06.27.2014 Government Lawmakers pitch new funding for high-tech startups U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said New York research facilities and nonprofits receive about $6 billion in federal investment — the second-most in the nation. Yet fledgling businesses out of...
05.28.2014 Government Push to make permanent detour for helicopters A temporary Federal Aviation Administration requirement that helicopters fly over Long Island Sound rather than homes on the North Fork is set to expire on Aug. 6, according to...
05.01.2014 Environment $2.5M Mattituck Inlet dredging runs $300K over budget A couple of months after a long-awaited dredging project at Mattituck Inlet was completed, numbers show the project ran about $300,000 over budget, costing $2.5 million in total. According...
09.12.2013 News Ethics probe: ‘Substantial reason’ to believe Bishop violated finance law A congressional ethics report has recommended further investigations into allegations Rep. Tim Bishop violated House rules and federal law last year, saying there was a “substantial reason” to believe...
07.16.2013 News Bishop introduces ‘Save, don’t sell, Plum Island’ bill Congressman Tim Bishop (D- Southampton) Tuesday announced the introduction of “Save, don’t sell Plum Island,” a bill designed to overturn the 2008 congressional mandate for the federal government to...
07.12.2013 News ‘Save, Don’t Sell’ Plum Island bill introduced Congressman Tim Bishop (D-Southampton) will hold a press conference on the beach in Orient on Tuesday, July 16, to announce the introduction of “Save, Don’t Sell” Plum Island legislation...
06.25.2013 News Bishop discusses immigration reform with Times/Review staff Immigration reform and its anticipated effect on the local agricultural work force was among the many topics discussed during a Times/Review editorial board meeting with Congressman Tim Bishop (D-Southampton)...
05.09.2013 Editorials Editorial: Finally, some common sense In 1998 Mike Forbes was the area’s congressman, Jean Cochran was town supervisor and Doris and Ron McGreevy, who live in a house overlooking the Sound in Mattituck, began...
05.07.2013 News Feds agree to dredge Mattituck inlet The federal government has agreed to dredge Mattituck Inlet this fall — a project 15 years in the making — and to use the dredged material to rebuild the...
01.03.2013 News Tim Bishop: Don’t lock up Plum Island just yet Although Kansas officials paint a rosy picture on the progress of a planned billion-dollar animal disease research lab to replace Plum Island, Congressman Tim Bishop says that optimism is...
