Guest Column
Sizing up CAT’s lawsuit against Riverhead
“Once you get past procedural sleights of hand, lawyers who are good at their craft succeed by persuading judges and juries that, on the facts, finding for their client is the right thing to do.” Attorney Andrew Leven says CAT’s story may be the worst he’s ever heard. Column.
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Why we should expect a new deal with Triple Five
Former town council candidate Andrew Leven predicts the incoming Town Board will strike a new deal with Triple Five. Guest column.
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EPCAL and the Riverhead IDA loom large in the aftermath of this election
EPCAL must be rezoned to exclude once and for all uses that will asphyxiate adjoining residential neighborhoods and Riverhead writ large.
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Can you trust the same crew that created the EPCAL debacle to fix this mess once and for all?
Democratic council candidate Andrew Leven argues that "the Republicans who created this mess were forced by public outrage to walk away from it." He asks: Can they be trusted to do fix it going forward?
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Saying a thing that must be said
Guest column: "In the wake of the largest pogrom of the 21st century, one thing that matters to me is this. I stand with my Jewish neighbors in Riverhead and every other community in the wake of the murder and terror in Israel."
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Riverhead Town Board candidate: A teen’s swastika graffiti is not necessarily an expression of anti-semitism or racism
"Some pimply adolescent who is likely only vaguely aware that WW II was even fought mindlessly scratched out a symbol they almost certainly don’t understand." We should not over-react, says council candidate Andrew Leven.
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The EPCAL debacle rolls on for the worst of reasons
Guest column: What was actually revealed last night was an unwillingness to acknowledge the obvious: that our current decision-makers lack the confidence and competency to either own or fix the problem that is EPCAL. With a staggeringly bad result.
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Our political-tribal divide is a mile wide and an inch deep
Guest column: Town Board candidate Andrew Leven urges Riverhead voters to leave 'tribal' partisan politics behind.
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Student loan forgiveness is a terrible Idea
Guest column: It is one thing to require me to subsidize a person’s healthcare, because illness is not a choice. It is quite another, however, to require me to fund the decision of adults who decided to invest in themselves to increase their earning potential.
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CAT’s EPCAL plan violates the very town ordinance it says it relies on for approval
Guest column: CAT's plan is a "nuisance" prohibited by Riverhead Town Code.
