An iconic East Hampton home, dubbed the Arc House by its architect Maziar Behrooz, is on the market for the second time in six years, after the U.S. Department of... more
The ants come out of the tub drain like they do every summer. I know why this happens, and it does not alarm me. The colony parades across the porcelain swath, up the 90-degree incline of the basin and over the edge. Those with wings make for the window that’s open with its screen removed. The wingless descend to the floor: a crack in the grout, the entrance to a tunnel that takes them to the cinder block “freeway” beneath my house. The most numerous creature on earth — who am I to stop them here? News of the $400 ...
by Marilee Foster
When Tim Bishop was our congressman, he held numerous town hall meetings with his constituents. They were raucous affairs. Those were the days of the Tea Party, and its members were outraged that the federal government was expanding health care insurance to millions of Americans. And they let Congressman Bishop know it. Usually loudly and sometimes rudely. They seemed unmoved that thousands of their fellow Americans were being driven to bankruptcy by medical debt. They were unconcerned that thousands were dying prematurely due to their lack of access to affordable health care. Many I spoke to seemed more worried that ...
by Staff Writer
Has anyone been paying attention to their electric bill? I have been always on the budget plan. It fluctuates up and down depending on usage. However, the last two years, it has gone up $15 a month. That’s now an extra $30 a month, per year. I wonder if we’ll still see the same increase next January. We had letters sent to us in November telling us when we should be using and not using appliances at home to avoid extra costs. Some other individuals I asked at work received this too. Never forget that the wind farm agreement was ...
by Staff Writer
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Staff Writer on Jul 11, 2019