10.23.2015 Police LaValle, Thiele say police barracks changes are ‘step backwards’ State Senator Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson) and Assemblyman Fred Thiele (I-Sag Harbor) said in a joint letter this week that a statewide shortage of New York State Troopers is...
04.28.2015 Government Cuomo vetoes millions earmarked for LaValle Stadium expansion Citing “unconstitutional alterations” to the state budget, Governor Andrew Cuomo vetoed millions in appropriations for stadium upgrades at Stony Brook University’s Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium earlier this month.
04.03.2015 Editorials Editorial: Local hospital leaders doing right by the region Don’t be alarmed. That’s some sound health advice for anyone concerned about Peconic Bay Medical Center’s pending merger with North Shore-LIJ Health System, one of the country’s largest integrated...
03.25.2015 Government Senate passes Alix’s Law to close hit-and-run loophole The state Senate passed new legislation Wednesday that aims to hold hit-and-run drivers more accountable, according to state Senator Ken LaValle’s office. If passed by the Assembly and signed into...
03.19.2015 Government Reps: State police simply having trouble hiring Riverside dispatcher In response to outcry from town leaders in Southampton and Riverhead that the front lobby of the state police barracks in Riverside might go unmanned, state Senator Ken LaValle...
03.14.2015 Government Walter fighting state police plans to ‘shut doors’ in Riverside Riverhead Supervisor Sean Walter is hoping to stave off what he says are impending plans by the state police to pull a desk officer from its Riverside barracks. Mr....
03.11.2015 Environment Under DEC’s revised plans, mute swans could be killed as ‘last resort’ A newly revised state Department of Environmental Conservation plan to deal with mute swan populations in the state would focus on non-lethal management of their numbers on Long Island, only...
02.06.2015 Editorials Editorial: Our leaders in Albany must be held accountable Albany is in need of serious reform. It’s been known for years, even decades, and is obvious to anyone who pays the slightest bit of attention to our state...