News
Protesters gather in Riverhead for ‘No Kings’ rally Saturday
A couple hundred people rallied in downtown Riverhead Saturday as part of the nationwide “No Kings” day of protest.
Environment
EPA to repeal all greenhouse gas vehicle emissions standards, rescind scientific finding that planet-warming gases endanger public health
Following through on a pledge made in March, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced Tuesday that the EPA proposes to repeal all greenhouse gas vehicle emissions standards and its 2009 finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health.
Community News
‘Good Trouble’ anti-Trump protest in Riverhead honors legacy of John Lewis
Protesters against Trump administration policies lined a stretch of Route 58 in Riverhead Thursday evening on the “Good Trouble Lives On” national day of action marking the fifth anniversary of the death of civil rights icon John Lewis.
Business
Trump tariff exemptions leave local growers exposed to competition from imports
North Fork farmers say they would welcome tariffs to make their products more competitive with imports from Canada and Mexico. But tariff exemptions keep them at an 'unfair' disadvantage.
Government
‘Hands Off!’ rally draws crowd to courthouse in Riverhead Saturday morning
More than 200 people gathered outside the Suffolk County Supreme Court in Riverhead Saturday morning for one of about 1,200 "Hands Off!" rallies across the United States to protest the Trump administration's actions. Photos and video.
Community News
Protesters line up outside Riverhead Town Hall for ‘Not My President’s Day’ demonstration
More than 80 people lined Roanoke Avenue in Riverhead Monday, a nationwide day of “Not My President’s Day” protests that saw thousands take to the streets coast-to-coast to denounce the Trump administration’s actions during its first four weeks.
Editorial
Closing our eyes to climate change doesn’t make it go away: the Earth’s clock is ticking
The consequences of short-sighted, if not outright fantastical, energy policies should be getting harder and harder to ignore. Yet somehow, we seem content to sacrifice the very future of our planet for a quick buck.
Government
Trump picks former Congressman Lee Zeldin to head Environmental Protection Agency
Former NY-01 Rep. Lee Zeldin will take the helm of a federal agency in the crosshairs of the Trump administration's plans to dismantle the "deep state" and kill regulations that the President-elect says impede economic growth.
Politics
Widening political divide seen in reactions to Trump guilty verdict
Reaction to the first-ever criminal conviction of a former U.S. President Thursday underscores the growing chasm separating the two major political parties.
News
Zeldin, in impeachment debate, decries partisan ‘double standards,’ thanks Trump
Rep. Lee Zeldin argued that the attack on the Capitol last week was "pre-planned" and not the result of the President's speech. He praised the President for doing "a lot to make America greater than ever."
