06.20.2014 Health State Senate’s tick task force releases data, plans action New data outlining the extent of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases in New York State was released Thursday by a state Senate group that also came up with an...
06.19.2014 Editorials Editorial: We cannot reward drivers for fleeing accidents For the second time in two years, proposed increases in the penalties for hit-and-run drivers have gone down to the wire in the state Legislature.
06.18.2014 Business Cuomo announces new regs to help boost craft beer industry Shortly after announcing that New York State was loosening some of its restrictions on wineries, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state will do the same for craft brewers.
04.01.2014 Opinion Grossman: The DEC at its worst with mute swans Hands down, what is the dumbest thing the Department of Environmental Conservation has ever come up with? How about the DEC’s plan to slaughter 2,200 beautiful, elegant, graceful birds,...
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....
08.07.2013 News State: Riverhead students behind state in math, ELA scores State officials released Wednesday the results of math and English Language Arts assessments that students took in April, with the numbers showing Riverhead students lagging behind their peers statewide....
06.02.2013 Business LaValle bill would force labels on genetically altered food New York could become the first state in the nation to require that genetically modified foods be labeled as such, a move farmers say could put locally grown produce...
05.23.2013 Editorials Editorial: Impressive police work during a busy night Alarm bells rang out through Polish Town Monday night as ambulances and town and state police cars — their lights and sirens blaring — descended on several crime scenes...