01.30.2016 Government Two Jamesport projects should be studied together, civic groups argue Leaders of four civic and environmental organizations have sent a letter to Riverhead Town Board members asking that the town require two large development projects in Jamesport to have...
01.12.2016 Government Police called to Town Hall following dispute over Atlantis tax abatements The Riverhead Industrial Development Agency voted unanimously at a special meeting Tuesday to grant tax incentives for a proposed restaurant and boutique hotel on East Main Street and for...
10.17.2015 Columns Guest Spot: Play money for politicians, but hard cash from taxpayers For ordinary citizens concerned with rising taxes, last week’s supervisor debate brought breathtaking explanations from incumbents about the Industrial Development Agency and its impact.
09.18.2015 Columns Guest Spot: Short-term planning = long-term problems Though we’re in the midst of a hotly contested election, the problem of short-term thinking isn’t limited to candidates and their promise-the-moon campaigns.
02.22.2015 Columns Guest Column: Local government for sale? It seems so National debate about corporate campaign contributions is endless and abstract. The discussion becomes manageable and much more real if we look at a small, local example of how the...
07.25.2014 Columns Guest Column: This 800-pound gorilla needs a leash “Anywhere he wants to.” That’s the punch line of the ancient joke about where an 800 -pound gorilla sits. In our neighborhood, the big bully is Agriculture & Markets,...
01.01.2014 Government Guest column: Greenhouse throwing stones at town code What is a farm stand? It’s such a simple question, yet one loaded with meaning and innuendo. After asking five people (including farmers) and getting five different answers, I...
09.30.2013 Columns Guest: Riverhead Town attorneys fail FOIL When the new bowling alley in Riverhead proposed erecting an animated billboard, it caused many people to wonder about the lit-up Valero price sign in downtown Jamesport, which similarly...