01.17.2017 Columns Column: Free tuition—an old idea for a new age New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposal last week for free tuition at SUNY and CUNY schools has roots going back nearly two centuries in this region, to 1847 and...
05.31.2016 Government Governor proposes changes to ‘blue laws’ Consumers could soon be allowed to purchase alcohol within 200 feet of a school or church — even on a Sunday morning — if Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to...
12.30.2015 Government Minimum wage to increase on Dec. 31 in New York As 2015 comes to a close, so does Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s three-part minimum wage increases. As of Dec. 31, New York State’s minimum wage will be $9 an hour,...
12.18.2013 Southold School District Southold BOE to endorse letter to Gov. Cuomo, Commissioner King Southold school board members are expected to vote Wednesday night on a resolution to endorse a letter sent last month by the Suffolk County School Superintendents Association to Gov....
03.29.2013 News Teacher bar exams, aid bump for local roads in NYS budget Aside from school aid bumps, other items in the New York State budget adopted Thursday include a “middle class” tax rebate for families with kids, a creation of a...
03.21.2013 Editorials Editorial: Election should coincide with school vote More than a week has passed since Dan Losquadro was sworn in as Brookhaven Town highway superintendent and still no date has been set for a special election to...