Beginning in October, as part of our yearly election coverage, we provided our readers with comprehensive bios, platforms, and photos of our local candidates. This Oct. 30 edition includes shorter …

Suffolk County district attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced that Freddie Rice, 34, of Bay Shore, was found guilty after a jury trial of sex trafficking for using narcotics and financial coercion to …

Suffolk County district attorney Raymond A. Tierney   announced that Christa Ramos, 57, of Brightwaters, was indicted for grand larceny in the second degree, and other related charges, for …

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Patchogue on Oct. 18 to protest the actions of President Donald Trump during the second No Kings Day. Organizers said around 6,000 people participated in …

We are writing to urge Suffolk County voters to vote “no” on Proposition 2 on Election Day. Voters are being asked to spend $2 million on legal costs for a measure that discourages …

There’s good news and bad news when it comes to water quality in the Great South Bay, according to Stony Brook University scientist Dr. Christopher Gobler. Gobler is director of the Gobler …

Suffolk County executive Ed Romaine signed a bill for Consumer Protection for Fire Victims on Oct. 1. Romaine was accompanied by Suffolk County district representative Dominick Thorne and others such …

This is  hard!! According to Google AI, on average, Americans move 11.7 times during their lifetime. Me, I’ve moved once—from my childhood home, to the one I’ve …

Northport Harbor was the backdrop for a press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 7, at which a coalition of environmental groups asked Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign legislation to protect the horseshoe crab in …

Suffolk County executive Ed Romaine recently announced the county’s $4.3 billion Recommended Operating Budget for 2026, which would not pierce the state property tax cap. The proposed …

Republican incumbent Ray Tierney is seeking another term as the county’s leading prosecutor. He will be running unopposed in the 2025 election this November. As the district attorney for …

Suffolk County sheriff Errol D. Toulon Jr. was elected in 2017 to his first term, re-elected in 2021 and is now seeking his third term this November. He will run as the Democratic candidate, …

I n July, this publication released an editorial titled “We need to talk about bike safety,” which detailed accounts of accidents and near collisions between bikes, e-bikes, and cars in …

The Argyle Theatre (Mark and Dylan Perlman, executive producers and managing partners; Evan Pappas, artistic director), Long Island’s largest year-round professional theatrical venue, …