09.05.2021 Police Fire departments to receive federal funds for equipment Fire departments across New York have received nearly $11.5 million in federal grant funding, including three on the East End. The grant funds, issued through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters...
12.16.2020 Government Plum Island ‘closer than ever’ to being saved as federal spending bill would block sale After more than a decade of uncertainty, the mandated sale of Plum Island may be off the table as part of a federal spending bill that could be approved...
10.13.2019 Government NTSB report outlines recommendations to increase limo safety The National Transportation Safety Board recommended New York pass legislation to require mandatory seat belt use for passengers in limousines, according to a safety report released earlier this month.
08.17.2016 Health With links to fire service and cancer apparent, a database is proposed Statistics show that more than 2,500 firefighters and emergency personnel who responded at ground zero on 9/11 have since been diagnosed with cancer, according to a 2014 New York...
04.03.2016 Editorials Editorial: Preserving Plum Island must remain a priority We argued in this space nearly six years ago that it was a bad idea to close the Animal Disease Research Center on Plum Island in favor of building...
08.06.2015 Opinion Senator Charles Schumer: Why I do not support the Iran deal Every several years or so a legislator is called upon to cast a momentous vote in which the stakes are high and both sides of the issue are vociferous...
07.27.2015 Government Schumer seeks to accelerate new anti-DWI technology in cars Just over a week after a crash in Cutchogue killed four women and a man was charged with driving while intoxicated following the incident, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer is...
01.09.2013 Business Local wine to be served at president’s inauguration luncheon The presidential inaugural luncheon is a tradition that dates back to 1867, but this year’s bipartisan breaking of bread between the United States Congress and Supreme Court will feature...
02.01.2012 Government New FAA helicopter routes due by July The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to adopt the proposed North Shore helicopter route, designed to lessen helicopter noise over residences, by July 4, according to U.S. Transportation Secretary...