News by Karl Grossman
News by Karl Grossman on South Shore Press
50th Anniversary of Press Club of Long Island
It was 50 years ago and I was at my desk at the Suffolk County office of the daily Long Island Press reading an article about a reporter being jailed for not divulging the identity of a source. Sources, especially in investigative reporting, are invaluable, golden.
A Celebration of Non-Partisanship and Big Salute to Ed Romaine
If only Washington would be this way.
The Year That Has Now Passed
The year 2023 had a stormy ending in Suffolk County, a year of great storminess in which general violence in the world—war—colored life here and widely.
Decision on LIPA Becoming a Full Public Utility Nears
With the New York State Legislature and Governor Kathy Hochul to decide in coming months whether to accept the recommendations of the state's Legislative Commission on the Future of the Long Island Power Authority, it would be instructive to consider how LIPA began—and the work of two people instrumental in the creation of LIPA in 1986.
Electricity from the Wind, Will a Landing in Shirley Come Next?
"We celebrated 'First Power' today when the first wind turbine, 35 miles off the Montauk coast, was turned on and began transmitting electricity to the Cove Hollow substation," declared Judith Hope in an emailed message as the first turbine in the South Fork Wind Farm began producing electricity this month and feeding it into the Long Island Power Authority's Cove Hollow substation in East Hampton.
Making Long Island
Lawrence R. Samuel has written a book about Long Island which, as the invitation to his presentation last month at the Hampton Bays Public Library said, "charts how the island evolved over the decades and largely detached itself from New York City to become a self-sustaining entity with its own challenges, exclusions and triumphs."
Report of Legislative Commission on the Future of LIPA
The Legislative Commission on the Future of the Long Island Power Authority, a bipartisan eight-member panel, has concluded that LIPA should be a full public utility and operate the electric system on Long Island itself, not contract out the work.
2023 Election Results -- Very Good News for Suffolk County
2023 Election Results -- Very Good News for Suffolk County
Maureen's Haven Homeless Outreach -- Led by Mastic Beach Native
Maureen's Haven Homeless Outreach -- Led by Mastic Beach Native
In Suffolk, "Rally in Solidarity with Israel"
In Suffolk, "Rally in Solidarity with Israel"
The Legacy in Suffolk of Dr. Edmund Pellegrino
The Legacy in Suffolk of Dr. Edmund Pellegrino
50th Anniversary of Suffolk as a Major Wine Region
50th Anniversary of Suffolk as a Major Wine Region
"Law To Establish Requirements For Automatic Irrigation Systems"
"Law To Establish Requirements For Automatic Irrigation Systems"
Suffolk Election Ballot Somewhat Simpler This Year
Suffolk Election Ballot Somewhat Simpler This Year
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A New Ice Rink Coming to Brookhaven
This week, Dan Panico announced that during the planning board portion of the Town Board meeting in March, there will be a site plan hearing for a proposed new hockey rink at the former Brookhaven campus of Dowling College.