Smith Condemns “Judicial Gerrymandering” by Albany Democrats, Calls for Federal Intervention
Assemblyman warns of partisan court-rigging as legislative session nears end
Albany, NY – With just days left in the 2025 legislative session, Assemblyman Doug Smith (R-Holbrook) is raising the alarm over a controversial bill he...
The First Mercantile (1740) & the Lake Grove General Store (c.1880)
By Ellyn Okvist, B.Sc.
This column will take us back to the very first General Store in our area, then called The Mercantile and the two Lake Grove General Stores owned and operated by Charles...
The Necessary Standard for American Education: The Twenty-Fourth Amendment
Nearly a century after the end of the Civil War, civil rights violations still occurred, predominantly in the post-Reconstruction South. The exceptionally dark time in American history gave way to the Ku Klux Klan,...
Garbarino Reintroduces Legislation to Protect Qualified Immunity for Local Law Enforcement
Congressman Andrew Garbarino (R-Bayport), in partnership with Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (R, NY-24), has reintroduced the Local Law Enforcement Protection Act, a federal bill aimed at safeguarding qualified immunity protections for police officers at the...
House Passes Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” in Major Legislative Win
In a narrow but consequential 215–214 vote last week, the House of Representatives approved President Donald Trump’s (R-FL) signature legislative package, dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill. The sweeping measure, which now advances to...
Progressive ‘Reform’ Bills Will Result in Release of Thousands of Violent Criminals, Put All...
By District Attorney Ray Tierney
With the budget fight over, New York’s progressive legislators are now pushing a trio of bills—the Second Look Act, Elder Parole, and the Earned Time Act—that will fling open prison...
‘Look to the Past’: Ronkonkoma Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony
Cover photo: Wreaths laid at the Raynor Park monument (Credit - Matt Meduri)
As Suffolk County’s communities dotted the landscape with parades and solemn remembrance ceremonies, Lake Ronkonkoma did just the same on Monday morning.The...
Sal Formica Kicks Off Legislature Campaign
Cover photo: Legislature Candidate Sal Formica (R-Commack) (Credit - Formica for Legislature)
There are two open seats in the eighteen-member Suffolk County Legislature: the Babylon-based Fourteenth District - represented by Presiding Officer Kevin McCaffrey (R-Lindenhurst)...
L.I.’s First Special Needs Smart Home Launched in Shirley
Cover photo: Residents of the ‘smart’ house cut the ribbon on their new home (Credit - Matt Meduri)
Despite the drawbacks of a highly technological world, there are some incredibly beneficial features.Such technology was on...
Central Islip Juniors Recognized for Water Quality Research
Cover photo: C.I. H.S. Juniors Heisel Fuentes Delgado and Allyson Saravia (Credit - Matt Meduri)
Two Central Islip High School juniors were recognized last week for their water quality research on the school’s property.The research...
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