News by Robert Chartuk
News by Robert Chartuk on South Shore Press
Trump Throws Lifeline to American Seafood Industry
Long bristling under federal regulations, fishermen to get relief under Trump.
Pickles & Paws 2025: New York’s Largest Animal Adoption Festival Launches This Spring in Yaphank
Connect with s furry friend at New York’s largest adoption event.
Chasing Legends at Whangarei
South Shore Press Reporter Robert Chartuk files another dispatch from the other side of the Equator.
President Orders Overhaul of Federal Procurement Rules
Business moves for President Trump
Through Kelp and Caverns: Exploring the Depths of a New Zealand Marine Preserve
Dispatch, South Pacific—A hammerhead shark greets us as we sail toward the Maomao Arch, a mammoth opening in the rocks that make up New Zealand’s Poor Knights Marine Preserve.
Lenny Bruno Farms Kicks Off 2025 Season with Annual Family Festival
Lenny Bruno Farms still going strong after 90 years.
Point Break Perfection at the Edge of Ahipara
Tag along with South Shore Press Reporter Robert Chartuk as he rides the waves at Shipwreck Bay.
Through Kelp and Caverns: Exploring the Depths of a New Zealand Marine Preserve
Join South Shore Press Reporter Robert Chartuk for a dive at a world famous New Zealand preserve.
Deadly Déjà Vu: Gilgo Murders Echo Black Coast Vanishings
South Shore reporter travels to New Zealand and uncovers a story eerily similar to the Gilgo murders.
Push on for Tier 6 Pension Reform
Fix Tier 6 is the rallying cry in Albany as Albany works through the legislative session.
South Shore Press is Around the World: Dispatch From New Zealand
South Shore Press reporter Robert Chartuk is halfway around the world, having crossed the Equator to file this report:
Muslim Cemetery on Hold for East Moriches
Town hears it from residents, puts Muslim cemetery on hold pending further review.
After the Inferno: A Reporter’s Dispatch from the Ruins
After the Flames: South Shore Press Reporter Robert Chartuk Walks Through the Wreckage.
South Shore Press Man on the Street at the Tesla Rally
Supporters and detractors of President Trump and Elon Musk turned out for a rally at the Tesla dealership in Smithtown. Here’s what they had to say.
Daily Feed
Stony Brook students blend fitness and ecology in 3K EcoWalk
Stony Brook University students participated in the "Running Wild 3K EcoWalk," a new Earthstock event conducted on April 21 at the Ashley Schiff Preserve.
Smithtown is heading to the County Championship
Smithtown West football defeated West Islip 42-10 in Friday night’s Suffolk semifinal playoff game, securing a dominant victory and advancing to the first county championship game in program history. The Bulls will face Sayville next Thursday at 4 p.m. at Stony Brook University.
Man indicted for vicious sexual assault of an elderly woman
Justice is coming for and elderly woman who was viciously, sexually assaulted in her own home.