03.02.2016 Government Suffolk County may ban single-use plastic bags The debate over whether Riverhead and Southold towns should ban single-use plastic bags may soon be over.
10.15.2015 Health & Environment As towns defer to county, a plastic bag ban seems unlikely Will recent bans on single-use plastic bag in Southampton and East Hampton towns inspire more local municipalities — including those on the North Fork — to follow suit? Probably...
07.11.2015 Editorials Editorial: Maybe the tax cap is more than just a gimmick In the four years since New York State adopted the 2 percent property tax cap, we’ve weighed in on its success from time to time. Mostly, it was to...
03.13.2015 Government Benefits of helicopter regs debated at packed East Hampton hearing A public hearing Thursday evening debating the question of restricting aircraft flights over the East End took almost four hours with 70 speakers trooping to the podium. More than...
12.23.2014 Roundups No. 10 Story of the Year: Historic district is history Two years ago, the landmarks preservation commissions in Riverhead and Southold towns launched a plan to create a historic district along a six-mile stretch of Main Road from Aquebogue...
10.23.2014 Government Historic district finds little support in Southold Town too The National Register Historic District proposed for Main Road in Aquebogue, Jamesport and Laurel has already been rejected by the Riverhead Town Board — and it appears to be...
09.05.2014 Uncategorized Paving project starts in Southold Town Residents can expect traffic delays on Main Road as the state Department of Transportation embarks on an $8.1 million project to repave 15 miles of the road in Riverhead...
09.02.2014 Government East End supervisors meet feds on chopper noise Before last week’s packed public aircraft noise meeting in Wainscott, a smaller group of public officials met with representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration in Riverhead. As with previous...