04.17.2022 Editorials Editorial: Threat to Long Island waters must be addressed In recent months, certainly since the onset of the pandemic and the disruption it has brought to eastern Long Island, great changes have taken place on the North Fork,...
04.03.2022 Editorials Editorial: Preventive care took a backseat during pandemic The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic were undoubtedly far-reaching, from the economic toll to the human toll of lives lost to the virus. We still may not fully understand...
04.02.2022 Columns Guest Column: We need more sensible solutions on climate change I keep hearing that politicians have all the answers to solving climate issues. Let’s get sensible. Spending trillions on supposed solutions is not the answer. Please don’t let politicians...
03.18.2022 Columns Column: For Billy Joel, helping Ukraine is personal Billy Joel grew up in a family that had known firsthand what it meant to be refugees in search of safety and freedom. His father, Helmut Joel, and Billy’s...
03.06.2022 Editorials Editorial: Local support for the Ukrainian people is a welcome sight Across the North Fork, when the world’s attention turned to events unfolding in Ukraine, many people spoke up on behalf of the Ukrainian people fighting the Russian invasion of...
02.25.2022 Columns Guest Column: Gerrymandering hurts our democracy No one was surprised when Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the newly created New York congressional districts into law. The new districts included the gerrymandered 1st Congressional District, so last...
02.20.2022 Editorials Editorial: Online sports betting begins with loud bang Online sports betting arrived in New York State last month and in just 30 days has shown its potential to be a cash windfall with a future of growth. ...
02.13.2022 Editorials Editorial: New redistricting maps shouldn’t be surprising With new redistricting maps signed into law last week by Gov. Kathy Hochul, a whole lot changed politically on Long Island and across the state. These days, the two...
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...
01.23.2022 Editorials Editorial: Now or never for downtown Riverhead Over the past decade, in the longstanding pursuit of a revitalized downtown Riverhead, key moments have signaled varying degrees of progress. Over multiple administrations, the town has celebrated as...