02.08.2017 Agriculture Farmers urge county to pass law to sidestep court ruling More than a dozen farmers, most from the East End, spoke at a Tuesday public hearing in Hauppauge in support of a proposed Suffolk County law that would sidestep...
02.07.2017 Government Legislators push for drag racing to return to Long Island Drag racing could soon return to Long Island.
11.27.2016 Government Suffolk lawmaker proposes shrinking size of Legislature A Suffolk County legislator from Bohemia is calling on county officials to let the public vote on reducing the size of the legislature, a proposal that has received mixed...
09.26.2016 Business Featured Letters: Readers give their take on bag fee Your article last week, “Mixed bag of opinions,” ended with a call for your readers to “weigh in.” Your use of these two words reminded me that although I’ve...
07.01.2016 Editorials Editorial: A problem that extends well beyond alcohol Nearly a decade has passed since Suffolk County adopted its social host law, which is aimed at preventing adults from allowing minors to consume alcohol in their homes.
06.06.2016 Business Dry cleaners may soon have to disclose which chemicals they use The Suffolk County Legislature passed a bill Thursday that would require dry cleaners to post signs around their store detailing what chemicals they use to wash clothes, a step...
05.20.2016 Editorials Editorial: It’s time for a ban on plastic bags in Suffolk Suffolk County legislators were considering pulling the trigger on a single-use plastic bag ban. But then, at a May 5 meeting in Riverhead, they stepped back to reload.
05.05.2016 Government Suffolk lawmakers delay taking action on plastic bag ban — again Suffolk County residents hopeful for a decision regarding a proposed ban on single-use plastic bags at retail stores across the county will have to keep waiting.
05.04.2016 Editorials Editorial: Make your voice heard at county meeting Meetings of Suffolk County Legislature committees aren’t glamorous, attention-grabbing or particularly well attended. Nevertheless, they’re one of those events newspapers typically cover.
04.29.2016 Columns Suffolk Closeup: A water pollution solution In an effort to reduce the amount of nitrogen getting into bays and other water bodies and to protect groundwater, Suffolk County Legislator Bill Lindsay (D-Holbrook) has introduced a...