11.12.2023 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Election Day was a big win for the environment The election last week of Republican Ed Romaine, the Brookhaven Town supervisor, for Suffolk County executive, and of Democrat Steve Englebright back to the Suffolk County Legislature, mark some...
01.08.2022 Columns Suffolk Closeup: John V.N. Klein, a true servant of Suffolk John V.N. Klein, an extraordinary Suffolk County executive, has died at 90. Mr. Klein held the top post in Suffolk County government between 1972 and 1979. A huge achievement...
07.03.2017 News This week in Shelter Island history 50 YEARS AGO IN HISTORY The Beatles released “All You Need Is Love” while the Doors’ “Light My Fire” climbed to the top of the pop charts. Five weeks...
02.21.2016 Columns Suffolk Closeup: A history lesson on Suffolk The Suffolk County Historical Society kicked off its 130th anniversary late last month with a presentation by historian and former county executive, Peter Fox Cohalan, who, with remarkable detail,...
01.02.2016 Columns Suffolk Closeup: A year of ground-breaking legislation 2015 marked the 45th year of the Suffolk County Legislature’s existence, which continued its tradition of passing pioneering laws. Through the years the Legislature has regularly approved what were...
