Listen to this article A former Woodmere fire commissioner was sentenced in connection with a scheme involving falsified court documents to bring multimillion dollar lawsuits, officials said. Judah Karkowsky was convicted in April for knowingly using a falsified court transcript related to a previous misdemeanor case to file lawsuits against the Woodmere Fire District and…
Listen to this article The Suffolk County Bar Association has installed Patrick McCormick as its new president. McCormick is senior partner at Campolo, Middleton & McCormick, the law firm that is headquartered in Ronkonkoma. At the bar association, McCormick previously served as president-elect, first and second vice president, secretary and treasure of the organization’s board…
Listen to this article Is your business secure? If not, there are even more benefits to prioritizing anti-theft measures in the next year than protecting your small business from losses. New York State has included incentives for business owners in its 2024-2025 fiscal year budget to invest in commercial security systems and business protections. The…
Listen to this article Skyrocketing food prices over the past few years have taken their toll on the restaurant industry. At the same time, minimum wage increased in January from $15 to $16 an hour, a reality that has only compounded the challenges to restaurants’ bottom lines. LIBN spoke to restaurateurs and chefs to find…
Listen to this article Forchelli Deegan Terrana (FDT), the law firm headquartered in Uniondale, has added the attorneys and staff of Cronin, Harris & Associates, a real-estate tax law firm, to its existing tax certiorari practice group. Laureen Harris, who had served as senior partner at Cronin, will hold the same title at FDT. A…
Listen to this article United Way of Long Island has launched the Young Professionals Network (YPN) to engage a new generation of leaders in both community service and philanthropy. Its members hail from such sectors as banking, insurance, legal, accounting and transportation. They share a commitment to United Way’s mission, which the organization states is…
Listen to this article Hampton Bays is now home to a Bank of America financial center. At the new location, the bank aims to bring retail banking, lending and small business services to local clients, along with investing and personalized financial guidance from Merrill Wealth Management. “The opening of this new center reflects our high-tech…
Listen to this article The Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund has established a $5.5 million endowment that will be used in perpetuity to fund breast cancer research at Stony Brook Medicine. The Baldwin research fun has supported research grants at the Stony Brook Cancer Center for the last 25 years. Dedication of Carol…
Listen to this article Optimum Business and the LIA Foundation, the charitable arm of the Long Island Association, have announced the winners of its L.O.C.A.L. Small Business Grants, which will directly fund 50 small businesses across Nassau and Suffolk counties. Each small business will receive a $5,000 grant “to help support their growth and long-term…
Listen to this article Ahead of a merger with NYU Langone Health, Patchogue-based Long Island Community Hospital (LICH) performed its 1,000th robotic surgery at the hospital. The surgery was conducted as the hospital prepares to merge with NYU Langone Health in 2025. “Since its affiliation with NYU Langone, our team at Long Island Community Hospital…