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Nov 6, 2024

Gillibrand Bests LI's Sapraicone for Federal Re-election; GOP Breaks Supermajority in State Senate

Though Gillibrand—in office since 2009—had rallied about 67% of the votes at the time The Associated Press had called the race in her favor, after further counting and consideration, her winning total stands today at 58.41%.

Nov 6, 2024

Gillen Gets Back at D'Esposito: An NY-4 Rematch to Remember

The Fourth Congressional District representing Nassau County saw the incumbent D'Esposito utilize his close local Republican party ties as a means to workshop his own campaign as a guest speaker ahead of now President-Elect Donald J. Trump at his historic Nassau Coliseum-held rally.

Nov 6, 2024

Stick-to-It Senator Murray Reelected

Perseverance paid off again for Senator Dean Murray, who was reelected to a second term with 61.8% of the vote in a district where he has a long relationship with the voters.

Nov 6, 2024

Whaling Museum assistant director on Nov. events: 'Pickle Day is really cool'

In celebration of National Pickle Day—yes, there is such a thing—the Whaling Museum & Education Center of Cold Spring Harbor is hosting a pickle party for kids and a Crafts & Cocktails event (pickle-flavored, of course) for adults.

Nov 6, 2024

Suozzi Stays Put, Sails Past Mike LiPetri in NY-3

Suozzi had vacated the same seat he held for three terms when he sought to challenge Gov. Kathy Hochul back in 2022. He subsequently won a Special Election earlier this year to reclaim the seat after Santos' expulsion from Congress, and will serve the D.C. post on behalf of NY-3 he knows all too well for the next two years, at the least.

Nov 6, 2024

Garbarino Grabs Another Term, Defeats Lubin in the 2nd District

"With Donald Trump as president, a Republican senate, a Republican house, we can close our border, we can lower taxes," Garbarino said in his victory speech at Stereo Garden in Patchogue.

Nov 6, 2024

Never Any Doubt in NY-1: LaLota Leaps Past Avlon for Re-election

"I'm so thankful for every one of you," the congressman spoke from the Suffolk County Republican Headquarters stage in Patchogue.

Nov 6, 2024

Which gas stations in Suffolk County had the cheapest regular gas during week ending Nov. 2

According to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com, 1 gas station had the lowest price of regular gas in cities throughout Suffolk County in the week ending Nov. 2.

Nov 6, 2024

Forget The Polls ... Follow The Betting Markets

When sports betting became legalized in May 2018 when the Supreme Court struck down the Amateur Sports Protection Act, no one could have imagined how quickly the betting markets would be integrated into daily American lives.

Nov 6, 2024

Where drivers found cheapest E85 gas across Suffolk County in week ending Nov. 2

2 gas stations had the lowest price of E85 gas in cities throughout Suffolk County in the week ending Nov. 2, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

Nov 6, 2024

DeStefano Headed Back to Albany for Fourth Term

Returning to Albany for a fourth term will be Assemblyman Joe DeStefano, a popular figure in his Central Brookhaven district. His success comes from his connection to the community after more than four decades as a volunteer firefighter and ambulance company member. He's also on the right side of the issues that affect Long Island, including fighting high taxes and inflation, opposing illegal immigration, eliminating cashless bail and standing up for law enforcement, and keeping men out of women's sports and girls' bathrooms.

Nov 6, 2024

Brookhaven Lab uses supercomputers to predict meson charge distribution

Nuclear physics theorists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have successfully demonstrated that supercomputers can predict the distribution of electric charges in mesons, which are particles composed of a quark and...

Nov 6, 2024

Human Library returns to Stony Brook University on November 20

Stony Brook University Libraries is set to host The Human Library event on November 20.

Nov 6, 2024

Stony Brook celebrates seventh annual Light the Brook event

Stony Brook University marked the start of the holiday season on November 4 with its seventh annual Light the Brook event.

Nov 6, 2024

Brookhaven announces crackdown on illegal housing with stricter enforcement

Brookhaven Town Supervisor Dan Panico has announced a new initiative to strengthen enforcement against illegal housing, which includes increased fines for rental permit violations targeting repeat offenders.

Nov 6, 2024

Katherine Freese to discuss dark matter mysteries at Brookhaven Lab

Physicist Katherine Freese is set to deliver a lecture titled "The Mystery of Dark Matter in the Universe" at Brookhaven National Laboratory on November 20.

Nov 6, 2024

Google funds Stony Brook professor's innovative text input research with $100K gift

Stony Brook University's Department of Computer Science has received a $100,000 unrestricted gift from Google to support Professor Xianfeng David Gu's research.

Nov 6, 2024

Stony Brook scientists unveil new method for imaging atomic nuclei shapes

Scientists at Stony Brook University have developed a novel approach to using high-energy particle collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) to explore atomic nuclei shapes.

Nov 6, 2024

Elementary school brings back life-sized Candy Land for educational fun

Students at John S. Hobart Elementary School recently participated in a life-sized version of the popular board game "Candy Land" held in their school library.

Nov 6, 2024

Three William Floyd students earn spots in SCMEA All-County Jazz bands

Three students from the William Floyd School District have been selected for the Suffolk County Music Educators’ Association (SCMEA) All-County Jazz bands.

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Opinion

Letters to the Editor: Library Trustees Thank Taxpayers for Victories

I’m deeply grateful to the residents of the Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Library District for approving the library budget, as well as for re-electing me.


State

State Mandated Safe Boating Courses Coming Up

Long Islanders out on the water are looking to stay safe this summer.


National

South Shore Press Reporter Makes a Stop at the Grand Canyon

South Shore Press Reporter Robert Chartuk makes a stop at the Grand Canyon.