03.21.2026 Opinion Editorial: The future of farming in Riverhead is being tested As the East End shakes off one of its most brutal winters, the rolling fields and churning waters come back to life — a reminder of what still defines...
03.14.2026 Featured Story Editorial: Hello sunshine! After weeks of brutal cold and record snowfall that blanketed the East End, the burst of warmth to start the week invigorated the soul. Winter’s icy grip refused to...
03.07.2026 Editorials Editorial: Honor those who never stopped working despite the snow Thank you for your sacrifices. If you were among the fortunate able to heed advice to stay off the roadways with the recent record snowstorm, you owe it to...
02.28.2026 Editorials Editorial: Auto insurance rates need reform Commercials proliferate throughout the media promising you can achieve dramatic cuts in your car insurance if you will take a few minutes to ask for comparative rates from many...
02.21.2026 Editorials Editorial: The North Fork needs to prepare for ransomware attacks It’s not just second homeowners and deep-pocketed developers who are transforming the North Fork. Hackers have wormed their way in for the second time in four months. Last week, North...
02.14.2026 Opinion Editorial: LaLota’s inadequate response By now you’ve likely heard about President Trump’s social media post depicting former president Barack Obama and former first Lady Michelle Obama as apes. The post, which remained up...
02.07.2026 Editorials Editorial: February The smallest in the family, but unique among its siblings for much more than size. It’s the only shape-shifter, changeling and magician, which every now and then becomes larger...
01.31.2026 Opinion Riverhead steps up to plow through storm This past weekend once again demonstrated why Riverhead Town is such a special place. New Supervisor Jerry Halpin worked tirelessly coordinating with departments and even jumped in a snow...
01.24.2026 Opinion Editorial: Local students prove next generation is ready to lead All parents worry about what the future has in store for their children. But what’s happening among Riverhead’s young people provides more than a glimmer of hope. They’re building...
01.17.2026 Editorials Editorial: The real winners We congratulate the Shelter Island School varsity boys basketball team for breaking a streak of five years without a single victory on its home court. It was an exhilarating...
01.10.2026 Editorials Editorial: Heroes don’t wear capes Our annual People of the Year edition recognizes those who make this community truly special. You’ve probably met them — the elected officials, civic leaders, educators, business owners, volunteers...
12.24.2025 Opinion ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas:’ Read the classic Christmas Eve poem Long before I spent two decades at the New York Daily News, New York’s hometown paper, one Christmas tradition never changed: “A Visit from St. Nicholas” ran on the editorial...
12.21.2025 Editorials When the first snow falls on the North Fork The first snowfall always triggers special memories and a moment that slows things down and asks you to notice where you are. This past Sunday, Dec. 14, the North...
12.13.2025 Editorials Editorial: The real test begins after the groundbreaking Shovels will finally go into the ground Friday on Riverhead’s $32.6 million Town Square project, with dignitaries from the governor’s office expected at the noon groundbreaking at 127 E....
12.06.2025 Editorials Editorial: The air we breathe An international group of nonprofits under the banner of Climate Trace, which tracks greenhouse gases around the world, has found that there are five “super emitters” on Long Island,...
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