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Thursday, December 11, 2025 ~ Volume 71 ~ Issue Number 8 ~ $1.00
‘Commonsense’: GOP Senators Unveil PROTECT Act By Matt Meduri As lawmakers await the upcoming session of the New York State Legislature in Albany this coming January, bills are already hitting the docket, with their sponsors hopeful those measures will be taken up. Republicans in the Assembly and Senate have long decried the Democratic trifecta’s inability or unwillingness to bring some pieces of legislation to the floor, while other initiatives to roll back the heavily-criticized criminal justice reforms have perennially stalled in negotiations.
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Senator Dean Murray (R-East Patchogue) and Senator Pam Helming (R-Canandaigua) (Credit - Matt Meduri)
Christmas
Comes to Islip By Matt Meduri The Town of Islip held its annual tree lighting ceremony outside of Town Hall on Saturday. The well-attended event was filled with local vendors, food trucks, and, of course, the man himself, Santa Claus. Residents were treated to a variety of vendors selling hand-crafted merchandise and some of Long Island’s best street fair food options across the roundabout around Town Hall, as well as lighting displays, holiday musical stylings, and an opportunity to meet Kris Kringle’s antithesis, Mr. Grinch. Islip Town Hall’s Christmas Tree (Credit - Matt Meduri)
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