Supervisor Joe Saladino and his team on the Oyster Bay Town Board -have done great things - once thought to be impossible. He has cut taxes or frozen taxes every year he has been Supervisor - while providing better outstanding services to residents. Saladino has launched bold initiatives - like the Hicksville Renaissance to clean up a scruffy and blighted downtown and turn it into an attractive shopping and entertainment hub - while having the good government patience and i

By Leader Staff Huntington homeowners are facing a massive 19% tax increase in the 2027 Budget submitted by Supervisor Ed Smyth (R- Halesite). The tax increase was demanded by Smyth, after he refused to cut what he called "essential services." Smyth claimed it would be "fiscal suicide" for Huntington - or any town - to not impose a huge tax increase. "Piercing the tax cap this year was publicly predicted by me for several years," claimed Smyth. Smyth doubled-down on h

By Nolan Cleary The buzz around "Primetime" - the recent movie biopic about Chris Hansen, the host of television's "To Catch a Predator" - is of a daring attempt to paint Hansen, who’s career has been defined by his attempts to track down and arrest child predators, in a negative light. The film has made headlines lately, after Hansen himself denounced the film as a "hit piece," intended to smear his reputation. Yet, for every exciting punch that’s been thrown between Han

By Thomas Nothel The Town of North Hempstead is freezing taxes for the 2027 Budget - after four consecutive years of tax cuts or freezes - with no reduction to services. Supervisor Jen DeSena (R-Manhasset) made the announcement and praised the Town’s improved public safety, infrastructure, and strong fiscal management. “This budget process reflects the culture we’ve built in Town government – one that looks for ways to save, work smarter, and streamline operations,” stated Su

By Mark Demetropoulos Oheka Castle, the century-old West Hills estate built by financier Otto Kahn - who hosted grand parties in the 1920's that inspired the Great Gatsby - is now in bankruptcy and will be sold at auction on October 27th. American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald memorialized the lavish parties and gilded lives of north shore Long Island's "Gold Coast" during the 1920's in his classic novel "The Great Gatsby." Otto Hermann Kahn was a German immigrant who built

By Dagmar Fors Karppi The Locust Valley Garden Club (LVGC) is sending its members home with their own miniature gardens - in a terrarium that each member has designed. Terrariums are clear glass or plastic containers filled with soil and plants, designed to function as a miniature, self-contained ecosystem. The word "Terrarium" is derived from the Latin words "terra" (earth) and "arium" (place). They allow people to cultivate delicate or tropical greenery - indoors - with

By Leader Staff The Half Hollow Hills and Cold Spring Harbor School Districts were ranked as the "Best Schools and Districts" in Suffolk County, in the 2027 Niche Study on public schools across the United States. The Half Hollow Hills (HHH) district includes Dix Hills and Melville, and earned an A+ overall grade. HHH ranked Number 1 in Suffolk County, Number 13 in New York State, and Number 59 nationwide. The HHH district has 7,302 students in pre-K through 12th grade

By Nolan Cleary It was once said by the late US Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, that, "There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know.” As such, I should preface - before reviewing the 2026 reboot of Resident Evil - that I know very little about video games, and as a result, know as much about the video game series that Resident Evil is based upon, as I do abo

Are you were surprised that an individual making $100,000 in disability payments was recently caught participating in "powerlifting" contests ? The rise in disability fraud has become one of the greatest scams in this nation’s history. So, why are so many people cheating the system ? Because we let them. We stubbornly refuse to enact the common-sense solutions that would nip this fraud in the bud. All we need to do is simply require that individuals claiming disability repor

By Leader Staff A divided Huntington Town Board voted - by a split vote of 3 to 2 - to back Supervisor Ed Smyth's (R-Halesite) demand that they raise taxes and pierce the 2% state tax cap. Voting "Yes" to pierce the tax cap were Smyth, and Councilmembers Theresa Mari (R-Centerport) and Dr. Dave Bennardo (R- Greenlawn); Voting "No" were Councilwomen Brooke Lupinacci (C-Lloyd Harbor) and Jen Hebert (D- Huntington Village). New York State imposes a limit of no more than 2%