06.07.2026 Featured Story Suffolk Closeup: John Steinbeck’s House Suffolk County has been the home of many literary giants, including Walt Whitman, James Fenimore Cooper, Kurt Vonnegut, James Jones, Truman Capote, Betty Friedan, Edward Albee, E.L. Doctorow, Joseph...
05.29.2026 Featured Story Suffolk Closeup: The rich maritime history of Suffolk County “Long Island Naval History in Wartime” was the title of a presentation by Bill Bleyer last week at the Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum. Bleyer is the author...
03.15.2026 Featured Story Suffolk Closeup: ICE creates a crisis Came the news late last month: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement —ICE — had started renting office space in Woodbury, in Nassau County, “for up to 40 ICE attorneys...
03.06.2026 Feature Story Suffolk Closeup: Knockout punch to environmental protection Suffolk County’s Lee Zeldin is the key figure in decimating the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald Trump. The New York Times headlined a front-page lead story last...
02.28.2026 Columns No nukes The second in a series of “Forums for a Nuclear-Free New York” was just held to counter the drive by Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) to make New York the...