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Feb 14, 2026

Chamber Coalition Offers Small Business Grants

The chamber coalition knows how hard it is to run a small business, so it’s offering improvement grants.

Feb 14, 2026

DeStefano Earns Nod for Fifth Assembly Term

Suffolk County Republicans have once again nominated State Assemblyman Joe DeStefano to run for reelection, backing the Medford Republican for a fifth term representing the 3rd Assembly District.

Feb 14, 2026

Murray Blasts Cannabis Zoning Changes Near Schools

State Sen. Dean Murray rose on the Senate floor to oppose Senate Bill S9155, legislation that changes how New York measures the distance between adult-use marijuana dispensaries and nearby schools and houses of worship.

Feb 14, 2026

Brookhaven Offers Engineering Scholarships

Brookhaven Highway Superintendent Daniel Losquadro is inviting high school seniors who reside in the Town of Brookhaven to apply for one of two $750 scholarships offered through the Suffolk County Highway Superintendents Association.

Feb 14, 2026

Verma Tax And Accounting Solutions Takes A Proactive Approach

Not just in April, you’ll hear from this accountant all year long.

Feb 14, 2026

Tri-Hamlet Group Plans Floyd History Event

Event features Long Island’s famous signer.

Feb 14, 2026

Sayville Students Honor MLK With Quilt Project

Sayville Middle School students are honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a building-wide quilt project designed to promote reflection, character development and the importance of Black History Month.

Feb 14, 2026

ESM Literary Magazine Earns National Honor

Eastport-South Manor Jr.-Sr. High School students are earning national recognition for their writing, and some may one day see their bylines in publications like the South Shore Press.

Feb 14, 2026

Moriches Teen Pleads Guilty in Fatal DWI Crash

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced that Luis Gonzalo Barrionuevo Fuertes, 18, of Moriches, pleaded guilty to Aggravated Vehicular Homicide and related charges for driving while intoxicated and causing a crash that killed a teenage passenger and seriously injured another.

Feb 14, 2026

Man Charged in Fatal Farmingville Stabbing

Suffolk County Police have arrested a man after authorities said he fatally stabbed his estranged wife and then stabbed himself during a domestic incident at a Farmingville home.

Feb 14, 2026

Bellport Man Charged in Fatal Sunrise Crash

A Bellport man has been arrested and charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs after police say he fatally struck a pedestrian on the eastbound Sunrise Highway Service Road in Bay Shore.

Feb 13, 2026

Rocky Point school hosts fitness workshop with Orange Theory instructors

Rocky Point Joseph A. Edgar Intermediate School recently hosted instructors from Orange Theory Fitness for a health and wellness workshop aimed at fourth-grade students.

Feb 13, 2026

Suffolk County Community College launches state’s first hospice clinical rotation for paramedics

Suffolk County Community College paramedic students are now participating in New York State’s first hospice-specific clinical rotation at the East End Hospice Kanas Center for Hospice Care.

Feb 13, 2026

Pete Friedman named head coach of William Floyd varsity football

Pete Friedman has been appointed as the new head coach of the William Floyd High School Colonials varsity football team.

Feb 13, 2026

Longwood Central School District hosts regional legislative breakfast with over 40 districts

More than 40 school districts, education partners, and state legislators gathered at the Longwood Central School District for the 22nd Annual Regional Legislative Breakfast.

Feb 13, 2026

Suffolk County Community College receives grant to expand nursing simulation training

Suffolk County Community College has received a $40,000 grant for the 2025-2026 academic year from the State University of New York’s (SUNY) High Needs Nursing Fund.

Feb 13, 2026

Brookhaven receives state grant for highway department water quality improvement project

The Brookhaven Highway Department has received a $293,000 grant from New York State to support water quality improvement efforts.

Feb 13, 2026

Three William Floyd High School students honored at Lunar New Year art exhibition

William Floyd High School students Kurushiga Sathiyaseelen, Jordyn Gandolfo, and Coco Wang were recognized for their artwork at the annual Lunar New Year art show organized by the Asian American Association of Greater Stony Brook and the Town of...

Feb 13, 2026

State Urged To Repair Deadly Route 25 Corridor

Residents rally to repair dangerous route.

Feb 13, 2026

Clean Energy Or Costly Nuclear Detour?

Hochul’s $33 billion bailout of the nuclear industry.

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Kassar Praises Trump’s State of the Union

President Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address drew enthusiastic support from New York State Conservative Party Chairman Gerard “Gerry” Kassar, who said the speech offered a compelling choice for the nation’s future.