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Feb 21, 2025

Allstate accuses medical practices in Richmond Hill of massive insurance fraud scheme

On February 7, Allstate Insurance Company filed a lawsuit, accusing several medical practices and individuals of orchestrating a massive insurance fraud scheme.

Feb 20, 2025

Gov. Hochul Deploys 4,500 National Guard Troops as Guards Protest Dangerous Working Conditions at Prisons

Officials are worried that the situation could result in another Attica Prison Uprising, a riot in 1971 that was one of the deadliest in U.S. history.

Feb 20, 2025

Suffolk County Senior’s Poverty Rate up 48% in Last Decade

The number of older New Yorkers living in poverty has surged nearly 50 percent in the last ten years. A report by the Center for Urban Future, authored by Rachel Neches and Jonathan Bowles, raises the alarm about the poor financial health of older New Yorkers.

Feb 20, 2025

BREAKING NEWS: NYS Correctional Officers on Strike Over Safety Concerns Amid Controversial HALT Act

This widespread protest is centered around the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement Act (HALT), a law passed in 2022 under disgraced former Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration.

Feb 20, 2025

Want Some Land? NYS to Auction Off Big Parcels of Properties

Now New York State is in the “auction game” but what they’re selling and hoping you’re buying is much bigger and more expensive than automobiles or vessels.

Feb 20, 2025

South Shore Press Video Vault: NYS Conservative Chairman Gerry Kassar on Corrections Crisis

New York State Conservative Party Chairman Gerard “Gerry” Kassar spoke to the South Shore Press about statewide strikes in prisons across the Empire State.

Feb 20, 2025

From Battlefield to Backyard, Marine Vet Carves Artistic Path with Chainsaws

What started as a way to save a few bucks on a wooden sculpture for his wife turned into a full-time passion for retired U.S. Marine Joseph Gonzalez, Jr., who now spends his days transforming logs into impressive chainsaw-carved works of art.

Feb 20, 2025

Unnerving Bias of Artificial Intelligence

A clue to the power of AI to mislead the public was illustrated in a recent exchange between the Chat GPT bot and the South Shore Press looking to verify when Congestion Pricing,

Feb 20, 2025

Cheapest diesel found in Suffolk County during week ending Feb. 15

1 gas station had the lowest price of diesel in cities throughout Suffolk County in the week ending Feb. 15, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

Feb 20, 2025

The Ducks Add To Their Flock

This week the Long Island Ducks added a few players to their roster for the 2025 season.

Feb 20, 2025

Port Jefferson Duo Takes Home Some Championship Gold

Port Jefferson now has two champions after the Suffolk County Small School Indoor Track and Field Championships last week.

Feb 20, 2025

Proof That Lettuce Is Bad For Your Health

Dustin May had one of the oddest sports injuries ever last season as he explained the incident in training camp this week.

Feb 20, 2025

The King Who Killed Congestion Pricing

President Trump hit the brakes on the congestion pricing scheme that was milking motorists driving in Manhattan to fill a $30 billion pothole in the MTA budget.

Feb 20, 2025

Suffolk County Sheriff's Office Graduates 46 New Corrections Officers

Family, friends, local legislators and police personnel gathered to recognize the esteemed graduating class.

Feb 20, 2025

Frey Hall installs new video wall offering dynamic content

Over the winter break, a new video wall was installed in the lobby of Frey Hall.

Feb 20, 2025

Andrea Goldsmith named seventh president of Stony Brook University

Andrea Goldsmith has been appointed as the seventh president of Stony Brook University, receiving unanimous approval from the State University of New York (SUNY) Board of Trustees.

Feb 20, 2025

Study finds similarities between whale calls and human speech

On February 20, 2025, a study was published in Science Advances by Mason Youngblood, a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stony Brook University’s Institute for Advanced Computational Science.

Feb 20, 2025

Whale study finds parallels between marine mammal calls and human speech

A recent study conducted by Mason Youngblood, a postdoctoral fellow at Stony Brook University's Institute for Advanced Computational Science, suggests that whales and humans share similar linguistic features.

Feb 20, 2025

Study finds whales use efficient communication similar to human speech

Mason Youngblood, a postdoctoral fellow at Stony Brook University's Institute for Advanced Computational Science, has conducted a study revealing intriguing similarities between whale communication and human speech.

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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.


Sports

Sachem coach notches 200th win

This week, Sachem East head volleyball coach Amanda Schmohl reached a major milestone, earning the 200th win of her coaching career.


Sports

Stony Brook celebrates historic championship

This past week Stony Brook celebrated two of their first and honored those championship teams.