Sarah Nappa Archives - The Suffolk Times

09.19.2020 Columns

Guest Column: Eminent domain decision sets a dangerous precedent

How long does a parcel of land need to be considered undesirable for commercial development for elected officials to act? For Southold Town, that number is right around 14...

07.23.2020 Columns

Equal Time: What gives with the Southold Town Board?

Lack of transparency, no accountability and exclusion continues on the Southold Town Board. Although we have finally joined the 21st century and have our meetings via Zoom, several of...

06.30.2020 Government

Board hires outside firm to investigate police department’s response to retirement party

In a 4-2 vote, the Southold Town Board voted Tuesday to hire an outside law firm to examine the town police department’s response to community complaints about an officer’s...

06.09.2020 COVID-19

In closed meeting, Southold Town Board will discuss police chief’s investigation into cop’s retirement party

The Southold Town Board is expected to meet in a special executive session tonight to discuss an internal investigation into a police officer’s retirement party held last month in...

06.05.2020 Government

Supervisor faces criticism from board members over communication

During a tension-filled work session Tuesday, a discussion on permitting food trucks to operate more broadly in the wake of the coronavirus shutdown diverged into a quarrel on transparency...

06.02.2020 COVID-19

Chief confirms investigation into handling of cop’s retirement party; councilwoman says officers felt ‘untouchable, privileged’

Southold Town Police Chief Martin Flatley has launched an internal investigation into why his department failed to document community complaints over a loud retirement party in Cutchogue for one...