‘Starting a New Chapter,’ Cuomo Says as Some Regions Prepare to Reopen

Three regions of the state are ready for phase one of the reopening of the state’s economy, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Monday.  If there is no slippage, businesses such as construction; manufacturing and wholesale supply chain; retail for curbside pickup and drop-off or in-store Read More …

UPDATE: 3 Suffolk Deaths Reported; Many Businesses Ordered to Close; Waiting Period Waived on Jobless Benefits

2nd Update: 12:01 am. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said  that three Suffolk County residents have died of the COVID-19 virus, including two patients in isolation at Huntington Hospital. One was a 90-year-old man and the other a 90-year-old woman. The other man, who was Read More …

Flanagan: Join Push Against State’s Bail Reform Laws

  Since the beginning of this year, when changes that Democratic leadership made to New York State’s bail system began providing Get Out Of Jail Free cards to criminals, I have been extremely vocal about how these “reforms” are making our state and community less Read More …

Parkland Victim’s Family On Hand for ‘Red Flag’ Bill Signing

Gov. Cuomo signed a “red flag” bill Monday that allows for confiscation of guns from people determined by courts to be an extreme risk to themselves or others. Linda Beigel Schulman and her husband, Michael Schulman, of Dix Hills attended the signing ceremony in memory Read More …

Opinion: New York Voter Reforms Have Arrived

By Judie Gorenstein  Voting is about to get easier for New Yorkers.  New York has long been behind most of the country when it comes to voting.  Our election laws are archaic, making it difficult for people in our state to vote, and resulting in Read More …

Mother of Parkland Victim Invited to Cuomo’s State of the State Address

Linda Beigel Schulman, mother of Scott Beigel who was killed in the Parkland school massacre last year, will be on hand Tuesday for Gov. Cuomo’s State of the State Address. The Dix Hills resident will be heading to Albany Tuesday morning, fresh off her return Read More …

Cold Spring Harbor Lab to Get $30 Million

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory will receive $30 million to help launch its Neuroscience Research Complex. The seven-acre complex includes three state-of-the-art research buildings to further CSHL’s leadership in the areas of neuroscience and computer science. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the funding, one of three Read More …