Government Watchdog
[email protected]Bob is a former municipal accountant who became a journalist after getting fed up with wasteful government spending. He's covered Long Island budgets for 15 years and knows where every tax dollar goes.
A powerful nor'easter blanketed Queens with nearly two feet of snow over Sunday and Monday, marking the ninth largest snowstorm in New York City's recorded history and forcing widespread closures across the region.
The Town of North Hempstead will officially sponsor the Ohana Paddling Association's Dragon Boat & Lantern Festival this summer, elevating the cultural celebration from a permitted event to a full town-sponsored annual festival, according to town officials.
The National Weather Service issued a coastal flood warning for Nassau and Suffolk counties that will remain in effect from Sunday 10 p.m. until Monday 4 a.m., according to an alert released at 2:44 p.m. Saturday.
Hofstra University announced a new $300,000 scholarship initiative that combines financial aid with guaranteed employment opportunities for students in its Doctor of Physical Therapy program, according to a university announcement made Wednesday.
Long Island residents have endured a colder-than-normal winter this year, though temperatures and snowfall have not reached record-breaking levels, according to National Weather Service data.
Temple Beth-El, Great Neck's first synagogue and a nearly century-old landmark for the Reform Jewish community, plans to sell its building and downsize as its congregation has dwindled from a peak of...
A Massapequa resident will spend the next 15 years behind bars after being convicted on multiple weapons charges and impersonating a police officer, according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne D...