The first half of the 2020s has been a roller coaster for the restaurant industry on the South Fork. It started as a typically slow winter of 2020 was just getting ready to emerge from its slumber. Catastrophe struck — the pandemic — and many restaurant owners were left worried about their very survival. Then the fears over public dining waned, outdoor seating exploded, and the rebound from lockdown burst forth into bacchanalia. Perhaps the ...
Town and village officials, and police departments, on the South Fork all deserve a round of applause and unqualified support, both for their recent principled...
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...
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