12.09.2018 Columns Suffolk Closeup: A long time coming There has never been a woman representing Suffolk in the New York State Senate, but that will end in the new year when Monica R. Martinez becomes a state...
06.28.2018 Politics As Zeldin campaign hosts kick-off fundraiser, Democrats counter with own rally Two days after the Democratic primary in the 1st Congressional District, election season appears to be in full swing. Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) and Democratic challenger Perry Gershon of...
01.27.2018 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Drilling deja vu It was a case of offshore oil drilling deja vu for me, having broken the story about the oil industry seeking to drill in the offshore Atlantic, including off...
08.12.2017 Columns Column: The county, the president, and police brutality There have been visits by U.S. presidents to Suffolk County through the years, starting with the first, George Washington, who stayed at Sagtikos Manor in 1790. In recent decades,...
02.04.2017 Columns Suffolk Closeup: The county’s shameful — and heroic — history “Civil Rights on Long Island” is a new book by Christopher Verga. And, kicking off his January 21 presentation at the Suffolk County Historical Society in Riverhead, Mr. Verga...