Editorial
Editorial
Questions linger about recycling plant fire
We can’t let this week go by without expressing deep gratitude for the first responders from across the region who fought the massive fire at Crown Recycling in Calverton June 4. But questions remain about what went up in flames at the plant this week and the impacts that had on first responders and surrounding residents.
Editorial
Remembering what they died for
We must remember not only the lives lost, but the ideals they died defending. Those ideals are the foundation of our country — laid out in the Declaration of Independence and protected in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. They include freedom of speech, of the press, of religion; the right to protest, to due process, to equal protection under the law.
Editorial
State’s effort to pre-empt local zoning must be stopped
Editorial: This wrongheaded legislation would destroy the rural character of Riverhead that we treasure and transform this place into the congested suburban landscape that prevails west of here.
Editorial
Firefighters battling pine barrens wildfires deserve more than our gratitude
Government must act to remove dead trees that increase fire risk and spread and make firefighting even more difficult and dangerous.
Editorial
Black history is American history. Whitewashing it is unpatriotic.
President Trump's executive orders call into question the future of teaching Black history in American schools.
Editorial
Riverhead’s new meeting rules: a solution in search of a problem
The Town Board is considering new rules of order for its meetings including a ban on "political commentary" and signs. Board meetings are typically pretty tame. There's no good reason for these restrictions, which only serve to suppress free speech.
Editorial
Standing up to Trump on immigration policy: kudos to Riverhead school and town officials
We commend the positions of the Riverhead school district and Riverhead Police Department, articulating that they will not assist federal agencies in immigration enforcement actions.
Editorial
Closing our eyes to climate change doesn’t make it go away: the Earth’s clock is ticking
The consequences of short-sighted, if not outright fantastical, energy policies should be getting harder and harder to ignore. Yet somehow, we seem content to sacrifice the very future of our planet for a quick buck.
Editorial
In this season of miracles, let there be hope
It’s a time of shimmering candlelight, the scent of evergreens, sparkling decorations, time spent with family and friends. It's also a season of hope.
Editorial
We’re gonna take Trump’s advice on this one
Last January, the former president, after winning the New Hampshire primary, said: “You can’t let people get away with bullsh*t.” He was right.
