10.21.2020 Government DA: Suffolk County Legislator arrested for attempting to trade drugs for sex A Suffolk County Legislator was arrested Tuesday after he attempted to trade prescription opioids for sexual favors with an undercover police officer posing as a prostitute, Suffolk County District...
11.21.2019 Government Riverhead, Southold to join local municipalities in opioid lawsuit Officials in Riverhead and Southold both took steps this week to appoint special counsel in connection with an opioid lawsuit.
04.28.2019 Letters Featured Letter: Big pharma’s recipe for addiction The April 18 editorial discussing the opioid crisis touched on so many valid points that I felt a need to respond.
04.18.2019 Editorials Editorial: Never mind the death toll; they had money to make Audio: Listen to this article. To hear more audio reports, follow Closer Look. Last month, New York State Attorney General Letitia James filed what was billed as the nation’s...
03.29.2019 Health State amends opioid lawsuit filed in Suffolk County The New York State Attorney General’s office said Thursday it has expanded a lawsuit previously filed in Suffolk County Supreme Court against the makers of opioid narcotics to include...
02.07.2019 Health At ‘Stories from Suffolk’ forum, experts outline plan to reduce opioid deaths Local and state policy makers, health professionals, and others gathered at the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons on Wednesday for the East End’s...
12.11.2018 Health County getting federal grant funds to fight opioids A $75,000 federal pass-through grant administered by the state health department will help Suffolk County fund a new training program for first responders on the front lines of the...
05.17.2018 Health Remembering lives lost to opioids at candlelight vigil At a candlelight vigil at Good Ground Park in Hampton Bays Saturday, those affected by the opioid epidemic gathered to share stories of the loved ones they’ve lost, their...
12.17.2017 Editorials Editorial: Raising awareness about opioids In late January 2016, The Suffolk Times and Riverhead News-Review published an in-depth look at the growing heroin epidemic on the North Fork. The article told the story of...
11.24.2017 Health Sadness and horror at Southampton Town opioid forum A recorded voiceover filled the packed auditorium at Hampton Bays High School last Wednesday night. “Hi, I’m Tom Ventura,” it began, and the speaker continued to detail his life...
