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Nov 11, 2025

Long Island: The Last Bastion of Freedom in a Failing New York

Well, my friends, the votes were cast and the outcome was clear: Zohran Mamdani had seized control of New York City. When I looked at that result, I didn’t see a victory for common sense — I saw the beginning of a collapse.

Nov 10, 2025

From the Newsroom: Thank You Veterans!

Every November 11th, our great nation honors the men and women who have worn the uniform of the United States of America.

Nov 2, 2025

Burner Prudenti Law: What Should I Know About Being an Executor?

Q: My friend told me that she wants to name me as executor in her Will. Is there anything I should know before I agree?

Nov 2, 2025

General Ulysses S. Grant and the Defeat of the Confederates at Chattanooga

“Your [Gen. Grant’s] dispatches as to fighting on Monday & Tuesday are here. Well done. Many thanks to all.” — President Abraham Lincoln

Oct 30, 2025

Musings From the VA Hospital Waiting Room

“Thank You For Your Service.” That is what this South Shore Press reporter heard over and over as she accompanied her dad through the VA Hospital.

Oct 29, 2025

Joe Exotic "The Tiger King" Writes to Santos and the SSP

We had spent some time talking before you went to prison and at that time I might have seemed like I was just another convict complaining about being abused or treated less then human while being here.

Oct 27, 2025

George Santos: Zohran Mamdani is a Full Blown Socialist

And socialists don’t build; they bleed. They drain the life out of every city they touch. Look around at every place where their ideas take root: businesses flee, families struggle, and the middle class becomes an endangered species.

Oct 26, 2025

Planning for Your Digital Legacy: How to Protect and Pass On Your Online Assets

Q: I store photos, documents, and account information online. What happens to these digital assets after I pass away, and how can I make sure my family has access?

Oct 26, 2025

My Name Is Thomas Hwang: Chronicles of Astronomy

If you gaze up at the night sky and fix your focus on celestial entities from asteroids to black holes embarking upon a tour of the universe, most will be overwhelmed by our majestic surroundings called Creation.

Oct 26, 2025

Trouble in the Air: Lincoln, Rosecrans, and the Road to Chattanooga

“Rosecrans has been whipped, as I feared. I have feared it for several days. I believe I feel trouble in the air before it comes.”— President Abraham Lincoln

Oct 21, 2025

George Santos: A Free Man

America is still the land of second chances. I am living proof of that.

Oct 18, 2025

From the Newsroom: Service vs. Expectation

We often encounter Holy Spirit moments when we least expect them—moments that shape our faith and remind us that our prayers are always answered, just in God’s time and in ways we can’t foresee.

Oct 11, 2025

From the Newsroom: The South Shore Press in Butler. PA

After spending a few days in and around Butler, Pennsylvania, with South Shore Press reporter Robert Chartuk, I truly question how one troubled young man was able to fire shots at President Trump at the Butler Farm Fairgrounds.

Oct 3, 2025

East vs. West: Historic Russia-U.S. Friction

Recently, over the skies of Eastern Europe, President Vladimir Putin’s military has violated the airspace of several North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) nations, sparking renewed concern over regional security.

Oct 3, 2025

From the Newsroom: no right way to do the wrong thing

When I served as Erie County Comptroller, the “Taxpayers’ Watchdog,” I kept a dry-erase board in my office in a spot where I would be forced to see it and read it every day.

Oct 3, 2025

Santos in Solitary: A hard lesson from the SHU

Over the last 27 days, I have been sitting in the FCI Fairton Special Housing Unit (SHU), and I’ve come to the realization that I have truly hit rock bottom—if there ever was one to hit.

Oct 2, 2025

Letter: Islip’s Moratorium Right, State BESS Rules Lacking

While widespread, this technology remains relatively unpredictable and unstable, as deadly, destructive fires sparked by the explosion of faulty e-bike batteries continue to garner headlines.

Oct 1, 2025

Joe Exotic response regarding George Santos column

The man known worldwide as “The Tiger King” has reached out to the South Shore Press by email, responding to our recent exclusive on George Santos’s life behind bars.

Sep 29, 2025

From the Newsroom: And then there were three

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was in a terrible, unenviable political position that forced his hand to drop out of the race for Big Apple Mayor this week.

Sep 29, 2025

The Death of John Andre and Tallmadge’s Role

From the North Shore of Brookhaven, Benjamin Tallmadge was the oldest of five sons born to Rev. Benjamin Tallmadge and his wife, Susannah.

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Education

Stony Brook students blend fitness and ecology in 3K EcoWalk

Stony Brook University students participated in the "Running Wild 3K EcoWalk," a new Earthstock event conducted on April 21 at the Ashley Schiff Preserve.


Local

Suffolk County on the hook for $112 million after losing lawsuit

Suffolk County is on the losing end of a $112 million jury award involving 674 immigrants that were unlawfully held and handed over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).


Local

Holocaust Center calls on second generation to carry torch

Holocaust survivors are looking to the second generation to combat hate and intolerance.