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Over 250 health, educational and anti-hunger organizations including the NYS American Academy of Pediatrics support healthy meals in school for all New York’s children. We must urge legislators and the Governor to include this initiative in the budget, Dr. Eve Krief writes. Read More …
Assemblyman Keith P. Brown writes that Gov. Kathy Hockul’s proposal will take away the ability for local communities to make their own zoning decisions and give that power to a “super zoning board” in Albany. Read More …
Barbara Raisch, board member for the League of Women Voters, writes that, In our busy world and bombarded with information, we’ve become a sound byte society. One of the downsides is that we miss the due diligence that plays an important role in our elections. Read More …
Dealing with the massive Sept. 8 cyberattack on the computer system of Suffolk County government is still a work in progress, according to county legal notices published last month. The hacking of the county system included the exposure of personal information about a large number Read More …
The race this year for Suffolk County executive—the top position in Suffolk County government—is taking shape with a contest between Republican Edward Romaine and Democrat Dave Calone. Romaine was first elected Brookhaven Town’s 70th town supervisor in a special election in 2012, and re-elected with Read More …
Declining enrollments have led the Northport school district to close schools and put the buildings on the market. Northport resident Doug Roberts shared this letter to the mayor about the possibility of the village government moving into one of the buildings. Read More …
Dr. Raman Madan, a dermatologist with Northwell Health in Huntington, writes about the need to take care of your skin in the winter. Read More …
Former Huntington Councilman Mark A Cuthbertson, chairman of Huntington Town Democratic Committee, challenges Supervisor Ed Smyth on housing response. Read More …
The recent firing of missives between Governor Hochul and Supervisor Smyth of Huntington is unhelpful and will lead to no real solutions to the region’s housing crisis. It’s time to back off the soundbites and really discuss this complex issue. First, Governor Hochul. Comparing Huntington Read More …
An Open Letter in Response to Governor Kathy Hochul’s Housing Compact Governor Hochul’s criticism of Huntington housing is misplaced. The Town of Huntington is the gold standard for housing development in New York. Where infrastructure can support it, Huntington has rezoned large parcels of land Read More …