New congressional district lines drawn by New York Democrats are already shaking up one race on Long Island.
Former State Sen. James Gaughran, who previously said that he would drop out if he lost his base of support in Huntington Town, announced Tuesday afternoon that he would not seek the Democratic nomination in the First Congressional District.
While the new map only moved a few of Huntington’s election districts west to CD3...read more ››
The breakneck special election frenzy in the Third Congressional District is over, but the focus on what happens with the other three House seats on Long Island is just starting to rev up.
Now the race for the First Congressional District seat is on the cusp of getting an extra dose of national notice as John Avlon, who recently departed CNN as an on-air political analyst and fill-in anchor, prepares to jump in on the Democratic side....read more ››
In a recent letter Leg. Stephanie Bontempi asserts that the Legislators are keeping the water quality referendum off the ballot because they want to “do their homework” before bringing the water quality initiative to the people to vote on.
Anyone with any knowledge of the proposed water quality project knows that this plan, which has wide bipartisan support, has been years in the making at the state and county level with ample...read more ››
Republicans in the Suffolk County Legislature are playing politics with our water quality.
So many of us choose to live in our community because of the beauty and recreation that our local waters provide. Yet we have become all too aware in recent years of more frequent beach closures stretching from Cold Spring Harbor and Northport to the Peconic and Great South Bays due to bacteria in our water that can be harmful to our health. We...read more ››
The Supreme Court says colleges and universities can no longer take race into consideration as a specific basis for granting admission, a landmark decision overturning long-standing precedent that has benefited Black and Latino students in higher education.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the opinion for the conservative majority, saying the Harvard and University of North Carolina admissions programs violated the Equal Protection...read more ››
A grand jury in New York City voted Thursday to indict Donald Trump — the first time a former U.S. president has faced criminal charges.
The historic indictment comes in a case centered on $130,000 in payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the closing days of the 2016 presidential campaign. Daniels claimed she slept with the married Trump in 2006, a claim he has denied. Trump had classified his reimbursement of the payout as...read more ››
Response to Supervisor Smyth’s Open Letter to Governor Hochul
Among the many lessons from the George Santos saga is that a politician’s words should be closely scrutinized for accuracy. In that vein, I offer my comments on the accuracy (and hypocrisy) of Supervisor Ed Smyth’s letter in response to Governor Hochul’s housing proposal. Smyth continues to perpetuate two myths: Huntington cannot sustain more housing and Huntington has...read more ››
QUEENS, NY — A watchdog group filed a Federal Election Commission complaint Monday accusing Long Island Rep. George Santos of illegally funneling money from "unknown persons" to his campaign, and deliberately concealing them as a personal $705,000 loan to his own campaign.
The Washington, D.C.-based watchdog group, Campaign Legal Center, named Santos, 34, under the Elmhurst address where his sister reportedly owes $40,000 in unpaid...read more ››
Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon, Jr. and immediate family will be in attendance as Retired Correction Officer Timothy Heaton receives his Retired Shield on Thursday, January 5 at 11:00 AM at the Yaphank Correctional Facility's Alan Croce Lineup Room.
Officer Heaton served the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office for 25 years until a nearly six-month battle with COVID-19 which he miraculously recovered from last Spring.
Officer...read more ››
Back to the polls
Dave Calone is getting his ducks in a row for his Suffolk County executive bid — including Democratic Party chairman Rich Schaffer.
The venture capitalist and former prosecutor is holding a kickoff event Thursday night in Hauppauge, sponsored by Schaffer as well as the county legislature’s Democratic caucus, and the Democratic chairs of Suffolk’s towns, according to a Calone news release.
Calone was...read more ››
