06.12.2022 Editorials Editorial: We are now sitting on a powder keg of our own making Over the past week, the realities of the America we now live in were made very clear on the North Fork with the arrest of two students at one...
05.30.2022 Editorials Editorial: When we again remember the best of the best A year ago in August, the last U.S. Armed Forces left Afghanistan, ending a 20-year war that prompted most Americans to question why our young men and women were...
01.30.2022 Editorials Editorial: The NFEC has worked hard for the North Fork The North Fork Environmental Council has done the region a world of good, identifying critical areas that should be preserved and then working tirelessly to make it happen. Its...
10.24.2021 Opinion Editorial: Who will you nominate for People of the Year? There are few bigger thrills for us as a media organization than our annual People of the Year awards. The winners’ stories of community service, dedication and perseverance are...
08.15.2021 Editorials Editorial: Great change is already upon us What is ahead for the North Fork in the coming years is very much an open question. In areas such as farmland preservation, the drive to save this precious...
12.23.2019 Editorials Editorial: An era between Post Truth and No Truth This editorial is not really about anything. Or maybe it’s a year-end gathering of a few different strands of thought, or a look back from the end of a...
11.28.2019 Editorials Editorial: A good day to express our gratitude For many reasons, it feels like a particularly good time for the country to take a day off from the turmoil and celebrate Thanksgiving. To sit around the table...
10.13.2019 Editorials Editorial: There’s no excuse for passing a stopped school bus At a recent meeting of the Suffolk County Legislature, this startling statistic was discussed: Each day in New York State, some 50,000 cars illegally pass a stopped school bus...
09.28.2019 Editorials Editorial: Nominate your Person of the Year There are few bigger thrills for us as a media organization than our annual People of the Year awards. The winners’ stories of community service, dedication and perseverance are...
09.15.2019 Editorials Editorial: The county Legislature’s action on climate change is a very good one Last week, the Suffolk County Legislature took a bold step forward in dealing with the issue of climate change and its impact on our towns, hamlets and neighborhoods.