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South Shore Press Exclusive: FBI Investigating Santos Death Threat
Editor's Note: Up until being placed in solitary confinement, George Santos was able to communicate electronically with the South Shore Press. This column was sent via "snail mail."
From the Newsroom: Dancing on Charlie Kirk's Grave
Go ahead — keep cheering a man’s assassination, you vile and callous ghouls. That’s your right. But it’s also your employer’s right to send you packing.
NYS Conservative Party Chairman Reflects on 9/11
My Catholic church, Saint Ephrem’s, lost nine parishioners. My high school, Xaverian, saw 23 alumni perish.
From the Newsroom: Never Forget
Twenty-four years later, the horror of America’s darkest day still reverberates. The memories of the brave souls we lost must live on—not just for those who were there, but for generations who were not yet born.
Santos Behind Bars: Week Five
Dignity is the bedrock of justice. It’s what separates a civilized society from a punitive circus. Yet at Fairton, dignity seems to be the first casualty of mismanagement.
Santos Behind Bars Week 4: Pulls No Punches on Prison
Let me tell you something: I thought I’d seen government dysfunction before, but never at this level.
Santos Behind Bars Week Three: From Prestige to Prison
I went from standing at the pinnacle of power and prestige, attending galas, navigating multimillion-dollar fundraisers in glittering Manhattan apartments and Long Island mansions, to the rock bottom of federal confinement.
From the Newsroom: Communists Hijacked the Democrats
The South Shore Press took a deep dive into the issue of bail reform in New York State with team coverage over the arrest and quick release of Castillo Garcia. He’s the Guatemalan national accused of selling gummies laced with deadly drugs to kids within the William Floyd School District.
George Santos From Behind Bars: Week Two
Week two in what some here dramatically — and perhaps not inaccurately — call “hell on earth.”
From the Newsroom: Pray for a Mamdani Victory
“Do we want Mamdani to win, knowing his tenure will turn New York City into such a massive, raging, dumpster fire, that it will lead to a Democratic revolt that will result in huge GOP victories in 2026?”
SOUTH SHORE PRESS EXCLUSIVE: George Santos, My Life Behind Bars
July 25, 2025, at precisely 2:07 p.m., my world changed in a way I never could’ve imagined. That was the moment I walked through the gates of the Federal Correctional Institution Flatiron Satellite Camp in New Jersey.
Building Electrification Ruling: Latest Gut Punch to Long Islanders
Check out the latest op-ed from Assemblyman Joe DeStefano.
What the Heck Happened to the Democrat Party?
How did the Democrat Party end up with a Communist and open anti-Semite as its newest rising star?
Federal Reserve Thrown Under the Bus for Its Fiscal Failures
Enough is enough for Trump at the Federal Reserve
We All Have a Role to Play in Protecting Our Water Supply
As hot weather broils Suffolk, water authority official urge conservation.
From the Newsroom: Will The Last New Yorker Please Turn Off the Lights
Practically once a week, my wife Ashley and I have the same conversation about living in the People’s Republic of New York: why are we still here? Why do we stay?
The Last Column From George Santos.....Or Is It?
And maybe—just maybe—I’ll leave the door open a crack for a little weekly note from the inside.
The Tragic Tale of George Santos, and Our Part in Our Justice
To those rooting for George’s demise, I ask that you stop for a moment to consider that. There is little question that the fate George is about to serve is completely disproportionate to what he is guilty of.
From the Newsroom: The Tragic Consequences of Open Borders
My deceased Grandparents are rolling in their graves at America’s wide-open border policies that have changed since they came over on a boat sixty years ago.
From the Newsroom: In God We Trust, All Others Bring Data
Politicians make plenty of promises and toss out false claims with zero data backing them up.
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The King is Back in the South Shore Press
The legendary Long Island journalist Karl Grossman’s latest column.
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.
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.