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Thursday, September 18, 2025 ~ Volume 70 ~ Issue Number 42 ~ $1.00
Thousands Attend LI Vigil for Charlie Kirk
By Matt Meduri Last week saw perhaps one of the most historic events of the century, the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The conservative activist was just 31 when he was shot and killed in Utah while conducting his trademark “Prove Me Wrong” series in which he invited and promoted open political debate and discourse on college campuses through his organization Turning Point USA. Kirk founded Turning Point at the age of 18 in his garage, steadily growing it into a massive movement that spans nearly 2,000 college and high school campuses nationwide and himself into an avatar not just for young conservatives, but for Christian ideals as well.
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The Long Island Loud Majority (LILM) held candlelight vigil for Kirk Saturday night at the LIRR Station in Seaford with several thousand attendees. (Credit - Matt Meduri)
Kennedy Hosts Centereach Open Forum By Matt Meduri On Monday evening, Suffolk County Legislator Leslie Kennedy (R-Nesconset) held an open forum for residents of Centereach to discuss ongoing problems and improvement suggestions for the hamlet. The meeting was held at the Centereach Fire Department on South Washington Avenue. The meeting was an open forum where grievances could be aired and brought directly to elected officials. Kennedy was joined by Assemblywoman Rebecca Kassay (D-Port Jefferson), Brookhaven Highway Superintendent Dan Losquadro (R-Shoreham), and representatives for Congressman Nick LaLota (R-Amityville), Suffolk County Legislator Nick Caracappa (C-Selden), Assemblyman Doug Smith (R-Holbrook), and Brookhaven Town Councilman Neil Manzella (R-Selden). Continued on page 10
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