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10.29.2020 Editorials

Times Review endorsements for Congress, president, state Senate and Assembly

Times Review Media Group published its list of endorsements in the Oct. 29 papers. This year, we weighed in on the federal races for the 1st Congressional District and...

10.23.2020 Editorials

Editorial: It’s time to head to the polls for early voting

Voting in the 2020 election is underway in several states across the United States. On Saturday, voters in New York get their first chance to cast a ballot. The...

10.18.2020 Editorials

Editorial: The difficult decisions we continue to make

The year 2020 has been filled with hard decisions we’ve all heard a lot about. Much has been reported about the tough choices businesses had to make in closing...

10.11.2020 COVID-19

Editorial: Poor timing for rally to loosen COVID-19 restrictions

The timing of a rally last Friday in Hauppauge urging loosening of COVID-19 restrictions couldn’t have been less opportune. As the news spread across the nation that President Trump,...

09.28.2020 Editorials

News-Review now seeking People of the Year nominees for 2020

There are few bigger thrills for us as a media organization than our annual People of the Year awards. The winners’ stories of community service, dedication and perseverance are...

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09.27.2020 Editorials

Editorial: America’s political split roars onto the North Fork

Last Sunday was an interesting day on eastern Long Island, where the bitter division that has engulfed America was on full display, just a little more than a month...

09.26.2020 COVID-19

Editorial: There’s no saving Riverhead sports this academic year

The sounds that fill the autumn air on a Saturday afternoon in Riverhead — the clanging of the victory bell outside Pulaski Street School, the horns and drums of...

09.19.2020 Editorials

Editorial: Effects of climate change will only get worse

The North Fork sticks out into the Atlantic Ocean and on a map resembles a bony, arthritic finger. Salt water is all around. You can see areas such as...

09.13.2020 COVID-19

Editorial: Inauspicious start to new school year as districts try to navigate COVID-19

Sunday and Monday of Labor Day weekend were a roller coaster for students and parents in both the Riverhead and Southold school districts. Both sent notes to students’ families...

09.06.2020 Editorials

Editorial: Tolerance is our only path forward

In the hyper-ugly political moment we are living in, it’s certainly part of the climate that someone, or some group, could be so horribly offended by political signs for...

08.30.2020 Editorials

Editorial: East End community newspapers, recognized for excellence, deserve and need your support

Each year community newspapers across New York State enter their best work in the New York Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. This year’s winners were announced virtually, as NYPA’s...

08.22.2020 Editorials

Editorial: Voting and post office are central to democracy

When President Trump came right out and said he wanted to withhold funding from the U.S. Postal Service as part of an effort to cripple its ability to process...

08.13.2020 Editorials

Editorial: PSEG shows us what failure looks like at a very high level

When Tropical Storm Isaias hit last Tuesday and the power began shutting down across the North Fork, not many residents would have predicted that a week or more would...

07.30.2020 Editorials

Editorial: Riverhead school officials missed opportunity to make small concessions

Disappointment was the word of the night Tuesday as Riverhead Central School District administrators, board members and faculty leaders tried to wrap their heads around another failed budget vote...

07.26.2020 Editorials

Editorial: Voting by mail or in person is a fundamental American right

In last month’s New York State Democratic primary, nearly 100,000 Long Islanders voted by mail or voted early, before the polls formally opened. This is a remarkable number, and...

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