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May 13, 2025

Wall of Shame: Sheriff Toulon Takes Suffolk's Top 10 Deadbeat Dads to Task

Ahead of Mother's Day , Sheriff Toulon delivered a timely press conference at the Yaphank Correctional Facility—where an aptly-named "wall of shame" now stands.

May 13, 2025

Supervisor Panico and Councilman Manzella Help Kick Off the 2025 Bald Hill Fair

The fair runs through May 18 and offers rides, games, shows, and activities for all ages.

May 13, 2025

Temperatures Are Rising, but Gas Prices Have Not

Temperatures Are Rising, but Gas Prices Have Not

May 13, 2025

Record $254 Billion State Budget Passed Amid Criticism Over Spending and Transparency

Local officials recoil from record $254 billion state budget.

May 12, 2025

Philip Arwood Byler, 74, Attorney Dedicated to Public Service

He was in the thick of the Bush “Hanging Chad” election.

May 12, 2025

Suffolk DA Blasts Governor Hochul and Albany Politicians for "Watering Down" Crime Reform Laws

Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney says Governor Kathy Hochul’s “watered-down” discovery law changes fall short of meaningful reform.

May 12, 2025

Diamond Jubilee Anniversary for the Mastic Beach Memorial Day Parade

Mastic Beach Parade has been on the March for 75 years.

May 9, 2025

This Past Weekend: The 94th Annual Hauppauge Fire Department Installation

Honorees included former Captains Greg Gottlieb, Robert L. Wind and Scott D. Munro.

May 8, 2025

Audit Details Where Suffolk’s Opioid Monies Went

Kennedy audit targets $50 million opioid fund.

May 8, 2025

Suffolk County Police Department Came to the Rescue of Ducklings in Distress

Suffolk County Police Department Came to the Rescue of Duckings in Distress

May 8, 2025

Natural Pest Control Thrives at Long Island’s Historic Manor of St. George

They’re in the air and on the ground: natural insect control at the Manor of St. George

May 8, 2025

Diocese of Rockville Centre Bishop Releases Statement on Pope Leo XIV

The Most Reverend John O. Barres, fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, released the following statement after the selection of Chicago, Illinois-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new Pope. The first ever American-born Pontiff took the name Leo XIV.

May 8, 2025

Animal Abuse Registry Strengthened Per Leg. Bontempi, Suffolk County Exec Romaine

Legislator Bontempi began talks in June 2024 with SPCA Chief Roy Gross to revisit and reform the Animal Abuse Registry that Romaine first greenlit as a legislator in October 2010.

May 8, 2025

Rite Aid Files for Bankruptcy, Plans to Close 18 Long Island Stores

Once the nation’s third largest drug chain, Rite Aid will be gone from the Long Island landscape.

May 8, 2025

Suffolk County Police Department is Holding a Property Auction

Stop by the Suffolk County Police Department's property auction on May 14

May 8, 2025

Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is Saturday, May 10th

Each year, letter carriers across the country head out on their routes on the second Saturday in May to collect donations of non-perishable food items to benefit local food pantries. This year the second Saturday is May 10th.

May 7, 2025

Reynolds on Baby Animal Day at Suffolk County Farm: 'An affordable, fun event'

Baby Animal Day is returning to the Suffolk County Farm and Education Center in Yaphank on Saturday, May 10, offering a once-a-year opportunity to interact with the farm’s youngest residents.

May 7, 2025

Hey Mr. Blue Sky! Former ELO Members Bringing The Orchestra to Patchogue This Fall

To purchase tickets to the Sept. 10th show, visit PatchogueTheater.org or call the Theatre's box office at (631) 207-1313.

May 7, 2025

Arrow Metal sponsors annual cleanup in Brookhaven with $3K donation

Arrow Metal & E-Waste Recycling has joined forces with the Town of Brookhaven to support the 17th Annual Great Brookhaven Cleanup.

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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.


Brooklyn residents sue NYPD for false arrest and malicious prosecution after drug raid

A lawsuit has been filed against several members of the New York City Police Department, accusing them of false arrest and malicious prosecution.


New York man sues medical device company over injuries from allegedly defective vein filter implant

A New York resident has filed a lawsuit against major medical device company Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), along with its subsidiaries C.R. Bard, Inc., and Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc., alleging severe injuries from a defective medical implant.