Guest Column
Guest Column
LaLota: Increase the cap on SALT deduction to protect local communities
By advocating for the restoration of the SALT deduction, we emphasize the need for fair and equitable tax policies that truly support our local communities.
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Lesson from decades of developers’ assurances: Local residents are forever stuck with the impacts
Local residents are forever stuck in the traffic, water pollution, habitat destruction, commercial sprawl, and service demands that too many developers and their consultants have repeatedly assured us and our leaders would simply never occur.
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Agri-tourism project is ‘a thoughtful approach to land use’ and farmland preservation
Alan Weissman, CEO of Alfred Weissman Real Estate, explains his company's proposal for "a low-rise, low density, high-end, eco-friendly farm-to-table hotel and spa on an active farm."
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Don’t pave over paradise for a quick buck
There are countless ways to honor the land, to keep the North Fork’s heartbeat steady and strong, without selling its soul for short-term gain. Let’s not hand over the keys to the highest bidder. Let’s protect what makes this place special.
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LaLota: American elections need Voter ID
Voter ID laws play a positive role in maintaining the integrity of our electoral process. We must ensure every American's vote counts and that our elections are fair and transparent.
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Wake up, Riverhead!
An unwelcome, transformational change to the historic Sound Avenue corridor may soon be coming our way: luxury resorts and spas along the Soundfront bluffs.
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Southampton’s plan to concentrate a massive amount of affordable housing in Riverside is a terrible idea — and may violate federal...
Fair housing advocate Pilar Moya-Mancera of Housing Help Inc. argues that the hyper-concentration of affordable housing in the already underserved, low-income community of Riverside is a terrible idea that may violate the federal Fair Housing Act.
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LaLota: Let’s turn down the temperature
When disagreement morphs into hatred and violence, we all lose. The attempt on President Trump’s life is not just an attack on him; it is an assault on the very fabric of our democracy.
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Tell the Town Board: No overdevelopment
Laura Jens-Smith, president of the Greater Jamesport Civic Association, urges town residents to speak out against 'rampant and out-of-control' development in Riverhead she says the draft comp plan update will allow.
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In finalizing comp plan update, Town Board must pay attention to citizen input, too
As has become practice for Riverhead’s Town Board, town officials and developers have decided what is best, without resident input.
