01.23.2018 News This week in Shelter Island history 50 YEARS AGO IN HISTORY U.S. gymnast Mary Lou Retton, who would take home a gold, two silver and two bronze medals from the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los...
09.04.2017 Columns Column: The meaning of the day One of the things the British get right is leaving the long weekends that begin and end summer without names weighed down with significance. Over there they’re called “bank...
06.13.2016 News Thiele: Assembly passes universal health care bill While politicians on the national level wrangle about Obamacare and other health care options, New York State has taken a step in the direction of universal health care for...
10.26.2015 Government Thiele hails new women’s rights laws The New York State Legislature has passed a number of measures signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo this month strengthening women’s rights, according to Assemblyman Fred Thiele Jr....
05.19.2015 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Stop the swan slaughter The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation just can’t let go of its outrageous plan to go after the 2,200 mute swans in the state. Most of these...
