GOVERNMENT
Brookhaven Task Force Aims to Prepare Businesses for Reopening
As Long Island continues to take steps toward reopening and some sense of normalcy, municipalities are aiming to help small businesses and their financial...
MS/MP/RP/SWR Present 2020-21 District Budgets
With school district budgets and board elections on the docket for June 9 with an extension from New York State, this year’s crop of...
PJ/Comsewogue Districts Present 2020-21 School Budgets
With school district budgets and board elections on the docket for June 9 with an extension from New York State, this year’s crop of...
Suffolk County Plans 45-Day Tax Relief for Qualified Homeowners
A Suffolk County working group, led by County Executive Steve Bellone (D), has requested an executive order from Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) to provide...
Local Business Owners/Advisers Continue to Face PPP Loan Obstacles
A federal program meant to help keep businesses afloat during the pandemic has caused more headaches than relief. Business owners are concerned they will...
Who Local Leaders are Thankful for Helping During Pandemic
By Rita J. Egan and Kyle Barr
With so much going on day to day, with people stuck at home and fearing for the future,...
Port Jeff Father of Son with Down Syndrome Demands Testing Be Done at Residential Facilities
Port Jefferson resident Richard Hoey’s son Kevin lives in a Central Islip residential home for the developmentally disabled. Kevin is diagnosed as intellectually disabled...
Civic Group Says No To Development At Hauppauge Industrial Park
By Leah Chiappino
A local civic group is protesting a proposal to develop an overlay district that would add apartments to the Long Island Innovation...
Making Democracy Work: Voting changes for June 23 primaries
By Nancy Marr
Because of New York State’s identity as the current U.S. “Epicenter” of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on March 7 issued...
Bellone Cites Resources for Domestic Violence/Mental Health During Ongoing Pandemic
After police announced Monday, April 27 several incidents of tense armed standoffs between police and residents, County Executive Steve Bellone (D) cited increased levels...
