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Exemption 101: What real property is taxable and what is exempt in Riverhead
Riverhead assessor Laverne Tennenberg explains how property tax exemptions work. About 25% of the property value in the Town of Riverhead is exempt from taxation, shifting the tax burden onto all remaining taxable properties.
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Assessment 101: The facts behind the United Riverhead Terminal settlement
Even though it is still summer vacation and school is out, perhaps it is time for a lesson in Assessment 101.
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In America, there is no ‘law enforcement’ without due process
ICE is not engaging in "law enforcement." It is terrorizing communities.
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This discussion is urgent: Open letter to Supervisor Halpin from OLA executive director Minerva Perez
Supervisor Jerry Halpin in a meeting "made it clear" he has "no intention of discussing the Public Safety Law further," OLA's Minerva Perez writes. OLA still seeks a public discussion with the full Town Board.
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Accountability matters
Leadership requires more than holding office — it requires honesty, integrity, and the willingness to take responsibility when words or actions cause harm.
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If this is a farm, what isn’t?
A proposed Calverton cannabis facility raises a larger question: How far can government stretch the meaning of “farm”? Guest column.
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When local businesses matter most
At a locally owned business, decisions are made right here, by people who know the customers by name and understand that a business is not just a line on a spreadsheet. It's part of a community.
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Racism, rebranded
Racism has been rebranded nationally and locally in a last desperate effort to return to an unhappy past. Guest column.
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Former ZBA member: An ambulance garage does not belong in Route 58 shopping center
A former Riverhead ZBA member argues against Stony Brook Medicine’s proposed ambulance garage at Staples Plaza: The zoning doesn't work.
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This parcel should remain open space
Guest column: The choice is straightforward: participate in shaping a preservation plan with county support, or step aside and allow development to move forward.
