Opinion
Letters
What is Rothwell’s vision for Riverhead?
Councilman Ken Rothwell's handling of residents' immigration enforcement concerns deserves public scrutiny, writes the former chairman of Riverhead's Anti-Bias Task Force. Letter to the editor.
Letters
Schumer talks, LaLota delivers
After years of talking about this problem, I’m less interested in another press conference or community complaint session. I want to know what someone has actually done that made a difference for families dealing with contaminated drinking water.
Letters
Letter: Hotel not worth financial assistance it requires
Public benefit of hotel project doesn't justify proposed financial assistance developer says it needs for project's viability.
Letters
Set the table again
Letter: "People learn what they live. Lies, lies and more lies are the norm now. When this is over, and it will be over, our job is to set the table again."
Guest Column
A first responder’s response: Riverhead officials twisted my words for political gain
A retired FDNY firefighter who lost 12 members of his firehouse on 9/11 shares his perspective on a Riverhead Town Hall clash and calls for ethical local leadership.
Guest Column
Laura Jens-Smith: Waski’s post about Kevin Shea crossed a line
Laura Jens-Smith argues that Council Member Joann Waski’s Facebook post about Kevin Shea’s July 21 Town Board remarks omitted his immediate correction and turned a verbal mistake into a partisan attack.
Guest Column
Reassessment 101: Poison or prescription
By law, all real property in a town must be assessed at a uniform percent of value — but in Riverhead, that figure has fallen to 7.73% of market value, 46 years after the last town-wide update.
Guest Column
Nick LaLota knows better on election integrity, yet still promotes the big lie
Rep. Nick LaLota knows the safeguards built into our election system, yet campaigns on fixing a system that's not broken.
Letters
Don’t let golf course cottage rentals creep into our backyards
Letter: Golf cottage zoning should require a minimum 300-foot setback from golf course property line.
Editorial
The Navy’s breach of trust at Calverton
The Navy did not just delay the Calverton PFAS cleanup timeline more than a decade. It began pushing the date back years ago, without telling the community.
