Monthly Archives: October 2017

EXCLUSIVE: Brookhaven Town Clerk Violates Ethics Code? (Part 3)

By J.Gavron and A.Turner This Exclusive Report investigates Brookhaven Town Clerk, Donna Lent, who’s running for reelection on Nov. 7th. Get the facts on Lent before you vote.  Missed a Background Check? Part 1, Part 2 Did you know…. Donna … Continue reading

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Let’s Vote

Letter to the Editor in the East Hampton Star  Oct. 26, 2017 “Self-Defeating” With two weeks to go, anecdotal evidence suggests that many potential voters in our region: 1. don’t know much, if anything, about individual candidates; 2. are unaware … Continue reading

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Giardina Comes Clean

Published in The East Hampton Star, October 16, 2017 Dear David: Sixty dollars ($60) a month for thirty years: that adds up to $21,600! That’s what it will cost those of us who have houses with traditional septic systems (such … Continue reading

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No Beach for Montauk!

Published in The East Hampton Star Dear David: No beach for Montauk! That would be the eventual result if Paul Giardina is elected to the Town Board and gets to implement his plan to “save” Montauk and its beaches. Ignoring … Continue reading

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Election Eve

Published in The East Hampton Star, October 23, 2017 Dear David:   So, after months of campaigning, we are at the eve of the election. The important question is: What have we learned? Let’s start with the GOP Town Board … Continue reading

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Special Report: Brookhaven Town Clerk (Part 2)

By J. Gavron and A.Turner This Special Report investigates Brookhaven Town Clerk, Donna Lent, who’s running for re-election on Nov. 7th. Get the facts on Lent before you vote. Missed a Background Check? Part 1 Did you know…. Rather than … Continue reading

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Nassau-Suffolk continues to Lag Well Behind New York City in Job Growth.

Submitted by John Tepper-Marlin New York State Department of Labor Contact Us: 518-457-5519 October 19, 2017 NYS Economy Added 84,400 Private Sector Jobs over the Past Year From September 2016 to September 2017, New York State’s private sector job count … Continue reading

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Holocaust Seen Through the Eyes of a Child

Letter published in the Newburyport News, Massachusetts, by Steve Ludsin of R&R Very moving’ article about local author’s book, Oct 12, 2017 To the editor: The article “Local author writes about Holocaust through her father’s eyes” by Dyke Hendrickson, [Daily … Continue reading

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Hatemongers without the Robes and Hoods

Letter from Richard Cohen, President, Southern Poverty Law Center (Photo: Yuri Gripas/Reuters)Donald Trump addresses the 2017 Values Voter Summit in Washington, October 13, 2017.   As expected, the annual “Values Voter Summit” in Washington this past weekend featured a rogue’s … Continue reading

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Trump Undercuts ACA with New Plan Options

Author Shannon Muchmore @stmuchmore Published Oct. 12, 2017 Dive Brief: President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that rolls back a number of Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions that set minimum requirements for health plans. The order will allow … Continue reading

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