03.26.2013 News Riverhead state aid to jump 16%, SWR up 6.37% Although Andrew Cuomo’s proposed $146.6 billion budget released in January included a 5.5 percent increase in state aid for local school districts, additional aid has tentatively been restored as...
03.07.2013 Editorials Editorial: Behind-the-scenes work on EPCAL smacks of political cowardice After years of fighting, it appears Riverhead Town and the state Department of Environmental Conservation are close to reaching a consensus on what land is developable at the town-owned...
02.23.2013 Sports Fabian cruises to state championship with pin Shoreham-Wading River senior T.J. Fabian dominated through four rounds of the Division I New York State Wrestling Championships, clinching the 126-pound state title with an emphatic pin of Keanu...
02.22.2013 Sports Fabian wins first two matches to advance to semifinals Shoreham-Wading River senior T.J. Fabian’s quest for a state championship began with a pair of dominant wins Friday afternoon at Times Union Center in Albany. After a bevy of...
02.15.2013 News Trying again to get EPCAL legislation passed in Albany State legislation needed to create a special commission to fast-track development proposals at Riverhead Town’s Enterprise Park at Calverton was re-introduced in both the state Senate and Assembly last...
01.18.2013 News Assemblyman Losquadro under fire after gun control vote Members of a pro-gun Long Island web forum have been bombarding state Assemblyman Dan Losquadro’s Facebook page with comments critical of his vote in favor of stricter gun control...
01.17.2013 News With new laws on the way, locals scramble for guns, ammunition As state lawmakers put the finishing touches on stricter gun laws in the wake of last month’s Connecticut school shooting, county residents were working to get their hands on...