06.11.2023 Editorials Editorial: State Legislature votes unanimously for truth In a Riverhead courtroom in 1910, a state Supreme Court justice looked out at a room filled with Montaukett men and women and said, in so many words, that...
08.24.2021 Government Lawmakers say ‘Death by Dealer’ legislation will lower overdoses; advocates disagree Local lawmakers are calling for stronger legislation to hold drug dealers accountable, after a spate of overdoses that left six dead a little more than a week ago. ...
09.15.2020 Agriculture Farmers tell state legislators they’re wary of overtime requirement Local farmers say a recent state law creating a farm labor wage board is hurting farmers and farmworkers, who want to work additional hours. The wage board, which was...
02.28.2020 Police Could changes to state’s bail reform law be on the horizon? Democrats in Albany are feeling the pressure to amend bail reform laws that took effect in January. Under the new laws, those arrested for misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies are...
09.14.2019 Government Riverhead Town sets location, dates for early voting ahead of November election Election Day isn’t until Nov. 5, but for the first time, voters in New York will be permitted to head to the polls ahead of time for early voting.
06.22.2019 Government State approves mobile home rent hike limits A state bill limiting rent increases for tenants in mobile/manufactured home parks has been approved by the state legislature and signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
06.20.2019 Podcasts ‘Green Light NY’ bill becomes law, granting licenses to undocumented immigrants Podcast brought to you by: Palpable anxiety filled a room at the Center of Alliance, Solidarity and Accompaniment (CASA) in Riverhead Monday evening as the “Green Light NY”...
05.13.2015 Government Thiele calls tax relief ‘top priority’ for State Legislature The most important priority the State Legislature needs to concentrate on in its remaining five weeks is to provide real property tax relief, Assemblyman Fred Thiele Jr. (I-Sag Harbor)...
