08.12.2014 Government Shut down the airport? Ban helicopters? Residents react to noise Frustrated by years of incessant helicopter flights over their homes and summer homes, more than 200 citizens showed up at a forum Monday night in Southold to demand real...
06.24.2014 Government Helicopter route extended by FAA; more relief still sought A mandate for helicopters to stay off Long Island’s north shore that was set to expire in August has been renewed by the federal government — though a loophole...
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...
07.18.2013 Editorials Editorial: End copter fight once and for all The 2 percent real estate tax that provides land preservation funding on the East End is largely taken for granted now, but that certainly wasn’t the case when the...
10.12.2010 News Alessi meets with FAA to talk choppers The battle to quiet the skies of the East End continued last Wednesday when Assemblyman Marc Alessi (D-Shoreham) met with a Federal Aviation Administration head for talks on how...