U.S. Representative-Elect Nick LaLota Prepares To Take Office
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Congressman-elect Nick LaLota with his family on Election Night. COURTESY LALOTA FOR CONGRESS
Congressman-elect Nick LaLota with his family on Election Night. COURTESY LALOTA FOR CONGRESS
Stephen J. Kotz on Nov 21, 2022
U.S. Representative-elect Nick LaLota, who was in Washington, D.C., last week for an initial round of orientation sessions for new members that focused mostly on the logistics of doing their... more
Sag Harbor Board of Education members looked over and discussed a first draft for a proposed elimination of class rank and the introduction of a Latin honors system as a new requirements policy for graduating with distinction at the latest board meeting on Monday night. It’s a topic the board and administration has discussed at length at previous meetings. The district also surveyed parents and students and presented the results of that survey at a previous meeting, showing that it indicated support for eliminating class rank and implementing a Latin honors system, something many prestigious and highly-rated high schools, in ...
6 Nov 2024 by Cailin Riley
It’s refreshing: Bill Hillman doesn’t mince words. And Suffolk County’s top engineer, who officially retired last week, will be missed, if only for his candor. Speaking recently at a presentation on traffic challenges on the South Fork, the start of what is meant to be a comprehensive effort to find some solutions, Hillman came carrying a bucket of cold water. He not only splashed it in faces, he doused any smoldering hope for a moonshot solution to the gridlock that ails South Fork motorists and residents, in the summer and nowadays throughout the calendar. “We will tell you what works ...
by Editorial Board
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percent sales tax to fund upgrades to municipal sewer systems and the replacement of hundreds of thousands of outdated septic systems.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
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Stephen J. Kotz on Nov 21, 2022