Editorials
Editorials are the opinions of RiverheadLOCAL publishers and staff.
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The school district censored this comment during a Nov. 14 board meeting. Was it yours?
More than 5 months later, the district finally responded to our records request with this heavily redacted document. Now we're trying to figure out what they didn't want the public to hear and why.
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The buck stops with the board.
School board members don’t have the luxury of blaming departed administrators for budget, faculty and staff cuts. Nor should they, because they hired those administrators and were responsible for their oversight.
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Hubbard promises a new age of transparency. We’ve got a few suggestions for his to-do list.
Supervisor Tim Hubbard has promised a town government that will reach “a level of transparency…that has not been seen before.” Here's why that's important and what he should do to make this a reality in Riverhead.
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Now’s our chance to say thanks to volunteer firefighters — and it’s in our own self interest
Anything we can do as a community to promote volunteer recruitment and retention is worth the effort and expense. The alternative to a volunteer fire department is exponentially more costly.
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The lights of the menorah this year have special meaning in a world enveloped in darkness
It seems more important than ever this year at Hanukkah to commemorate the ancient miracle and the resilience of the Jewish people and to mark the way forward with light, a symbol of hope piercing the darkness that envelopes the world during this extraordinarily difficult time.
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What happened to Rodney Asse? Is he still being paid his $195k salary even though another person has been hired to...
Riverhead's top business official has disappeared, but the district won't acknowledge his departure, or say if he's still working for the district — or getting paid even if he's not working. The public deserves some straight answers, especially since the superintendent also abruptly left without explanation around the same time.
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The Election Day dilemma facing all Riverhead voters this year
The choice in this year's election in Riverhead is a difficult one. Here's what we think it boils down to.
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‘It’s all about the students.’ Other than that, ‘No comment.’
The latest episode in the 'Riverhead School District Revolving Door' saga will cost district taxpayers over $600,000 — not counting whatever 'buyout' is coming for the top business official who's 'disappeared.' Where's the public outrage?
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What the town’s Anti-Bias Task Force really needs: independence from political meddling
The Anti-Bias Task Force needs independence to be effective and true to its mission — a mission that has nothing to do with spreading cheer, pretending that problems don’t exist, or falling in line with the positions of any political party.
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In this pivotal local election, candidates are giving voters precious little to go by when deciding who to vote for
Election Day is a little over two months away. How will you decide who deserves your vote on Nov. 7? Are the candidates giving you good reason to support them?
