04.18.2012 Editorial Editorial: Fair’s fair Councilman Paul Shepherd’s got a point when he says the town’s policy on employee health contributions rewards the strong and punishes the weak. Aside from the brouhaha over the...
03.14.2012 Editorial Editorial: Accountability According to County Executive Steve Bellone, who has been on the job for just two months, Suffolk County is facing a staggering three-year budget deficit of $530 million. In...
02.29.2012 Editorial Editorial: Thinking ahead Two Shelter Island town councilmen, Ed Brown and Paul Shepherd, have said “no” to supporting legislation pending again in Albany this year that would create a Peconic Bay Regional...
02.22.2012 Editorial Editorial: Ten years on life support The Town Board is running a new proposal up the flagpole for tweaking the zoning code’s rules governing pre-existing, non-conforming uses — those businesses operating in residential neighborhoods legally...
02.15.2012 Editorial Editorial: Spring light It’s the dead of winter, only a little more than halfway through the long wait until a T-shirt and a pair of shorts are all you need to throw...