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. Suffolk County Legislature’s Presiding Officer, DuWayne Gregory, announced the establishment of an ad hoc committee to investigate potential spots for a drag...
01.10.2017 Agriculture Suffolk drafting law to help farmers sidestep court ruling Jeff Rottkamp, owner of Fox Hollow Farm in Baiting Hollow, had been preparing to join Suffolk County’s farmland preservation program. But those plans changed in September, when a New...
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...
11.22.2016 Agriculture Suffolk appeals ruling against development on preserved farmland Suffolk County lawmakers and farmers are supporting the county’s decision to appeal a recent New York State Supreme Court ruling that deems development on preserved farmland illegal.
10.23.2016 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Getting to know Al Krupski Al Krupski is a man of the land of Long Island — a fourth-generation farmer. He’s a champion of open space and farmland preservation. And he well understands the...
10.07.2016 Agriculture Court ruling: Development exceptions not allowed on preserved farmland Special permits and so-called hardship exceptions, which allowed farmers to develop preserved farmland, have been deemed illegal, according to a New York State Supreme Court ruling.
09.02.2016 Traffic Krupski: Roanoke Avenue paving project will be delayed The long-awaited paving project for Roanoke Avenue will be delayed for several weeks, according to a press release issued by Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupki’s office.