Opinion
Guest Column
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.
Guest Column
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.
Guest Column
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.
Guest Column
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.
Denise Civiletti
Riverhead must not allow auto drifting on Scott’s Pointe track without in-depth environmental review
If Scott’s Pointe wants drifting on its track beside a man-made lake dug into the aquifer, Riverhead must require the scrutiny it waived last year.
Suffolk Closeup
Suffolk considers bill setting boundaries for demonstrations at places of worship
In response to a large protest outside a Manhattan synagogue in November, Suffolk County is poised to adopt legislation setting no-protest boundaries outside places of worship.
Guest Column
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.
Suffolk Closeup
Hochul’s climate act delay meets opposition
Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposal to delay for a decade New York State’s climate goals meets with stiff opposition from environmental and health advocates.
Letters
Let’s prioritize what is right over what is comfortable
We must be a community that encourages voices, not suppresses them; that addresses concerns openly, not quietly; and that prioritizes doing what is right over what is comfortable.
Denise Civiletti
I saw the racist video. I knew exactly what it was. And I said nothing.
The racist video depicting the Obamas as apes was vile. But silence in the face of dehumanization carries its own moral weight.
