09.10.2014 Government Schiliro in line for Independence Party backing after primary Tom Schiliro, the Democratic candidate for the Second New York State Assembly District in the Nov. 4 election, will now also be the Independence Party candidate, if the results...
06.25.2014 Government Without a Senate sponsor, new hit-and-run bill falters Harsher punishments for those who flee the scenes of serious car accidents will have to wait another year, lawmakers say, after a pair of bills — one passed by...
06.12.2014 Government Assemblymen pushing for hit-and-run regs before session ends With just five days left in the New York State Assembly session, North Fork and East End lawmakers are making a last-minute push to drum up support for bills...
03.18.2014 Columns Palumbo: We must act now to stop Common Core damage Since the moment I was sworn in as your assemblyman, the one topic that seems to come up in just about every conversation is the implementation of Common Core....
08.30.2013 Editorials Editorial: Just close the loopholes It should go without saying that tough drunk driving laws have prevented countless deaths here and across the United States. But there are also the laws of unintended consequences....
07.12.2013 News Maertz won’t force Democratic primary There will be no Democratic primary in the fall to determine who will face Republican Tony Palumbo in the race to fill the North Fork’s vacant State Assembly seat....
06.18.2013 News Assemblyman Thiele joins Riverhead-based law firm Who needs Albany? Riverhead will soon have its own mini-State Legislature right on Second Street. State Assemblyman Fred Thiele (I-Sag Harbor) has joined as a partner in the Riverhead-based...
06.14.2013 Columns Equal Time: The North Fork is indeed my home In politics, there is an old axiom about news coverage: It doesn’t matter what they say about you as long as they spell your name right. Even so, I...