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10.16.2020 Columns

Codger’s Column: Orange Man blues

Several months ago, even before President Trump totally unmasked himself, Codger furloughed — with an option to fire — a friend of almost 40 years. It was not a...

10.15.2020 Opinion

Editorial: We applaud school opening safely

During August and early September, many parents debated whether they would send their children back to school this fall. Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic that aborted in-person classes last...

10.12.2020 Columns

Richard’s Almanac: Fire marshall offers safety tips

Fire Marshall Mike Johnson addressed the seniors at the Senior Center last Wednesday with helpful facts for “Fire Prevention Week.” The Silver Circle had just finished lunch in the...

10.12.2020 Columns

Suffolk Closeup: How the county is looking to address the issue of bullying

There’s been a “dramatic rise in bullying,” declares Robert Colarco, presiding officer of the Suffolk County Legislature, in the opening pages of a report issued last month by a...

10.06.2020 Editorial

Gimme Shelter: The virtues of justice on display in local election

There’s some old political wisdom that no one really pays attention to elections until after Labor Day. This year, at least for local elections on Shelter Island, people might...

10.04.2020 Columns

Suffolk Closeup: National Grid moving ahead with major expansion of the transport and distribution of fracked gas

Despite New York State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, passed last year and setting a goal of 70 percent renewable energy in the state by 2030, and the...

10.03.2020 Cartoons

Paw Print: The World of Peter Waldner

From the mind and pen of Peter Waldner, the Reporter’s award-winning cartoonist.

10.01.2020 Editorial

Editorial: Celebrating a local postmaster’s service

A milestone of public service was set this week with the retirement of Heights Postmaster Cheryl Brown. The words “public service” are often forgotten when it comes to the...

09.27.2020 Columns

Suffolk Closeup: LIPA’s poison pill

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. (I-Sag Harbor) is preparing legislation to require the Long Island Power Authority to allow all Long Islanders to make use of Community Choice (CCA)...

09.27.2020 Opinion

Guest column: Wake up calls

Right now, the pandemic is justifiably foremost in our thoughts. It obviously presents a major, immediate issue for not only our personal health, but it’s a profound concern regarding...

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