07.11.2015 Editorials Editorial: Maybe the tax cap is more than just a gimmick In the four years since New York State adopted the 2 percent property tax cap, we’ve weighed in on its success from time to time. Mostly, it was to...
04.09.2015 Editorials Albany scorecard: Thumbs up, thumbs down FARMLAND PRESERVATION A big thumbs up to the state’s decision to give its Farmland Protection Program a $35 million boost, bringing the program’s budget up to $177 million for...
04.06.2015 Government Breakdown: Water quality money from Albany and where it’s going Several million dollars in the state’s newly passed $142 billion budget has been allocated to fund water quality initiatives across New York State, including two projects on Long Island....
03.23.2015 Mattituck Cutchogue School District Mattituck estimates 1.66 percent increase to 2015-16 tax levy The Mattituck-Cutchogue School District has found itself in an uncommon situation when it comes to preparing its spending plan for next year. Last May, voters approved a $39.6 million...
02.06.2015 Editorials Editorial: Our leaders in Albany must be held accountable Albany is in need of serious reform. It’s been known for years, even decades, and is obvious to anyone who pays the slightest bit of attention to our state...
02.03.2015 Government Peconic County’s recent glimmer of hope, dashed yet again? It’s been called a pipe dream. A myth. Insanity. Yet it’s been talked about on the East End for over 50 years. Peconic County. And, it appears, after a...
09.30.2014 News Roundup: Palumbo and Schiliro debate for state Assembly seat The Women’s Equality Act, and specifically, the parts of it dealing with abortion, was a hotly debated issue between the two candidates for the second district state Assembly seat...
05.23.2014 Health & Environment Assemblyman floats new water quality bill for Long Island New construction and any big renovation projects on Long Island would need more modern waste treatment systems installed to better filter nitrogen from reaching ground and surface waters. Registered...
04.25.2014 Government Sides meet in Albany to discuss the mute swan’s fate Stakeholders on both sides of a life-or-death debate met in Albany last Thursday to discuss the future of the mute swan, an invasive species on the cusp of widespread...
04.25.2014 Editorials Editorial: Albany took easy way out with vet tax breaks Legislation signed in December by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that made school tax exemptions for available to certain veterans took effect with little advance notice, making it difficult for school...