Essential EmployeesWhile there are many things to argue about on the op-ed pages of this newspaper these days, it is easy to forget that we have much to celebrate on the South Fork — in particular, the number of residents who...
A Familiar RefrainThis editorial may sound familiar. It seems like every spring, these pages contain a dire warning about the harmful effects that synthetic fertilizers and toxic pesticides sprayed on lawns in an effort to achieve the greenest lawn on the block...
Let’s TalkIn all its sloppy glory, last week’s Express Sessions event in Hampton Bays gave attendees a chance to hear directly from Alfred Caiola about his vision for an expansion of the hamlet’s business district. Other panelists, including a Town Board...
On the CuspIt appears that Governor Kathy Hochul’s ambitious New York Housing Compact is being sent back to the sidelines while state budget negotiations try to wrap up several weeks late. Her plan, to create hundreds of thousands of new homes statewide...
What’s Going On?It’s time to ask the question directly: What is going on with the State Department of Environmental Conservation and its steadfast refusal to get out of bed with sand mines on the South Fork? It’s gone from confusing to baffling...
Do Your PartThis weekend, April 22 and 23, many firehouses in New York State will open their doors for an event, “RecruitNY,” sponsored by the Firefighters Association of New York. For the 14th year, the two-day open house will encourage more men...
Learn the LawA huge hurdle to enforcing the New York State Open Meetings Law is that when a governing body, land-use board or committee unlawfully meets in private, how would anyone know they broke the law? There are violations of Open Meetings...
A Warm PlaceSouth Fork winters blend gently into spring, so much so that it can be hard to tell the two seasons apart as they transition. Despite the sunny days and moderate afternoon temperatures in the early days of April, on four...
