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May 16 School Board Elections: Reminder
For those unaware, boards of education across our area will soon be electing trustees to three-year terms. As always, in contested races of interest within The Messenger’s coverage area, we will endorse candidates that...
The 13 Million-ton Elephant in the Room
The number referenced in the title is the total amount of solid waste produced per day on Long Island. And with the Brookhaven Landfill’s impending closure, combined with the State of New York’s utter...
Say Goodbye to Hollywood and Hello to Long Island
“You’re from Long Island? You must have been in at least one movie.”
While people aren’t saying this today, they might very well be saying it soon. Just as generations of Americans grew up with...
Chief Judge Vote Reveals Who’s in Charge
The dynamics of Governor Kathy Hochul’s chief judge selection and denial reveal which faction (or region) is running Albany. Surprise, it’s not Long Island.
Hector LaSalle is the presiding judge of the New York State...
It’s Groundhog Day… Again, and Again, and Again and Again
Thursday before last, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow— thereby indicating there would be six more weeks of winter.
However, history tells us we should not take the titular celebrity groundhog’s forecasting at face value. Plus,...
Messenger Endorsee Shows His Worth: LaLota Leads in D.C.
In the previous election cycle, The Messenger assessed all options available for the First Congressional District and wagered on the political acumen of Republican Nick LaLota. His plethora of experience and ties to the...
Hochul’s Budget… Let’s Talk About It
The Good
That’s right. Even a broken clock is right twice a day; surprisingly, even a broken clock wound-up by the progressive left.
Jests aside, Governor Kathy Hochul’s budget answers the call of county clerks across...
Don’t Oppose the Leaching Beds
At the past Town of Smithtown board meeting, several individuals voiced their concerns over the choice of a roughly two-and-a-half-acre parcel of land currently slated to be used to house a recharge basin for...
Donald Trump To Be Reinstated on Social Media: For Better, or for Worse?
Former President Donald J. Trump will be reinstated on Meta after being banned for just over two years.
A year after the 45th President was excommunicated from social media, he launched his own social media...
A Terrible Decision in Albany
In December, Governor Kathy Hochul nominated Hector D. LaSalle, Presiding Justice of New York Supreme Court’s Second Department, as the next Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals.
Her decision of a...
“Tolerant” Progressives Reject Governor Hochul’s Chief Judge Nominee
In December, Governor Kathy Hochul nominated Hector D. LaSalle, Presiding Justice of New York Supreme Court’s Second Department, as the next Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals.
The Brentwood native of...
Hochul Ramps-up War Against Suburbs, Working People
Governor Kathy Hochul has dealt with the suburbs with clear and articulate animus, as she has proposed policies attacking local zoning controls in favor of the ‘genius’ of Albany repeatedly.
Last year’s attempt was thwarted...
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