08.20.2012 Columns Monday Briefing: Brookhaven election could change local landscape Whenever an elected town official resigns mid-term it has the potential to drastically shake up the political landscape in that town. It’s rare, however, that such a resignation can...
08.13.2012 Columns Monday Briefing: Olympics remind us of all we can accomplish Why do we love the Olympics so much? I found myself involved in several conversations on this topic the past couple weeks. Is it our love of country? Our...
07.23.2012 Columns Monday Briefing: Some did, others didn’t take advantage of tragedy This weekend I spent a lot of time watching television news and reading various internet and print accounts of the movie theater shooting tragedy in Aurora, Colorado. In fact,...
07.16.2012 News Monday Briefing: Wholesome happenings (mostly) keep websites popping Despite what most people think, newspaper reporters are not ghouls. Most of us don’t get a charge out of sad news, like fires, car wrecks, drownings and the like....
02.20.2012 Columns Monday Briefing: The only place where contests are held for Oscar picks and naming a wild turkey Maybe the Polish eagle should be changed to a turkey. That’s one joke Polish Town resident and News-Review photographer Barbaraellen Koch emailed me over the weekend, in a thread...
02.13.2012 News Monday Briefing: Winning Take Five ticket purchased at Handy Pantry in Mattituck Two months ago, a girl I went to high school with won a $208 million Megamillions jackpot with a ticket she bought at the King Kullen up the road...
02.06.2012 Columns Morning Briefing: It’s a super Monday for Giants fans Minutes after the New York Giants put the finishing touches on their Super Bowl XLVI victory Sunday night, the Riverhead News-Review received a reader photo. The picture was of...
01.30.2012 Columns Monday Briefing: Drugged driving arrests way up on L.I. Drugged driving arrests have increased 40 percent on Long Island since 2001, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced at a press conference Sunday. I can’t say I’m completely shocked....
01.23.2012 Columns Monday Briefing: Get ready for the Egg McMuffin of Super Bowls Champagne breath. A lot of folks on the North Fork might have it this morning, as the Giants NFC championship win undoubtedly sent fans from across the area scrambling...
