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Native New Yorker, lawyer, independent local news publisher. Founder & editor, RiverheadLocal.com. #LocalNewsMatters
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Crowd of more than 200 turned out for #handsoff rally in deep red #Riverhead this morning. More photos and video here: riverheadlocal.com/2025/04/05/h...

@booker.senate.gov You’ve always had my respect and admiration but your passion and eloquence for 25 hours on the Senate floor blew me away. Thank you, Senator Booker.

“Democracy just cannot flourish amid fear. Liberty cannot bloom amid hate. Justice cannot take root amid rage. America must get to work. In the chill climate in which we live, we must go against the prevailing wind…” 1/3

“…for democracy—in America and Europe—to stand a fighting chance, lawyers committed to the rule of law must take action now.” Article by UCLA law prof Scott Cummings, interviewed by @maddow.msnbc.com last night, worth reading in full. verfassungsblog.de/stopping-aut...

Now that Trump said this chat didn't contain classified information, @theatlantic.com published the full chat. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

"Climate change is something we need to take seriously," then-Congressman Lee Zeldin said in 2018. In his eastern Long Island district "nearly completely surrounded by water, rising sea levels and its impact on the coastal economy, fisheries and tourism is a pressing issue we must address," he said.

We now live in a country where a permanent legal resident can be deported for protesting US government policy. What’s next? (Rhetorical question.)

Musk-DOGE algorithms at work. Don’t say gay. Lol. But yeah, let’s erase history.

The next Canadian Prime Minister should appoint Trudeau as Ambassador to the United States.

This is what happens when a hedge fund executes a "turnaround"— eviscerates staff, stuffs his own pockets with cash and leaves behind a crippled shell of its former self. What could possible go wrong?

My statement on the FBI Purge that puts at risk the safety, well-being and national security of the American people.

JD VANCE on Jack Murphy Live, Sept. 21“, 2021: “…we should just seize the administrative state for our own purposes. We should fire every single mid level bureaucrat, every single civil servant and replace them with our own people…”🧵

An outbreak of avian influenza at Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue has forced the farm to cease operations and begin to euthanize its entire flock, jeopardizing the future of Long Island’s last duck farm.

We commend the positions of the Riverhead school district and Riverhead Police Department, articulating that they will not assist federal agencies in immigration enforcement actions.

Immigration enforcement and related issues, are “purely federal functions and are administered by federal agencies." The Riverhead Police Department will continue existing policy that police will not get involved in immigration enforcement.

Sagan was a prophet.

Yes, #LocalNewsMatters. More than most people realize—until it’s gone. Thank you, @indyoutsider.bsky.social

A compilation of the top local news stories in Riverhead in 2024, with links. It's been an interesting year. Dig in.

Russian propagandist & host of state TV talk show called Trump's picks for top admin jobs "an excellent team," and gloated "If they are allowed to get in, they will quickly dismantle America, brick by brick. They are so great!” Of course, he especially loves Kash Patel. WTF, America? Wake up!

Sixteen-year-old Oleksiy Bodnariuk, a Ukrainian native and amateur boxer living in Riverhead, became a champion earlier this month after winning a regional tournament in Brooklyn.

Watchdog journalism happens here. #vigilant #LocalNewsMatters

Librarians moving dystopian novels to the nonfiction shelves.