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01.05.2020 Editorials

Editorial: Do our synagogues now need full-time security?

The recent machete attack on Hasidic Jews at a rabbi’s home in Monsey, N.Y., was another reminder of the remarkably ugly times we are living in and yet another...

12.23.2019 Editorials

Editorial: An era between Post Truth and No Truth

This editorial is not really about anything. Or maybe it’s a year-end gathering of a few different strands of thought, or a look back from the end of a...

12.15.2019 Editorials

Editorial: Town Board taking right steps to clarify special events regulations

In an effort to remedy a troublesome problem concerning regulations for special events permits, the Town Board will meet next week to clear up the confusion and set new...

12.08.2019 Editorials

Editorial: Following bay scallop die-off, what's next?

When bay scallop season opened last month, the worst fears of baymen who are experienced observers of marine life in our waters were confirmed: There weren’t any. Somehow these...

11.28.2019 Editorials

Editorial: A good day to express our gratitude

For many reasons, it feels like a particularly good time for the country to take a day off from the turmoil and celebrate Thanksgiving. To sit around the table...

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11.21.2019 Editorials

Editorial: Welcome to suburban L.I., minority homebuyers

On Nov. 17, as part of its “Long Island Divided” series about housing discrimination on Long Island, Newsday published a story by veteran reporters Keith Herbert and Olivia Winslow.

11.17.2019 Editorials

Editorial: A time and a place to honor those who served

Approximately 50 feet in front of Southold American Legion Post 803 is a monument to the Southold men who served in the Civil War.

11.03.2019 Editorials

Endorsement: Steve Bellone for Suffolk County Executive

When bike sharing was announced for Riverhead Town in September, Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith called the program “super exciting.”

11.03.2019 Editorials

Endorsement: Al Krupski for Suffolk County Legislator

Al Krupski is among the strongest advocates for the North Fork. From his tenure as a Southold Town trustee, to his six years on the Suffolk County legislature, nobody...

11.01.2019 Editorials

Endorsement: Frank Beyrodt, Diane Tucci for Town Board

In his closing statements at a debate last week hosted by the News-Review, incumbent Councilman Tim Hubbard said he considered the four other candidates vying for Town Board friends....

10.31.2019 Editorials

Endorsement: Laura Jens-Smith for Riverhead Town Supervisor

Reelection campaigns begin quickly in Riverhead Town, where the supervisor serves two-year terms.

10.27.2019 Editorials

Editorial: CDBG grant money provides critical funding to groups

In 2018, Southold Town received $130,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant money that was allocated to various groups and projects across the town. This year, Southold has $260,000...

10.20.2019 Editorials

Editorial: As election nears, issues in both towns take shape

We are nearing the conclusion of another town election cycle, with Nov. 5 just two and a half weeks away. In Riverhead and Southold, the candidates are taking their...

10.13.2019 Editorials

Editorial: There’s no excuse for passing a stopped school bus

At a recent meeting of the Suffolk County Legislature, this startling statistic was discussed: Each day in New York State, some 50,000 cars illegally pass a stopped school bus...

10.06.2019 Editorials

Editorial: However this ends, the rule of law must win out

As we head into fall here in America, the U.S. House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry into President Trump has captured our attention.

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