After Labor Day’s unofficial kickoff of the campaigns, September now sees the action fully commence as door-knockings, fundraisers, and campaign appearances will consume local and social media from now until Election Day.  The Messenger intends...

No doubt a massive issue regarding Suffolk politics is that of home-rule and local people. We’ve had no shortage of people from outside Suffolk who have tried to claim office here in recent cycles....

I commend you for including three articles on 9/11 in the 9/14/23 edition of The Brookhaven Messenger, and also a related graphic back page.   On 9/11/01, I was five minutes down the hill from the...

Rob Weisberg, a local hero, mental health advocate, and community volunteer, decided to hike the Appalachian Trail as a therapeutic endeavor these past few months. After suffering from PTSD and suicidal thoughts, he broke...

Candidate: Legislator Nick Caracappa  Residence: Selden  Office: Suffolk Legislature Fourth District  Committees: Veterans & Consumer Affairs (Chair); Public Works, Transportation &   Energy (Chair); Environment, Parks & Agriculture; Budget & Finance  First Elected: 2021  Party Endorsements: Conservative, Republican  Notable Endorsements: Police Conference,...

The topics of historical figures, displays, and even the teaching of history itself continue to generate fierce discussion in social and political circles. The New York City Council’s Cultural Affairs Committee is drafting legislation sponsored...

Nobody remembers the events of September 11, 2001, like New Yorkers do. Our state is filled with courageous and selfless heroes who risked their lives to help others escape the destruction of the Twin...

This past Labor Day weekend, six people were involved in a boating crash resulting in the deaths of an Oakdale couple.   Louis DeRitis, 53, and his wife Renne DeRitis, 50, were on their way home...

Home of over 140 private and public golf courses, Long Island has a very large golf community. Some big-name golfers like Tiger Woods have come to Long Island just to master our best courses...

Consequential to the Pandemic-era school closings, and fueled by declining academic performance and occasionally contentious debates over instruction of critical race theory and gender transitioning, there has been renewed energy by both parents and...