Facing severe side effects from treatment for melanoma, Tim McGuire resigned as chairman of the Sag Harbor Village Board of Zoning Appeals last week, accelerating a flurry of activity in... more
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin to administer the Environmental Protection ...
11 Nov 2024 by Christopher Walsh
Suffolk County voters overwhelmingly approved a new water quality improvement program that will create a new one-eighth percent sales tax to fund upgrades to municipal sewer systems and the replacement of hundreds of thousands of outdated septic systems. More than 71 percent of those who marked a vote for what was Proposition 2 on Suffolk County ballots supported the measure. The new 0.125 percent tax will go into effect in 2025, with the funds becoming available for use in 2026. Sales tax in Suffolk will now be 8.75 percent. The new tax is expected to generate some $47 million in ...
by Michael Wright