Lieutenant Robert Drake, a 23-year veteran of the Sag Harbor Police Department, will be appointed the department’s new chief at a special meeting of the Village Board on Friday. He replaces Austin J. McGuire, who was forced to retire at the end of March as part of a deal to settle a slew of disciplinary charges against him. Drake has led the department as de facto chief since last July...
The 2025 New York State budget approved on Saturday includes elements of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act, providing a payroll tax credit for local news...
Having grown up on the East End of Long Island, I know that making sure our environment is taken care of, and conservation efforts are seen to, affects our daily way of life. Over 18.8 million people live with unhealthy levels of particle pollution, according to the American Lung Association’s “State of the Air” report. Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency strengthened the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for particulate matter pollution. Air pollution, specifically particle pollution, harms our health...
Having grown up on the East End of Long Island, I know that making sure our environment is taken care of, and conservation efforts are seen to, affects our daily way of life. Over 18.8 million people live with unhealthy levels of particle pollution, according to the American Lung Association’s “State of the Air” report. Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency strengthened the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for particulate matter pollution. Air pollution, specifically particle pollution, harms our health...