06.26.2014 Government State passes bills aimed at tackling growing heroin problem “They say in drug abuse treatment, the first step is to admit the reality, right?” Gov. Andrew Cuomo asked last week. “We should not deny the problem we currently...
06.23.2014 Education For 2 years, teachers won’t be judged on Common Core A new state law has spared teachers from being judged based on their student’s Common Core test results — at least not yet.
06.12.2014 Government Assemblymen pushing for hit-and-run regs before session ends With just five days left in the New York State Assembly session, North Fork and East End lawmakers are making a last-minute push to drum up support for bills...
04.25.2014 Editorials Editorial: Albany took easy way out with vet tax breaks Legislation signed in December by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that made school tax exemptions for available to certain veterans took effect with little advance notice, making it difficult for school...
04.01.2014 Opinion Grossman: The DEC at its worst with mute swans Hands down, what is the dumbest thing the Department of Environmental Conservation has ever come up with? How about the DEC’s plan to slaughter 2,200 beautiful, elegant, graceful birds,...
03.05.2014 Environment Cuomo proposing controversial shift in pesticide tracking Water quality advocates are up in arms over Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to roll back a 1996 law that requires commercial users of pesticides to report information to the...
02.28.2014 Environment DEC backtracks on plan to kill, capture all mute swans After getting pushback from lawmakers and thousands of residents, state environmental officials are considering major changes to a management plan that called for the eradication of New York’s wild...
02.06.2014 Outdoors State invites residents to raise pheasants for hunting The state Department of Environmental Conservation is now accepting applications to participate in its annual Day-Old Pheasant Chick Program.
12.18.2013 New Suffolk School District State audit slams New Suffolk’s ‘numerous deficiencies’ The New Suffolk Common School District maintained an excessive fund balance and therefore inappropriately levied its taxpayers for six school years, according to an audit released Monday by the...
12.11.2013 Business Economic development awards: Who’s getting money on the North Fork The latest round of the New York Regional Economic Development Council awards were announced Wednesday and more than $4 million is coming directly to the North Fork. A total...