Letters to the Editor

Dear Governor Hochul,  Since 2022, Stony Brook University Hospital, including Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital and Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, Long Island State Veterans Home and Stony Brook University have […]

Dear Commissioner Rosa: We are writing to make you aware of our constituents‘ concerns regarding the recent Department of Education (the “Department“) emergency rule making for the purpose of mandating the development and implementation of […]

Dear Suffolk County Resident, On June 25, 2024, I led the Suffolk County Legislature in a historic vote to extend and revise the Suffolk County Drinking Water Protection Program and establish a Water Quality Restoration […]

To the Editor: We have reached a State of Emergency in this country regarding Fentanyl. According to DEA Administrator Anne Milgram, “Fentanyl is the single deadliest drug threat our nation has ever encountered. It is […]

Steve Levy and his think tank, The Center for Cost Effective Government, need a refresher on the environmental benefits of sanitary sewers over cesspools (“Think Tank Shatters Myth That Sewers Provide Cleaner Drinking Water,” October […]

This past session, we scored a big victory in the battle to keep marijuana out of the hands of minors. During budget deliberations, we passed a bill in the Assembly and the Senate that gave […]

Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is the most common substance use disorder in the United States. According to the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, it’s estimated 11% of the U.S. population has a […]

One year after Hamas terrorists carried out a horrific unprovoked attack, the deadliest on Jews since the Holocaust, we stand united with Israel as it fights for its very survival. More than 1,100 people were […]

Vape stores are proliferating everywhere in our community — selling a wide range of devices that allow teens to purchase vape products and vape without detection. These products look identical to highlighters, juice boxes, phone […]

While Newsday’s support for increasing Suffolk’s sales tax for more sewers is well intentioned, it is based upon a falsehood that more sewers lead to cleaner drinking water. https://paper.newsday.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?edid=3c45f57d-9b88-43bb-9063-e04ed5567961&pnum=28 If that were true, Nassau, which […]