Week in Review: Taxation without Transportation

On Tyranny, Community and History

Author

Beth Young
March 01, 2026

On the Forks

“Taxation Without Transportation is Tyranny:” The North Fork Seeks More Trains

Led by Suffolk County Legislator Greg Doroski, a new effort is afoot to pressure the New York State Legislature to provide funding for more train service to the North Fork.

Mr. Doroski and leaders from the Southold Town and Greenport Village Boards are sending a letter to New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie urging the state to expand service on the Greenport Branch of the Long Island Rail Road.

New Urgency in Riverhead Effort for OLA Safety Measure

In what is becoming almost a weekly occurrence, federal agents returned to Riverhead Friday afternoon in a rapid series of raids that reportedly included a foot chase that led to the detention of a man near the Riverhead Library, and the questioning of two fifth graders on their way to Pulaski Street School.

The reports of students being questioned by someone in a dark SUV with blacked-out windows galvanized Minerva Perez, executive director of OLA of Eastern Long Island, a Latino advocacy group that has been working to get local governments here to sign on to legislation outlining how local law enforcement can protect public safety during ICE raids.

A crowd of ICE Out protesters, led by Anita Boyer, took to the streets of Riverhead again on Saturday, marching from Town Hall through downtown Riverhead and up the steps of the Suffolk County courthouse on Griffing Avenue.

North Fork

With New Grant, Greenport to Expand Outreach on Vote to Expand Historic District

The Village of Greenport announced Thursday that it has been awarded a $25,000 grant from New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation to involve the community in its plan to expand Greenport’s historic district on the New York State and National Registers of Historic Places.

Viewpoint

Community Matters, Above All Else

by Southold Councilwoman Anne H. Smith, Ed.D.

How do we help our neighbors through the lens of humanity and friendship? Southold is a place where we come together as neighbors during a crisis or when there is a cumulative impact on basic needs. We are living through a significant time of uncertainty and, for many, fear.

East End

League of Women Voters to Hold Forum Seeking Involvement from North Forkers

In celebration of Women’s History Month, the League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island & North Fork invites LWV members, prospective members and interested residents of the Shelter Island and North Fork communities to a program titled “LWV: History, Mission and Future” on Thursday, March 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. 

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Photos

Southold WinterFest

The Fifth Annual Southold WinterFest couldn’t have come on a more perfect winter day, Saturday, Feb. 21, sandwiched between a rainstorm and a blizzard in one of the most miserable winters in recent memory.

On the Air

Behind the Headlines

Local dancer and choreographer turned activist Anita Boyer, who has been organizing protests, marches and vigils over ICE’s tactics on the East End, joins the panel this week to discuss how she sees her role in the movement and OLA’s proposed legislation seeking the help of local towns in ensuring public safety during ICE raids.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, March 6

Friday Evening Birders at North Fork Preserve

Join North Fork Audubon for a special evening walk searching for American Woodcocks to observe their fascinating mating displays. John Turner will lead this walk and speak briefly about the woodcock’s unique behavior, and why this time of year offers the perfect opportunity to witness their aerial courtship flights.

Saturday, March 7

Closing Reception for “In Motion” at East End Arts

Movement is both the inspiration and the metaphor for this year’s show, symbolizing not only artistic energy and transformation but also the final show at 133 E. Main Street before the organization’s temporary relocation during the Riverhead Town Square revitalization project.

Saturday, March 7

East End Jazz: Voices of Vision

This partnership between East End Jazz and the Jamesport Meeting House brings an all-star lineup of female musicians to celebrate the woman who have shaped, and continue to shape, the landscape of jazz.

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“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.”

— Nelson Mandela

See you next Sunday,

Beth