Senator Michael Balboni released the findings of a recent hearing he hosted focusing on Long Island's level of preparedness for a major hurricane or other catastrophic event. The results show that neither Nassau nor Suffolk counties are doing enough to protect Long Islanders from a catastrophe, whether it's a hurricane, blizzard, disease outbreak or terrorist attack. FULL STORY

Residents, village officials and local politicians alike took advantage of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority/Long Island Rail Road's (MTA/LIRR) move to extend the comment period to Dec. 31 regarding the proposed Main Line Corridor Improvements Project. They bore the December cold Wednesday evening and let their voices be heard, once again. FULL STORY