By Anthony D'Esposito An ex-federal Inspector General ("IG") has been attacking President Donald Trump’s efforts to root-out government fraud — but his complaints sound more like a bitter kiss-off from a spurned ex-bureaucrat. “The watchdogs have crossed a dangerous line,” Mark Greenblatt intoned in the Daily Beast. “They’ve become lapdogs” — “MAGA lapdogs,” as his headline put it. Greenblatt and his gang are angry that my IG colleagues and I are cracking-down on the fraud

By Leader Staff The proposed '26-'27 school budget for the Locust Valley School District was approved by the district's voters, after being first rejected in last April's vote. The Locust Valley School Board has seen a number of controversies this past year, including the resignation of two School Board presidents, the continued targeting of the Locust Valley School District by the administration of Governor Kathy Hochul (D-Buffalo) to force the sharing of children's bath

By Ishan Shah A once-popular diner in downtown Huntington that served locals for decades has permanently closed, following a protracted legal fight with its landlord and backlash over the owner's public support for Israel. Peter Tsadilas took over the former Golden Dolphin in 2020 and renamed it the Golden Globe, although he never changed the name on the sign. After the October 7, 2023 Hamas terror attack on Israel, Tsadilas placed posters depicting Israeli hostages in the wi

By Thomas Nothel The National Merit Scholarship program announced the names of the north shore area Graduating High School Seniors, who won and were each awarded a $2500 Scholarship as a National Merit Scholarship Finalist: Olivia Gu GREAT NECK SOUTH H. S., GREAT NECK Sophia Li GREAT NECK NORTH H. S., Michael Lyakhov GREAT NECK NORTH H. S., Lana H. Miao GREAT NECK SOUTH H. S. Cynthia Zhang GREAT NECK SOUTH H. S. Kevin Liu JERICHO H. S. Ashka Shah JERICHO H. S.

By Leader Staff Congressman Thomas Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) and Republican challenger Mike LiPetri won their respective primary elections and will face-off in the north shore 3rd congressional district this November. The Suozzi-LiPetri race is a re-match from two years ago, when Suozzi narrowly defeated LiPetri by three (3) points. The Third Congressional district includes most of the Town of Oyster Bay, the northwest third of the Town of Huntington, most of the Town of Nor

On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress - representatives from Great Britain's North American colonies - meeting in Philadelphia, voted for Independence of the 13 colonies and the creation of a new nation - the United States of America. Two days later, on July 4, 1776, the Congress approved and signed the Declaration of Independence For ten years, since the British had imposed new taxes on the American colonies - the Sugar & Currency Acts of 1764, and the Stamp

Two years ago, Republican Congressman Anthony D'Esposito was narrowly defeated by ex-Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen, in a close race. 2026 was looking to be a re-match, until President Trump appointed D'Esposito to be the Inspector General of the US Department of Labor. Jeanine Driscoll, the well-respected Hempstead Receiver of Taxes stood up to run as the Republican nominee, and quickly earned the support of both the Republican and Conservative parties. Her competence, ca

Congressman Tom Suozzi is running for his fifth term representing NY-3. Suozzi has tried to do something increasingly difficult: be a moderate Democrat in a swing suburban district, in an age dominated by the political extremes, where cross-party centrism often gets you booted "out" in a primary. Suozzi has consistently supported a moderate path - even serving as a co-founder and co-chair of the bipartisan "Problem Solvers Caucus" in the US House of Representatives. Like too

Two years ago, former Assemblyman Mike LiPetri almost defeated Congressman Tom Suozzi - coming within three (3) points. Now, LiPetri wants a re-match, and has raised over $1 million and built a campaign team across this Queens, Nassau, Suffolk north shore district. LiPetri has the endorsements of the three county Republican organizations, is running as a MAGA-Republican, and is already the nominee of the critically important Conservative Party. Facing LiPetri in the GOP prima

By Rupert Deedes Director of the US Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Lee Zeldin came back to Long Island last week to cheer one of the great successes in local environmental rebirth – the Oyster Hatchery program being run by the Town of Oyster Bay. Decades of commercial over-harvesting had left Oyster Bay harbor ecologically diminished. But the steady reversal of that story is now underway. Zeldin, the former Long Island congressman who now leads the EPA, was joi