12.16.2015 Environment Cuomo OK’s changes to CPF regs; referendum coming next year The Community Preservation Fund, which has been used to protect over 10,000 acres of land on the East End since it was signed into law in 1999, will now expand...
12.14.2015 Government Politicians continue to push back against changes to Riverside Barracks Backed by a trio of politicians, residents in Flanders, Riverside and Northampton continue to push back against the upcoming changes to the New York State Police Barracks in Riverside.
03.27.2015 Editorials Editorial: Let’s keep the ‘bay’ in goals of Peconic Bay CPF The Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund has never been just about protecting agriculture, farms and open space. At its heart, the program, which took effect in 1999, has always...
05.29.2014 Environment Could new regulations to filter waste ‘muddy the waters’? New construction and any big renovation projects on Long Island would need to incorporate modern waste treatment systems to better filter nitrogen and keep it from reaching ground and...
02.03.2014 Government Feds release emergency funds for home heating program Residents at risk of running out of home heating fuel or having their heat shut off this cold winter may qualify for additional federal funding recently released thorough the...
08.05.2013 Business Governor has yet to sign EPCAL fast-track bill The state bill that would fast track development applications at the Enterprise Park at Calverton was approved by both house sof the state Legislature in late June, but Governor...
06.02.2013 Business LaValle bill would force labels on genetically altered food New York could become the first state in the nation to require that genetically modified foods be labeled as such, a move farmers say could put locally grown produce...
05.03.2013 Education Special Report: Cap hasn’t slowed spending in North Fork school districts When state lawmakers approved a 2 percent cap on annual tax levy increases in 2011, they said the legislation was designed to control school district spending and ease the...