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Jul 21, 2024

Trump Haters Outed by Libs of TikTok Posse

The Libs of TikTok drew the ire of the woke world when it started to post the messages of left-wing Liberal crazies verbatim. It seemed that their memes and diatribes were okay for their own consumption, but when everyone else got to see them accumulated in one place, that was grounds for triggering.

Jul 21, 2024

The Golden Boot Goes To ...

Setteducate scored 18 goals in her first season of W League play for the Long Island Rough Riders. The Riders went unbeaten with a 10-0-2 record en route to its first W League postseason victory in the Eastern Conference Semifinal. As a forward, Setteducate started in 10 of the team's 12 matches, ended the year with 18 goals and five assists and she added a goal in the postseason.

Jul 21, 2024

Joseph Mazzarella, 90, A True Pioneer

Family and friends are mourning the loss of Joseph Mazzarella, who came to the U.S. from Italy in 1960, raised a family, and became a pillar of his community.

Jul 21, 2024

A Duck Goes Streaking

That is how you break a record in style. With that home run Bradley now is the franchise leader with a 26 game hitting streak. He needed that home run early because although he reached base three times on the night, that would be his only hit to continue the streak.

Jul 20, 2024

Shirley Man Plants Trump Sign Garden

Some people keep their politics to themselves, but not Bob Belonzi of Shirley: he puts it all out there for the world to see. Drivers passing by his house on William Floyd Parkway can't t miss his signs supporting Donald Trump and making his thoughts known on his opponent, Joe Biden.

Jul 20, 2024

"By God, that will be the last speech that he will ever make!" John Wilkes Booth, April 11th, 1865 Historic Threats against American President's

On July 13th, 2024, near Butler Pennsylvania, Former President Donald J. Trump was in the middle of speaking to thousands of people at a campaign rally. Turning slightly as he spoke, shots rang out from Thomas Mathew Crooks, who was quickly shot and killed by law enforcement. Minutes before, Crooks was spotted lying on a roof, as concerned citizens alerted police officials. Trump was shot in the ear, as Crooks almost killed the Republican Party's nominee for the general election against President Joseph Biden. Over the course of America's history, there have been many dangerous situations that saw the killing and wounding of our leaders.

Jul 20, 2024

The Conequences of Slamming the Brakes on Congestion Pricing

South Shore Press covered all the machinations around the NY budget negotiations and Governor Kathy Hochul's last minute "pause" of the controversial Congestion Pricing Scheme. Now that some time has passed, SSP is taking a look at the implications from that pause.

Jul 20, 2024

Trumpamaniacs Are Running Wild

Locally, Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner, who later admitted he has never voted before, posted a picture of Trump and wrote "ladies & gentlemen.....President Donald Trump." That should make Jets team owner Woody Johnson happy as he tweeted out "President Trump makes me proud to be an American. He's always been a fighter and will continue to do so."

Jul 20, 2024

Sachem's Schlesinger Selected

Taken #113 overall in this year's Major League Baseball draft the big lefty has been one of the most talked about prospects and he lands with an organization that is known for developing young arms. The Cleveland Guardians are widely considered one of the best farm systems for young pitchers having produced Shane Bieber, Tanner Bibee, Emmanuel Clase and most recently Gavin Williams to name just a few, and now Schlesinger. He is the first Sachem player since 2014 when Alec Sole went to Tampa in the 18th round and is the 10th Sachem player to be drafted all time.

Jul 19, 2024

Court Blocks Biden Billion Dollar Student Loan Bailout

As national debt continues to soar, President Joe Biden announced $1.2 million in a new round of student loan debt transfer to taxpayers. This latest round of debt transfer would 'benefit' roughly 35,000 public service workers enrolled in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

Jul 19, 2024

Unemployment Soars Across the Country

DOL announced on X, "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Initial claims were 243,000 for the week ending 7/13 (+20,000). Insured unemployment was 1,867,000 for the week ending 7/6 (+20,000). That's the highest level of unemployment since November 2021. The unemployment in Suffolk County sits at 3.5%.

Jul 19, 2024

Bowman Added To The Ball Club

"Nicole Bowman is a home-run hire for our program, our student-athletes and our athletics department. First and foremost, she is an outstanding person of high character. Nicole knows the game and understands coaching and succeeding at a high level. She knows recruiting and the importance of finding student-athletes who fit our program and University," Bryant said. "Nicole will be a tremendous mentor and teacher for our players. She will bring a strong passion for softball and for developing student-athletes on and off the field. Our staff welcomes Nicole to the Seawolves' softball family and Stony Brook University. We look forward to working together as we continue to build a successful program in the CAA."

Jul 18, 2024

Move Over Joe ... Biden Is Not The Favorite

Kamala Harris has closed the gap and now is the overwhelming favorite to win the Democratic nomination. Harris has watched her numbers skyrocket since before the first presidential debate this year. Immediately following the debate Joe Biden's numbers tumbled and there were a slew of names that were his likely successors, but Harris was not leading the field. After the attempted assasination and multiple Biden blunders she has steadily become the favorite. Before the Republican National Convention both Biden and Harris were very close with Harris about even money. Since it was announced that Joe had Covid that propelled Harris into the driver's seat and she now sits at just under 2 to 1 to win the nomination.

Jul 18, 2024

Turbine Blade Failure Shuts Nantucket Beaches

The beautiful beaches of Nantucket Island, the preferred summer spot of the very wealthy, were shut down when debris from a failed wind turbine washed ashore. The fiberglass shards and other flotsam came from a 351-foot windmill blade from Vineyard Wind, a green energy array of 10 units 15 miles off the Massachusetts Coast. 

Jul 18, 2024

Hochul Launches State-Wide Listening Tour To Ban of Smartphones in Schools

Governor Kathy Hochul is getting closer to issuing a statewide ban on smartphones in New York's schools. She kicked off a statewide listening tour focused on addressing smartphone use in schools.

Jul 18, 2024

House Passes SAVE Act Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Vote in Federal Elections

The House of Representatives passed a bill earlier this month that requires people to show proof of citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections. It also requires individual states to check their voter roles for non-citizen voters.

Jul 17, 2024

How a Trustee Can Use Assets from a Medicaid Asset Protection Trust

A: No, the assets of the trust are not available to your mom. The irrevocable trust was created to protect assets from being counted for eligibility purposes when applying for Medicaid services. If the principal is available to her, then it is available to pay for her care.

Jul 17, 2024

House GOP wants federal workers back in the office

Four years post-pandemic just 75% of federal agencies are still utilizing less than half of their allocated office space. The federal government maintains a massive real estate presence in Washing, DC and yet very few of the workers are showing up each day.

Jul 17, 2024

General Ulysses S. Grant, Final Phase of the Vicksburg Campaign

From the start of the Vicksburg campaign, General's Joseph Johnston and John C. Pemberton were never unified to deal with the audacity of Grant's army in Mississippi. The northerners lived off the land, they attacked and prevented two separate armies from uniting to decisively hit their forces. Every day, Lincoln intently watched to learn about the whereabouts of Grant's men that deeply frustrated the ability of the enemy to defeat the Union in this campaign.

Jul 17, 2024

Suffolk Sewer Plan Now Up to the Voters

Suffolk officials have done their part, and now it's up to the voters to approve a sales tax increase to fund a long-range plan to protect the county's water through massive investments in sewers and private cesspool upgrades.

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Brookhaven Clerk LaValle Attends the Centereach/ Selden Civic Association Monthly Meeting

Mr. Lavalle also spoke about service improvements made by the town clerk’s office and engaged with civic members.


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Pickles & Paws 2025: New York’s Largest Animal Adoption Festival Launches This Spring in Yaphank

Connect with s furry friend at New York’s largest adoption event.


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Stay Melo: HOF Knicks Star Plugs Cannabis Brand in Farmingdale

Strain Stars will welcome the perennial All-Star on Saturday, April 19th for 1-3 p.m. meet and greets.