By Long Island News & PR February 14, 2017
The U.S. House of Representatives tonight passed H.R. 974, the Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment (BRAVE) Act, introduced by Rep. Kathleen Rice and co-lead sponsor Rep. Paul Cook (R-CA).
By Long Island News & PR February 14, 2017
New York State Comptroller’s office announce an audit of the Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency’s (“IDA”) Payment In Lieu of Taxes (“PILOT”) agreement for Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream.
By Long Island News & PR February 14, 2017
Governor Cuomo announced that legislation authorizing 16 and 17 year olds to enroll in the New York State Donate Life Registry goes into effect tomorrow, coinciding with National Organ Donor Day.
By Long Island News & PR February 14, 2017
NYS Senator John E. Brooks (SD-8) announced Senate passage of legislation that will require the Department of Tax and Finance to mail out all advance payment STAR personal income tax (PIT) credit checks by September ...
By Long Island News & PR February 14, 2017
Senate Democratic Conference today demanded real action to raise the age of criminal responsibility for non-violent, youth offenders.
By Long Island News & PR February 14, 2017
DEC opened the 21st Basic School for Uniformed Officers, the 28-week training academy in Pulaski that will prepare the new class of recruits for careers as ECOs and Forest Rangers.
By Long Island News & PR February 14, 2017
At 3:46 P.M. on February 13, 2017 State Police in Valley Stream investigated a crash involving a twenty passenger school bus owned by the First Student Company, Freeport, NY.
By Long Island News & PR February 14, 2017
The settlement requires the hotel to pay over $48,000 in restitution to consumers and $17,500 as a civil penalty to the State of New York. Eligible consumers will be contacted by the Attorney General’s office.
By Long Island News & PR February 14, 2017
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the New York State Police issued more than 4,000 tickets during a special STOP DWI traffic enforcement campaign over Super Bowl Weekend.
By Long Island News & PR February 14, 2017
Suffolk County Police today arrested a man who burglarized a Huntington church this past weekend.
By Long Island News & PR February 13, 2017
The Suffolk County SPCA would like to remind pet owners that on Valentine's Day you need to keep your pet safe.
By Long Island News & PR February 13, 2017
NPR Education Correspondent Eric Westervelt will give a timely talk entitled “Education today: How technology is — and isn't — disrupting traditional pedagogy.”
By Long Island News & PR February 13, 2017
NCSPCA to offer a $5,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) regarding the recently abandoned male Yorkie mix that was discovered in Plainview, NY by a jogger.
By Long Island News & PR February 13, 2017
The Nassau County Police Department reports the arrest of a woman for DWI at 2:00am on Sunday, February 12, 2017 in Hicksville.
By Long Island News & PR February 13, 2017
Councilman Mark Cuthbertson and Councilwoman Tracey A. Edwards have joined with YAM Community Resource Inc. to champion a humanitarian effort in support of Haiti.
By Long Island News & PR February 13, 2017
The Major Case Squad reports an arrest for Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance which occurred on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 2:50 pm in East Meadow.
By Long Island News & PR February 13, 2017
Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos reported that the County’s 2016 sales tax revenues approximated $1.13 Billion, up 2.3% from the prior year and $11.9 million or 1% higher than budgeted.
By Long Island News & PR February 13, 2017
Suffolk County Police have arrested two adults for hosting a party at their residence, after a teenager needed medical attention in Sound Beach last night.
By Long Island News & PR February 13, 2017
Governor Cuomo announced that NYS is formally calling on the EPA to establish an official drinking water standard for the federally unregulated contaminant 1,4-dioxane.
By Long Island News & PR February 13, 2017
Bear hunters in New York State took 1,539 black bears during the 2016 hunting seasons, DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today.