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Join the WHPC staff for a week’s look at the stories shaping the Long Island community. Hosted by Bill McIntyre. Listen as Newsday reporters and local leaders talk about the stories affecting Long Isl... more
FAQs about This Week's Long Island News:How many episodes does This Week's Long Island News have?The podcast currently has 317 episodes available.
April 26, 2019Suffolk warns others may have been exposed to confirmed case of measlesDelthia Ricks of Newsday talks about how a case of measles has been confirmed in Suffolk County, and health officials warn people may have been exposed to the infected adult at a bank in Hampton Bays....more22minPlay
April 12, 2019Nassau County Executive Laura Curran & Comptroller Jack Schnirman LiveWHPC welcomes Nassau County Executive Laura Curran & Comptroller Jack Schnirman talk about the 2020 Census, The Nassau Hub, and more issues affecting Nassau County....more58minPlay
April 06, 2019New anti-Belmont group has $650G in fundingJim Baumbach and Candice Ferrette from Newsday talk about a new community group with $650,000 in funding that is mounting strong opposition to the $1.2 billion plan to build an arena for the New York Islanders, along with a retail and entertainment complex on state land at Belmont Park....more17minPlay
March 23, 2019Nassau ranked No. 2, Suffolk 16th among healthiest counties in stateDavid Olsen of Newsday talks about how Nassau County ranked the second-healthiest county in the state, according to a new study....more12minPlay
March 23, 2019Cuomo: Bill to legalize marijuana dropped from proposed budgetMichael Gormley from Newsday talks about how Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said he was dropping his proposal to legalize marijuana from the proposed state budget....more10minPlay
March 16, 2019High cost of child care forcing LI parents to make tough choicesNewsday's Daysi Calavia-Robertson talks about how the high cost of day care is squeezing Long Island parents, many of whom say services are so unaffordable it makes more financial sense for one parent to stop working and stay home with the kids, to limit their families to one child, or to move to another state....more17minPlay
March 04, 2019Recap: Three dead in LIRR train collisionAlfonso Castillo from Newsday talks about how two Long Island Rail Road trains struck a vehicle “trying to beat the gate” at a grade crossing Tuesday night in Westbury, killing the vehicle's three occupants before the westbound train derailed, forcing the evacuation of nearly 1,000 passengers and crew....more11minPlay
March 04, 2019Audit: More than 10 million Americans feeling SALT cap painNewsday's Robert Brodsky talks about how nearly 11 million Americans nationwide would have been capped from deducting more than $323 billion in state and local taxes in 2017 because of changes enacted in the GOP's tax reform legislation....more20minPlay
February 25, 2019Some LI communities socked by high auto insurance ratesNewsday reporter Tory Parrish discusses how average car insurance rates are higher than they’ve ever been nationwide, with four out of five Americans seeing price increases over the past year, especially on Long Island....more13minPlay
February 11, 2019Hospitals, feeling a financial squeeze, look to keep patients healthierDavid Reich-Hale from Newsday talks about how an aging Long Island population that is making more and more use of Medicare and lower-income patients on Medicaid are placing a financial squeeze on hospitals....more26minPlay
FAQs about This Week's Long Island News:How many episodes does This Week's Long Island News have?The podcast currently has 317 episodes available.