozens of private colleges and universities across New York are waiving their application fees beginning in October.

Oct 4, 2025

Holbrook woman indicted for carjacking

Woman accused of injuring an 84-year-old woman while stealing her car in a Walmart parking lot.

Oct 3, 2025

Rehab of two key bridges in Suffolk County is complete

An $8.7 Million project to rehabilitate the Robert Moses Causeway and Great Neck Road bridges is complete.

Oct 2, 2025

Mazzarella staffer receives Mastic Beach Conservancy Award

Suffolk County Legislator Jim Mazzarella proudly announced that his Chief of Staff, Timothy A. Rothang, has been awarded the 2025 Trailblazer Award by the Mastic Beach Conservancy.

Oct 2, 2025

Would be Middle Island cop killer sentenced

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney addressed the media following a court appearance of a Middle Island man sentenced to 20 years in prison for attempted murder of Suffolk County police officers.

Oct 2, 2025

DOGE Report: Musk is back with ‘Grok for Government’

The General Services Administration (GSA) announced that federal agencies will now have access to Musk’s Grok 4 and Grok 4 Fast as part of an agreement with xAI.

Oct 1, 2025

Kawasaki Greenhouses awarded funding for watershed project

Kawasaki Greenhouses, located in East Moriches, NY, was awarded over $180,000 for a water quality conservation project.

Sep 30, 2025

Romaine signs law ‘Protecting Suffolk’s Working Waterfronts’

Suffolk County has taken a historic step to protect its maritime heritage and economy by enacting legislation establishing a Working Waterfronts Program — the first initiative of its kind in New York State.

Sep 30, 2025

Eastport-South Manor students selected for merit commendation

Eastport-South Manor Junior-Senior High School students were named Commended Students in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program for exceptional academic promise.

Sep 30, 2025

$36.2 Million to Restore Vital Roadways on Long Island

Key sections of the Sunrise Highway service roads and Route 25 in Suffolk County will be under construction.

Sep 29, 2025

Smithtown Central School District students ‘Go Gold’

Smithtown students raise money for cancer awareness.

Sep 29, 2025

Your NYS refund check is on the way

Did you file your taxes early in 2023? If you did, you are first on the list to receive your NYS inflation refund check.

Sep 26, 2025

Millions coming to South Shore housing projects

More than $26 million in awards were announced through the Long Island Investment Fund (LIIF) to further to increase the housing supply.

Sep 26, 2025

Indicted man spent hours in house with dead mother

Man spends hours with his dead mother's body.

Sep 24, 2025

Santos in solitary – Greene calls for commutation

Greene says a seven-year sentence for such campaign-related matters for an individual with no prior criminal record extends far beyond what is warranted.

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Don't Expect Bregman to Pay Off

This week, one of the bigger names in the free agency cycle signed with the Chicago Cubs, and fantasy managers everywhere sighed. Usually, anyone heading to Wrigley Field is viewed as a positive, but for Alex Bregman, more information has emerged suggesting this move could spell trouble for his fantasy outlook. Bregman is a right-handed pull hitter who previously played in two of the more favorable home parks for that profile in Houston and Boston. Both parks feature short left-field dimensions that reward pulled fly balls and help inflate power numbers.


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Futures Bettors Will Be Smiling

The College Football Championship is set, and it pits two of the more unlikely teams against each other. Indiana may have the largest living alumni base in the country, with more than 800,000 graduates, but few expected the Hoosiers to reach this stage. They feature zero five-star recruits and have instead relied on depth, discipline, and consistency while dominating all season long.