The Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center in Hampton Bays gets called for all sorts of animal emergencies — from deer that have been struck by cars, to owls that have been sickened after eating poisoned rodents. But this year, the number of raccoons the center is seeing with canine distemper, a fatal viral disease, has spiked. Through November 1, of the 431 raccoons that had been brought to the center, 347 had to be euthanized, ...
Editorials
Setting aside politics for a moment, the federal government shutdown, now in its fifth week, is having significant consequences. A Washington Post story last week...
Letters
Oversight FailureIn his November 6 Letter to the Editor [“Growing Silent”], Mike Anthony suggested climate change, specifically increased water vapor in the atmosphere, may have been responsible for the erosion that led to the damage to the Sunrise Highway bridge abutment over the Shinnecock Canal in Hampton Bays. Although climate change and renewable energy are important topics and deserve consideration by Southampton Town, taxpayers must understand that the damage to the bridge abutment was caused by the state’s failure to conduct...
Baffling DecisionSouthampton Town Democratic Chairman Gordon Herr picked the wrong election cycle to sit out. His baffling decision to not run a second Democrat Town Council candidate came amid a blue wave that swept across eastern Long Island, New Jersey and Virginia — a wave that carried all five Democratic Town Trustees candidates in Southampton Town and even ousted experienced and well-liked Trustee President Scott Horowitz. Town Democrats should have been prepared for a pendulum swing like this, yet they weren’t....
The Westhampton Beach girls tennis team has made the most of its at-large bid, beating ....
Read More Southampton SportsThe East Hampton/Pierson/Bridgehampton girls swim team finished its regular season 3-3 in League II dual ...
Read More East Hampton SportsFor a decade, the Pierson/Bridgehampton field hockey team reaching, and winning, the Suffolk County Class ...
Read More Sag Harbor SportsFor many artists, the key to success is finding the right producer or musical guide to help polish…
