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‘If we can’t talk, we can’t respond’: Wading River Fire Department begins massive communications overhaul

by Nov 25, 2015
After decades of struggling to communicate across staticky radios, one of the fire department’s aging radio towers is finally set to be upgraded, boosting the tower's signal and making life a little easier for local volunteers.

NYC developer at the heart of Albany scandals is big donor to L.I. pols, including Sen. Ken LaValle

by May 5, 2015
Sen. Ken LaValle took more than $62,000 in campaign contributions from the NYC real estate developer at the center of corruption inquiries by federal prosecutors that led to the arrests of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.