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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.
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County Executive Romaine: No more delays at the Grumman-Navy site in Calverton
Guest column: The former Grumman-Navy site in Calverton is rife with pollution left over from its industrial past. The Navy must take accountability and move forward with remediation.
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Navy: Cleanup at Calverton has been ongoing
In coordination with NY State DEC, the Navy has, since 1996, achieved all cleanup goals for 11 sites within the former Grumman facility in Calverton.
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We need to have these difficult but important conversations
OLA's proposed law in no way impedes federal authorities, or ICE in particular, from exercising their duties. Here's why it merits open discussion.
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Self-reflection: medicine for us all
Racism, bigotry and sexism, all thrive in silence. Truth demands a voice, an active voice that expects nothing less than results such as justice, equality, and respect.
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Bias prevention must be proactive to be effective
We can’t just treat the symptoms of bias, we must treat the disease. Education, outreach, and prevention are the core of the Anti-Bias Task Force's mission.
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The pipeline that doesn’t ask permission
The Suffolk County Water Authority has decided it doesn’t want to ask permission anymore. It doesn’t want to sit across the table from the people who live here, who deal with the traffic, the trenching, the noise, the disruption that lingers long after the ribbon-cutting photos are forgotten
