Tara Smith is a staff writer for Newsday Media Group and Times Review Newsgroup, focusing on local news in the Riverhead area of New York. With her articles appearing in various publications such as Daily Local News, Daily Express, SlideShare, and Northforker, Tara covers a wide range of topics including fires, housing developments, crime, health outbreaks, community events, and local government decisions.
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Tara's coverage mainly revolves around local government, crime, and family-related issues in the Riverhead area of New York. She appears to focus on evolving stories and announcements related to legal policy regulations, making her responsive to pitches offering insights into ongoing developments in local government policies or legal matters impacting the community.
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By: Joe Werkmeister, Tara Smith
The five towns on the East End proposed budgets that would pierce the state tax cap in 2025, with officials citing the rising cost of employee pensions and health insurance premiums as key reasons for the tax increases.
By: Tara Smith
New legislation allowing a portion of Riverhead's Community Preservation funds to be used for water main extension projects has raised alarm among preservation purists.
Thirty Vietnam veterans were honored with a medal and lapel pin by the Long Island Air Force Association at the Museum of American Armor in Old Bethpage Saturday.
By: Tara Smith
The westbound lanes of Sunrise Highway are closed at Exit 48 in Bohemia as Suffolk County police investigate a crash, according to a department spokesperson.
Suffolk County residents Tuesday approved a sales tax hike next year for a project aimed at making water cleaner and upgrading sewer systems.
By: Tara Smith
Frustrated residents have asked the Navy to pay for public water extensions to homes near the Calverton facility.
By: Nicole Wagner, Tara Smith
President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday that he will appoint former congressman Lee Zeldin of Shirley to serve as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency.
By: Tara Smith
Officials say the move will boost passenger safety as the airport continues to expand.
Standing in the sunlight near a tall backyard maple tree, Gerda Moir, 87, of Hempstead, recalled a time when she'd clear the fallen leaves on her own.
By: Tara Smith
For most Long Islanders, gray water is out of sight, out of mind. But decades of dirty dishwater and flushed toilets entering cesspools has degraded
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