Environmental and wind energy advocates have come out strongly against President Donald Trump’s January 20 executive order withdrawing all areas on the outer continental shelf from offshore wind leasing. The president has frequently criticized renewable energy in favor of that derived by the burning of fossil fuels, which the overwhelming majority of climate scientists say is warming the planet and causing myriad other environmental changes, such as more intense hurricanes, droughts, rainfall and wildfires. He ...
The first two weeks of the second Donald Trump administration have been a fire hose of developments “flooding the zone,” so it’s easy to miss...
I am the founder of the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center in Hampton Bays and was the executive director for 25 years. After the co-founder and president, Jim Hunter, passed away in 2022, and I subsequently retired, John Leonard was elected the organization’s new president. For the next 11 months, Mr. Leonard managed to bully, alienate and disparage the rest of the board and the staff. Under his direction and guidance, the organization fired two employees in retaliation for them...
John Leonard is an admirable man with many qualities that would benefit the Town of Southampton. He is loyal, dedicated and hardworking to his goals, both for the town and as an attorney. I personally have seen John take these characteristics into his role with the East End Regional Intervention Court. As part of the EERIC, John advocates for defendants who are brought into the program with either illicit substance- or alcohol-related problems. He is the voice for those participating...
History’s in the making for Westhampton Beach’s competitive cheer team. With a 13th-place finish their ....
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Read More Sag Harbor SportsLongtime residents of the East End may remember the many creative gifts of Raphael Odell Shapiro. A…