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By Stephen J. Kotz State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. this week stepped up his criticism of the State Department of Environmental Conservation over its failure to shut down the Sand Land mine in Noyac. In February, the state’s highest court annulle
By Brendan J. O’Reilly In February, just months shy of its 25th anniversary, the Peconic Bay Region Community Preservation Fund surpassed $2 billion in revenue raised, far exceeding any expectations that advocates originally had for the program. It’s
What’s Going On? It’s time to ask the question directly: What is going on with the State Department of Environmental Conservation and its steadfast refusal to get out of bed with sand mines on the South Fork? It’s gone from confusing to baffling to a
Learn the Law A huge hurdle to enforcing the New York State Open Meetings Law is that when a governing body, land-use board or committee unlawfully meets in private, how would anyone know they broke the law? There are violations of Open Meetings Law
A Warm Place South Fork winters blend gently into spring, so much so that it can be hard to tell the two seasons apart as they transition. Despite the sunny days and moderate afternoon temperatures in the early days of April, on four days this month,