11.27.2015 Government Suffolk to increase fees at parks to help close budget gap Green Key passes, golf course admission and hunting permits will become more expensive next year, as will all other user fees at county parks, if the Suffolk County Legislature...
10.12.2015 Police Local fire districts release details on budget increases Local fire districts have released proposed 2016 budgets, which are all set to be discussed at public hearings on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
10.10.2015 Columns Column: Take the buses off the chopping block Before this year, I hadn’t used public transportation regularly as part of my commute since my Boston days — six years ago, back before I moved to Long Island....
10.02.2015 Columns Guest Column: No more budget gimmicks. It’s time for a change Your Sept. 17 editorial, “Town’s budget woes are coming to light yet again,” is unfortunately spot on in identifying the issues that many taxpayers, myself included, have with Sean...
10.01.2015 Government Recap: Town Board discusses supervisor’s budget proposal Supervisor Sean Walter is scheduled to unveil his tentative budget at Thursday’s work session.
09.28.2015 Government Comptroller’s report projects ‘significant’ fiscal trouble for town Riverhead Town wasn’t in serious fiscal trouble last year, according to the New York State Comptroller’s Office. But if the Comptroller’s projections are accurate, that may not last.
09.19.2015 Editorials Editorial: Riverhead’s budget woes are coming to light yet again Last year, this editorial board warned, on more than one occasion, about the danger of passing a budget that relied on significant anticipated revenues to balance itself in 2015.
05.19.2015 Riverhead School District 3 props and a budget on this year’s ballot in Riverhead Riverhead school district voters will head to the polls Tuesday to vote on a budget that carries a 3.94 percent tax levy increase over last year. In addition, a...