Listen to this article The first recreational cannabis store in the Town of Riverhead is slated to open next week. The 14,400-square-foot dispensary at 1871 Old Country Road will be the second for Strain Stars, which opened Long Island’s first adult-use cannabis dispensary, a 3,500-square-foot store at 1815 Broadhollow Road in Farmingdale in July 2023. …
Listen to this article Henry “Hank” Foley will be stepping down on June 30, 2025, as president of New York Institute of Technology, whose campuses include Old Westbury and Manhattan. The university’s Board of Trustees expressed “deep gratitude and appreciation” for Foley’s service. Dr. Jerry Balentine, currently the university’s provost and executive vice president since…
Listen to this article Bethpage Federal Credit Union is rebranding under the new moniker FourLeaf Federal Credit Union. The rebrand is expected to take effect in the first quarter of 2025. The new name aims to highlight the credit union’s “commitment to growth, prosperity and abundance for its members and the communities it has served…
Eligible projects will advance modern, resilient grid technologies that can withstand extreme weather event and include: • Adaptive protection, advanced modeling and monitoring control technologies; • Installing advanced conductors, including low-sag advanced conductors, or • replacing old overhead conductors and underground cables; • Using or constructing distributed energy resources to enhance adaptive capacity during a…
Listen to this article The new owner of the shuttered Beacon Theater, which first opened in 1927 in Port Washington, is planning an estimated $15 million project that would restore and preserve the venue, transforming it into a cultural entertainment hub, including a dinner theater. Rendering courtesy of The Beacon Building owner Brad Thurman assembled…
Listen to this article Joe Carpenter, the husband of Islip Town Supervisor Angie Carpenter has died. He was 81. Those who knew Joe Carpenter say he was soft-spoken and kind. A family man, he was known for his quiet strength and sense of humor. Carpenter was born Jan. 3, 1943, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to parents…
Listen to this article A law firm, headquartered in Mineola, recently prevailed in defending against a $22 million lawsuit in arbitration. Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone’s Construction Department, led by Manny Frade, the practice chair, along with Adam Wald and Max Rayetsky defended against the claim. That claim was filed by a subcontractor in connection…
Listen to this article The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board on Monday approved a congestion pricing plan. Under the approved plan, beginning Jan. 5, 2025, drivers will pay $9 to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street, the Central Business District. The toll is expected to extend through 2027, increasing to $12 in 2028 and up to…
Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel, stiffer competition from bigger carriers, and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue. Spirit, the biggest U.S. budget airline, filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition after…
Manufacturing activity grew substantially in New York, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s November Empire State Manufacturing Survey.