04.13.2024 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Contaminated Plum Can Plum Island, the 843-acre island, a mile-and-a half off Orient Point, be safely preserved as a “national monument” with public access, as is being advocated by a grouping...
03.21.2024 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Bail-reform battle My first beat as a reporter at the daily Long Island Press was covering cops-and-courts in Suffolk County. Back then, the bail issue was a vexing one in Suffolk,...
03.11.2024 Columns Suffolk Closeup: County getting serious about water Environmentalist John Turner calls them “13 magic words.” They are 13 words that have been added to a measure likely to be voted on in a countywide referendum in...
02.09.2024 Columns Suffolk Closeup: $600,000? That number above is what the “median home price” in Suffolk County had risen to — a record high — as was reported late last year based on data...
02.04.2024 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Using TV to make a difference “A Celebration Of A Bold Life” was the title of a memorial for an extraordinary person — a pioneer of public access television in Suffolk County, indeed the lead...