Incumbent candidates for local elections held their seats across all town and county races over Suffolk County’s South Shore on Election Day. Republican candidates for Islip and Brookhaven …

Candidates for the Suffolk County Legislature’s Eighth District spoke with residents during a Meet the Candidates Night hosted by the Lake Ronkonkoma Civic Association and Chamber of Commerce …

Beginning in October, as part of our yearly election coverage, we provided our readers with comprehensive bios, platforms, and photos of our local candidates. This Oct. 30 edition includes shorter …

The Sayville Community Ambulance Company was a one-stop shop for drug and safety awareness during the biannual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 25. The ambulance company …

Republican incumbent Dominick Thorne will be running for his third term in Suffolk County Legislature in the Seventh District. His democratic Jaween Sween is a paper candidate, according to Suffolk …

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Patchogue on Oct. 18 to protest the actions of President Donald Trump during the second No Kings Day. Organizers said around 6,000 people participated in …

Supporters and opponents of the closing of the zoo at the Holtsville Wildlife & Ecology Center raised their concerns to Brookhaven town officials during an Oct. 9 meeting. Employees of the …

Suffolk County executive Ed Romaine signed a bill for Consumer Protection for Fire Victims on Oct. 1. Romaine was accompanied by Suffolk County district representative Dominick Thorne and others such …

The moderators warned everyone that this wasn’t a debate. One hour later, it was pandemonium. In already heated races for Islip town and county legislature seats, emotions reached a …

Northport Harbor was the backdrop for a press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 7, at which a coalition of environmental groups asked Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign legislation to protect the horseshoe crab in …

Republican incumbent Ray Tierney is seeking another term as the county’s leading prosecutor. He will be running unopposed in the 2025 election this November. As the district attorney for …

Suffolk County sheriff Errol D. Toulon Jr. was elected in 2017 to his first term, re-elected in 2021 and is now seeking his third term this November. He will run as the Democratic candidate, …

This summer, I’ve heard upstaters and Long Islanders ask: “Why should I care who the mayor of New York City is? I don’t even live there.” The answer is simple: one-third of …

When Dave Chan moved to Oakdale almost a decade ago, he didn’t expect he’d become a civic leader and a candidate for any political office just a few years later. Since moving to …

For lifelong Bohemia resident and Republican candidate for Islip Town Council’s Second District, DawnMarie Kuhn, involvement in local civic and political life has been a lifelong passion. …

Suffolk County executive Ed Romaine recently announced the county’s $4.3 billion Recommended Operating Budget for 2026, which would not pierce the state property tax cap. The proposed …

A judge ruled that the Sayville School District did not have to pay over $200,000 to an outgoing administrator who made “clearly false and misleading” statements to other district …

Brookhaven Town supervisor Dan Panico announced on Sept. 29 that the town will close the Holtsville Ecology Site Zoo & Animal Refuge next year. The Holtsville Ecology Center has faced …

Over 400 homes in the Idle Hour neighborhood of Oakdale are eligible for free sewer connections starting as soon as late 2027 if a referendum passes in December. On Sept. 29, engineers from the …

Background Kelly Perry-Hyland has held many titles, including scientist, senatorial advisor, and mom. Come November, Perry-Hyland hopes to add “county legislator” to that list. …