Pierson Should Be Insulated From Uncertainty at Federal Level; BOCES Budget Increasing
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Pierson Middle-High School. File photo
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Cailin Riley on Apr 8, 2025
As part of her latest budget presentation, Business Administrator Jennifer Buscemi shared some information with the Sag Harbor Board of Education about how the district could potentially be impacted by... more
People often speak wistfully about young people being the future of this country. They certainly are — but let’s take a moment to recognize that the next few decades are actually going to belong to senior citizens. Which makes a group like Seniors Taking Action, founded by Mary Mulvihill of North Haven and Judy Loeb of East Hampton six years ago, even more impactful. Their small gathering of seniors is growing, in size and stature — it now has 1,400 members — and could well become an advocacy group that serves as a voice for those 65 and older. And ...
30 Jul 2025 by Editorial Board
Whichever side of the political aisle you sit on, there’s a reality in play in 2025: Government spending is going to be on the chopping block, and only the most compelling arguments are going to save individual investments. Why, then, does federal spending on estuaries seem so precarious? The argument is rock solid, the benefits are clear and demonstrable, and it seems unlikely that the dollars going to places like the Peconic Estuary are raising ire among voters. If this funding is at risk, nothing is sacred. U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was in Riverhead last week pledging to fight proposed ...
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Cailin Riley on Apr 8, 2025