Scott Eidler

Deputy Editor @Newsday for Towns. Before: Politics, education reporter. @Cornell, @ColumbiaJourn alum. [email protected]

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70 years ago, 4-wk-old Peter Weinberger was abducted from his stroller. The kidnapping shocked Long Island and the nation.

Josh Needelman has a captivating story of the abduction that jolted LI + the nation and broke assumptions about suburban safety.

https://t.co/tYTHg6mK9B

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East End news @Newsday ➡️ Pipeline from pine barrens to Southold aims to address stressed North Fork water supply, by @taramsmith

https://t.co/RiKuY2U4Mz

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More $300G earners in Nassau, @Newsday found. https://t.co/GvohXsBvnE

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@J__Velasquez Congrats and welcome!!

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A @Newsday analysis found Long Island governments budgeted $14 million more in 2025 than last year to fund employees' pensions.

We spoke with experts, over a dozen government employees and crunched the numbers from all 13 towns and 2 cities. ⬇️
https://t.co/Tg4d0o24xn

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“This Court will not place the fate of homeless veterans in the hands of an unelected Town Planning Commissioner, whose substantial authority does not extend into the realm of adult residential facilities."
From @Newsday🗞️
https://t.co/6M8kooPDTm

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The second phase of cleanup at Bethpage Community Park began Wednesday, launching a monthslong process to remove contaminants from deep in the soil at the former Grumman Aerospace dumping grounds.

More on the thermal remediation treatment, via @Newsday.
https://t.co/73SFhts99b

[Tara Smith @taramsmith]

Agritourism gets the axe as Riverhead removes the recommendation to allow resorts on Sound Avenue in their new comprehensive plan, adopted unanimously yesterday.

My story for @Newsday ⬇️

https://t.co/F2QAC3Kxho

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'Best day of the year': Tumbleweed Tuesday is for the locals. By @joewerk @taramsmith https://t.co/Pn1a2j2SWE

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A chemical plume (not the one you’re looking thinking) is bearing down on Farmingdale's wells.

Here’s a deep dive into the $20 million race to install hard-to-get filtration systems to keep the water safe to drink.

My latest for @Newsday.
https://t.co/NvowaJVgyr

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Democrats plot to pick off Hempstead seat in rare even-year race, via @Tedephillips https://t.co/9CIK5vPNr5

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Excited to announce I've started a new role at @Newsday as Deputy Editor for our Towns section, helping run government coverage across Long Island from Hempstead to the Hamptons. Looking forward to working with a talented team, where I first worked as a reporter 12 years ago!

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How will Nassau enforce its new policy banning trans athletes from girls/women's sports? Critics have rebuked the measure as mere political bluster, arguing the law could apply equally to a 6-year-old tee ball league and a corporate golf outing.

https://t.co/XJJGk1U8Qg

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Nassau Republicans ban transgender female athletes from participating in women's and girls sports on county properties. https://t.co/mgv9Qdutyf

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@CWEBCRUZER @Newsday @candiceferrette @VeraChinese Congrats, and welcome to Newsday!

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How politics doomed Suffolk's Red Light Camera ticketing program. I spoke with @wcbs880 about what happened.

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🔊 ON THE RECORD: Suffolk County, Long Island has an $8 million budget gap after state lawmakers failed to re-authorize the county's red light camera program. @Newsday reporter @ScottEidler joins @SteveScottNEWS 🚥 https://t.co/mCFSO6xKQM

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Suffolk's Red light camera program, and its millions in revenue, are scheduled to end in December. Whose fault is it? "No one asked me's" all around ... https://t.co/fNS3CZUUO1

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Heartbreaking story. https://t.co/XY9ItqI5XT

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At rapid speed, Nassau is hiring law firms to begin work for the county -- all before lawmakers' OKs on millions of dollars' worth of work have been secured. https://t.co/ygiJztTpnW

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Ousted CEO of financially struggling public hospital system got $650K pay out, and to keep his work SVU, a Chevy Tahoe High Country https://t.co/ZQNYbmtVk2