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A bittersweet moment: Alek Lewis is moving on
A heartfelt sendoff to RiverheadLOCAL reporter Alek Lewis, who is starting a new job at Newsday Sept. 29, after more than four years with this publication.
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Turning back the clock on climate rules won’t stop heat-trapping pollution
Putting America first shouldn’t require fantasy or sacrificing our children’s future. The EPA must restore Clean Air Act rules designed to protect public health. Editorial.
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Let’s make a deal
Rep. Nick LaLota is proud of getting the SALT cap raised from the $10,000 set in 2017 to $40,000. It's fair to ask: at what price? Here's why.
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Questions linger about recycling plant fire
We can’t let this week go by without expressing deep gratitude for the first responders from across the region who fought the massive fire at Crown Recycling in Calverton June 4. But questions remain about what went up in flames at the plant this week and the impacts that had on first responders and surrounding residents.
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Remembering what they died for
We must remember not only the lives lost, but the ideals they died defending. Those ideals are the foundation of our country — laid out in the Declaration of Independence and protected in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. They include freedom of speech, of the press, of religion; the right to protest, to due process, to equal protection under the law.
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State’s effort to pre-empt local zoning must be stopped
Editorial: This wrongheaded legislation would destroy the rural character of Riverhead that we treasure and transform this place into the congested suburban landscape that prevails west of here.
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Firefighters battling pine barrens wildfires deserve more than our gratitude
Government must act to remove dead trees that increase fire risk and spread and make firefighting even more difficult and dangerous.
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Black history is American history. Whitewashing it is unpatriotic.
President Trump's executive orders call into question the future of teaching Black history in American schools.
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Riverhead’s new meeting rules: a solution in search of a problem
The Town Board is considering new rules of order for its meetings including a ban on "political commentary" and signs. Board meetings are typically pretty tame. There's no good reason for these restrictions, which only serve to suppress free speech.
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Standing up to Trump on immigration policy: kudos to Riverhead school and town officials
We commend the positions of the Riverhead school district and Riverhead Police Department, articulating that they will not assist federal agencies in immigration enforcement actions.
