04.01.2016 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Wild West of the Web A bill authored by State Senator Kenneth LaValle (R-Port Jefferson), who represents Shelter Island, that would ban Internet sales of various academic documents, including term papers and essays, was...
03.26.2016 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Who should pay for county government? Suffolk County government remains in financial difficulty.
03.14.2016 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Dems battle to take on Zeldin While the leading election event in November will be the vote for president, for this area another important contest involves the House of Representatives.
10.11.2015 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Fighting for the future of Plum Island The 800-pound gorilla in the hearing room as local and state officials and environmentalists pushed last week for the preservation of Plum Island was the issue of toxic areas...
09.01.2015 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Why the Island stayed green Who knew that the program that has become integral to saving eastern Long Island from the sprawl that has overtaken much of the western portion of the island —...
01.21.2015 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Environmental follies “We live on an island built on sand.” That’s how Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupski accurately describes Long Island.
12.01.2014 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Twomey was never, ever giving up Tom Twomey, the founder of the East End’s biggest law firm, had many accomplishments. But the most important can be seen on a drive along Sound Avenue on the...
11.02.2014 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Long Island’s role in American Revolution Long Island is known for, among other things, beautiful beaches, the site of the first “mass-produced” suburb in the U.S, the resort areas of the East End, notably the...