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Thursday, February 13, 2025 ~ Volume 137 ~ Issue Number 13 ~ $1.00
Hochul Visits ISP for $150M Airport Investment
By Matt Meduri
Governor Kathy Hochul (Credit - Matt Meduri)
Futterman Lanza, LLP, Expands to New Office
On Wednesday morning, Governor Kathy Hochul (D) visited Islip MacArthur Airport (ISP) to announce a $150 million State investment to make the airport a transit hub, with improved connectivity to the LIRR Ronkonkoma Station. The funding, along with $50 million from Suffolk County, will also lay the groundwork for the purchase of forty-eight acres of land that could be used for a north terminal, a plan that is still under deliberation by the Town of Islip. The funding comes not only at a time of discussions of a significant overhaul of the airport to improve mass transit connectivity, but also to preserve the economic powerhouse that is ISP and the surrounding areas. Continued on page 8
By Matt Meduri A long-venerable Smithtown law practice is not only celebrating a milestone, but has also expanded into a new office space with their sights set on future growth. Futterman Lanza, LLP, was founded by Aaron Futterman and Ronald Lanza almost twenty-one years ago on East Main Street in Smithtown. Since then, their scope has expanded to two other firms, one in Garden City and the other in Bay Shore, while their staff has grown significantly from the small-scale operation it once was. While the firm has now moved into a new office space in the Hillside Village Plaza in Village of the Branch, along with an expanding staff list of attorneys, secretaries, and paralegals, the firm remains just as committed to providing expertise in the areas of elder law and estate planning. Continued on page 3
(Left to right) Ronald Lanza, Aaron Futterman, and Jaclyn Kramer cut the ribbon of Futterman Lanza, LLP’s, new office (Credit - Matt Meduri)
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