06.27.2020 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Police, race and Suffolk Dr. William R. Spencer is among the most distinguished public officials in Suffolk County history. A pediatric surgeon, he is the first physician to be a member of the...
01.13.2019 Columns Suffolk Closeup: County fights vaping The nicotine cabal is hard at it. With smoking tobacco declining, the industry is promoting continued nicotine use by pushing electronic cigarettes and what’s called “vaping.” And Suffolk County,...
11.23.2014 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Election (for Dems) post mortem This space was devoted last week to the negative advertising, the “attack ads” or election by character assassination, which dominated the 2014 election in Suffolk County, the state and...