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Eagles release Riverhead's Miguel Maysonet
May 20, 2013
Education
Voters' Guide: Riverhead Central School District
May 20, 2013
Voters' Guide: Shoreham-Wading River schools
May 20, 2013
Business
Hyatt Place staffers help clean up downtown
May 13, 2013
New vermouth, Atsby, made in Mattituck
May 13, 2013
Community
Laurel woman's novel published posthumously
May 19, 2013
Photos: Hallockville's Fleece and Fiber Fair
May 19, 2013
Hyatt Place staffers help clean up downtown
May 13, 2013
Obituaries
Christine Vega
May 15, 2013
Oleta Marie Melissari
May 14, 2013
Charles H. Bartlett Jr.
May 14, 2013
Real Estate
North Forkers preparing for boxwood blight
May 20, 2013
Real Estate Transfers
May 10, 2013
Real Estate Transfers
May 2, 2013
Opinion
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Pickersgill to zip liner: Don’t let the door hit you on the way out
I read John Finnegan's column about his experience trying to site his zip line in downtown Riverhead. I thought the column was nasty and unnecessary. It reminded me of two truths learned while growing up. One, never be a cry baby. Two, as my father would say, don't let the door hit...
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Editorial: OK budgets, reject Riverhead propositions
The Riverhead and Shoreham-Wading River 2013-14 school budget proposals that go to voters next Tuesday contain year-to-year tax levy increases that, while above 2 percent, fall below the individualized state-mandated tax increase caps for each of the districts. Officials in these districts took different approaches to staying under their respective caps. In...
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Guest Spot: Zip Line guy on what downtown looks like to him
I spent the weekend thinking about Urban Jungle Zip Lines, Riverhead, and how I misjudged a couple things. I thought that a clean and green, and temporary, attraction by the riverfront would be appreciated and welcome as a great way to build awareness of the Peconic River and its natural beauty. I...
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Column: Paying my dues — a tale of three unions
With the state Legislature upping the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 an hour, and fast food workers agitating for a union, it brought to mind my own experience scuffling at low-paying jobs — and the three union cards I carried. I’ve seen unions from three distinct angles: the weird,...
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Riverhead BOE responds to bus garage concerns
To the Editor: We write in response to critics of our approach to address longstanding structural deficiencies at the bus garage. We understand the anger that some feel about the proposal; and with those concerns in mind, we want to explain our reasoning. Without a doubt, the existing bus garage will need...
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Statement from Governor’s office on new utility for L.I.
Dear Fellow New Yorker, In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, the Governor established the Moreland Commission to investigate utility companies’ storm preparation and response efforts, including the Long Island Power Authority. The Commission found that in addition to LIPA’s failure to perform during the storm, the organization’s structural dysfunction was responsible...
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Gustavson Column: Can’t convince me I had the worst job
An outfit named CareerCast recently released a list of the “worst jobs” for 2013. To earn a spot on the list, a job had to feature “low pay, high stress, challenging work requirements and a poor employment outlook.” The top 10 list included such jobs as lumberjack, enlisted military personnel, oil...
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Editorial: Riverhead schools mishandled bus barn planning
The Riverhead School District’s long-term plan to build a new bus storage and maintenance facility on the Phillips Avenue Elementary School property in Riverside — and ultimately reconfigure ball fields on the district’s main campus — isn’t a poor land use plan. The way it was crafted and presented to...
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Letter: Check your numbers on teacher salaries
To the Editor: Once again I read with great dismay your editor’s attack on public education. (See referenced editorial) “For lawmakers to truly curb government spending across New York State they need to get public school teacher and administrator salaries … back into to the realm of what’s normal for middle income...
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Column: A not-always-misspent life revisited
It’s a clear indication that you’ve reached a certain age when your social calendar, usually based on trips to the dump or the supermarket, now includes reunions. By definition, a reunion is a gathering of people who haven’t seen each other for an extended period of time, hence if you attend...
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Editorial: Not what we expected from ’2 percent’ tax cap
The biggest disservice New York State lawmakers did to themselves — and to local school districts — when they passed the tax levy increase cap in 2011 was to call it a 2 percent cap. It is not a 2 percent cap. Exclusions, mainly related to pension costs, give schools the flexibility...
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Letter: District heading in right direction on security
To the Editor: I would like to congratulate Superintendent Nancy Carney and the Riverhead school board on their decision to implement new, district-wide security upgrades. Moreover, the board is to be applauded for not burdening Riverhead taxpayers with an additional tax levy to achieve this goal. As parents we all want our children...
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Letter: Steve Rosin always inspired those around him
To the editor: I met Steve Rosin a decade after Troy Gustavson did, but in the same fashion; he was recommended when I needed an electrician for my home. We got along famously, our families grew close and he became my best friend. Of course, Steve maintained a posse of best friends,...
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Column: Wow, what a newsman we have
My mother, borrowing some folk wisdom from the Disney film “Bambi,” routinely told me when I was a lad that if I couldn’t say anything nice, then I shouldn’t say anything at all. Obviously, at some point over the years, I stopped taking Mom’s (and Bambi’s) advice. And yet I have something...
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Editorial: Why nobody is interested in school board seats
While kicking around ideas for this week’s editorial, one of our editors suggested we write about how the 2 percent tax levy cap has made it less attractive for members of the public to run for a seat on their local Board of Education. The cap, he suggested, has limited how...
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Featured Letter: Jamesport honors bravest
To the Editor: Jamesport Fire District held its annual installation and awards ceremony on April 13. Kerri Fetten Davis was recognized for her 20 years of service, Bernard Gevinski was recognized for 50 years of service and James Kane was recognized for 50 years of service along with 30 years as...
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Column: How to capture the northern dark
So there I was, standing on the Sound shore in Cutchogue Saturday night, looking out over the inky sky and black water, minding me own business and freezing me shamrocks off. Why, in the name of all that’s good and holy, am I out here by myself with a sharp wind...
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Editorial: Do your jobs, but keep things moving
Representatives of a nonprofit organization planning to open a group home in Riverhead for victims of traumatic brain injuries appeared before the town Zoning Board of Appeals last week. New Beginnings Community Center, which is raising money to renovate a vacant Sound Avenue house that had been donated to the nonprofit,...
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