Editorials
Editorials are the opinions of RiverheadLOCAL publishers and staff.
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Grumman’s toxic legacy shows why strong regulations are needed. Will Zeldin’s EPA step up?
The Navy’s latest dodge in its ongoing — and so far successful — effort to avoid responsibility for plumes of contaminated groundwater traveling off the former Grumman site in Calverton has officially entered the Twilight Zone.
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Vote yes on Proposition Two: Funding for modern septic systems is essential in Suffolk
Prop Two authorizes a 1/8-cent sales tax to provide revenue for the Water Quality Improvement Program. It will help hundreds of thousands of Suffolk homeowners upgrade their outdated septic systems and deserves our support.
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‘Agritourism’ resorts will be back: The path forward has already been charted
Here's why it's a very good bet the agritourism resort code remains in play at Riverhead Town Hall: It's already teed up to move forward, thanks to some long stretches in logic and verbal gymnastics.
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Newsflash: There’s strength in numbers
When the community gets organized and people turn out in force to let Town Hall know what they think, they will be heard — and they will make a difference.
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Recent tragedies remind us: Our first responders are critical to this community
Incidents like Wednesday’s major car crash, as well as the rescue of three people inside a burning Riverhead home on Monday, remind us of how fortunate we are to have a community of caring and dedicated first responders in our community.
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Poof! Riverhead disappears Town Board meeting minutes, without public discussion or mention
Town Board ‘minutes’ no longer include anything but board vote tallies for resolutions. The town clerk says residents who want to know what's actually said during the meetings can watch the videos. Good luck with that. The town should reverse this boneheaded idea.
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As Americans, we face an urgent choice at a historic moment
It is up to us, each of us individually and collectively as the body politic, to examine our thoughts and think about the impact of our words before we speak or write them. RiverheadLOCAL editorial.
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Enough is enough: Riverhead must put its foot down with Island Water Park, once and for all
For too long, Riverhead Town has either looked the other way or given Island Water Park a slap on the wrist, no matter how the operator made a mockery out of town law. Here's why that must no longer stand. Editorial.
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Riverhead must enforce its ‘Dark Skies’ code aimed at limiting light pollution
Riverhead Centre was required to comply with the town's 'Dark Skies' code by Dec. 31, 2017. It hasn't. And now officials are considering allowing the NYC company that bought the 50-acre property for $71 million last year to continue to pollute the night skies with bright light.
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Don’t like how charter schools are funded? Then work to fix it
Editorial: The charter school system in New York is broken. The school district, the Town Board and the charter school need to be working together to fix how charter schools are funded instead of feuding with each other.
