09.08.2024 Editorials The kind of September It happens outside, in the stillness of early morning, or as the light shifts in late afternoon and lingers in the tops of trees, that we suddenly see summer...
03.31.2024 Editorials Editorial: Setting the standard for public service There is so much to be cynical about in American politics these days, whether nationally, at the state level or even locally. Thankfully there are exceptions, and we are...
03.24.2024 Editorials Editorial: Greenport is bellwether for regional issues In so many ways, the issues Greenport Village is facing — from affordable and workforce housing, to the challenges confronting small businesses in a tourist economy, to hiring and...
02.18.2024 Editorials Editorial: Land — and Native burial sites — should be preserved There was considerable talk about the region’s critical environmental issues at last week’s roundtable convened by state Sen. Anthony Palumbo (R-New Suffolk) and attended by other key officials and...
02.11.2024 Editorials Editorial: From crisis comes a greater cause Each week, we try to publish stories in our newspapers that people will take the time to read and talk about with family and friends. Some carry more emotional...
02.04.2024 Editorials Editorial: What the present means for the future of farming In our October Northforker magazine story about the last remaining potato farmers on the North Fork, we told the story of Eric Wells. He grew up on farmland in...
01.28.2024 Editorials We welcome your letters — but let’s be civil We’d like to remind our readers of some basic rules for writing letters to the editor for publication in the Riverhead News-Review. First, we want to stress that we...
12.10.2023 Editorials Editorial: Indicted officials should not hold public office On Friday, George Santos was expelled from the House of Representatives by a vote of 311 to 114. That 114 congressional representatives could vote against expelling Mr. Santos is...
