Long Islanders do not support the almost half-billion-dollar “loan” that Governor Kathy Hochul has earmarked for a new Belmont racetrack in her budget. Giving the dying, heavily subsidized racing industry...
Mar 27, 2023
We’ve heard one local attorney say recently, “This home has preexisting rights.” About a year ago, another local attorney had said, “It’s not like they built the home stupidly.” Yet...
Mar 27, 2023
I commend the editorial staff for your March 23 edition of the “27Speaks” podcast: “Assemblyman Thiele on Housing and Preservation.” His appearance was in response to your previous editorial [“A...
Mar 27, 2023
We all depend on clean water — every family, every business owner, every plant and animal. For too long, nitrogen pollution has been contaminating our waterways, our bays and harbors,...
Mar 27, 2023
We are experiencing global crises regarding the reduction of pollinators, the insect Armageddon and overall threats to biodiversity. Many of us know about the decline in monarch butterflies, but there...
Mar 27, 2023
I have been a resident of East Hampton Town for about 40 years and I would like to speak about the East Hampton Town Police Department and hope this will...
Mar 20, 2023
On December 10, 2019, two meetings happened. In Southampton, Ann Welker correctly voted against geocubes at a Southampton Town Trustees meeting. In East Hampton Town, the Zoning Board of Appeals...
Mar 20, 2023
The Suffolk County Public Works Department is proposing a $9.6 million sidewalk plan for the north and south sides of County Road 39 in Southampton [“Sidewalk Construction Will Mean Regular...
Mar 20, 2023
Let me start off by saying that the men and women of the East Hampton Village Ambulance are devoted, caring and helpful people. They are your neighbors and friends who,...
Mar 20, 2023
I’ve written about how complex it is to build anything other than a single-family home on the East End. Anyone can build a six-bedroom house with an uncontested (as-of-right) permit...
Mar 13, 2023
The United States has 282 million registered vehicles. Of those, 2.5 million are considered in the electric vehicle category. That makes a total of 0.88 percent. To mine enough copper...
Mar 13, 2023
Indubitably, my reproductive years are long past; however, my views on this subject are representative of a lot of humans, including men. I am not generally one who broadcasts her...
Mar 13, 2023
I strongly disapprove of reckless drivers disobeying the rules of the road. How dangerous it is and how disconcerting to brake for cars abruptly pulling into moving traffic from side...
Mar 06, 2023
While I can certainly appreciate the “thrill of the hunt” for those who engage in the sport, I am somewhat taken aback by the decision by the State Department of...
Mar 06, 2023
Last week, I shared my take on several significant zoning and market changes that have contributed to the shortage of homes for local working class residents on the East End....
Mar 06, 2023
Once I announced my intention to be the candidate for Suffolk County Legislature to replace Bridget Fleming, the outpouring of support has been humbling. As a lifelong East Hampton Town...
Mar 06, 2023
So I have drawn the response I expected to my challenge of the climate alarmists. Fine. Let’s have the conversation. At the very least, it will offer more diversity in...
Mar 06, 2023
A few years ago, I wrote to the editor of The Southampton Press regarding co-op maintenance increases. After selling my co-op, I’ve been out browsing. I asked one unit’s broker...
Mar 06, 2023
My father reminded me the other day of a quote my grandfather told him, which he has told me as far back as I can remember: “If you want to...
Mar 06, 2023
I wish good luck and wide appeal to the Plain Sight Project and their documentary film, “Forgotten Founders: David Hempstead Sr.” [“‘Forgetting To Remember’: Exhibition Shines Light on Stories of...
Mar 06, 2023
I was angry and annoyed to read the article about Legislator Bridget Fleming not seeking reelection to the Suffolk County Legislature [“Fleming Will Not Seek Reelection to County Legislature, Endorses...
Feb 28, 2023
The anniversary of the Ukraine war has arrived, with tens of thousands of their citizens dead at the hands of the brutal attacks by Vladimir Putin’s Russia. It has been...
Feb 28, 2023
Who are they? Do you really know them? They graduate from the prestigious schools. They think that they know everything. Their vocabulary is rich and flowery. They are masters of...
Feb 28, 2023
The current debate on the future of U.S. aid to Ukraine centers on what the cost has been to the American taxpayer. The struggle that Ukrainians are having with a...
Feb 28, 2023
Nearly all of us recognize that we are in an affordable housing crisis. That’s evident at every Express Sessions event held in recent years. It’s evident by “Help Wanted” signs...
Feb 28, 2023
Almost weekly, my hair bursts into flames at the sight of letters to you about climate change and much else, spewing absolute, dangerous falsehoods. There was a choice one last...
Feb 28, 2023
James Ewing’s alarming letter regarding the negative effect of the current practices of land development on organic life couldn’t be more pressing [“Goals for the Garden,” Letters, February 9]. Increasingly,...
Feb 20, 2023
Assemblyman Fred Thiele issued a statement on February 9 about the Department of Environmental Conservation granting illegal permits for mining [“State’s Highest Court Delivers a Blow to Sand Land’s Effort...
Feb 20, 2023
I was struck by the opening remarks in Cailin Riley’s piece titled “Fossil Fuel Ban Proposed” [Residence, February 2]. She begins with: “Over the past few years, climate change has...
Feb 20, 2023
Notwithstanding Larry Penny’s speculation in his February 9 column, titled “Energy Needs and Whales,” that recent occurrences of dead whales washing up on northeastern Atlantic shores are the result of...
Feb 13, 2023
Your February 9 editorial [“The Green Catch”] alludes to Governor Kathy Hochul’s “ambitious but necessary proposals to phase out fossil fuel-powered heating and cooking appliances in new homes, and to...
Feb 13, 2023
If you have beliefs and sacrifice them to gain the favor of others, they aren’t your beliefs at all, just a thought you once had. Still here. Joe Karpinski Amagansett
Feb 13, 2023
By now we all know that our beloved bay scallops are in big trouble, dying off and not recovering. The January 26 article in The Sag Harbor Express, “Warming Waters...
Feb 08, 2023
Elmore Leonard wrote “Out of Sight.” Most people remember the movie with George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez. Jack Foley was the character memorialized by Clooney. A robber with a unique...
Feb 08, 2023
About 95 percent of the U.S. land mass has been subject to human development of some kind. About 5 percent remains “pristine.” Man is now the primary intelligence responsible for...
Feb 08, 2023
The Town of East Hampton plans to construct a sewage treatment plant on Suffolk County parkland in Hither Woods. As active users of South Fork trails, bays and parkland, we...
Feb 07, 2023
I am writing to get you out of the house after two years of the pandemic. We can now resume some of the activities. Come join us at the Senior...
Feb 06, 2023
I just attempted to order my high-strength reading glasses on Amazon, as I have done for over 15 years. I was surprised and angered when my order of five pairs...
Jan 30, 2023
It’s Groundhog Day. Here we ask: When will Napeague Harbor be dredged? The answer is still years and years away. That grew old years ago. Still here. Joe Karpinski Amaganssett
Jan 30, 2023
A group of environmentally aware Hamptonites are again making an effort to encourage the Parrish Art Museum to install solar panels on the museum’s iconic roof. Such an enormous institution...
Jan 30, 2023
My attention is normally more focused on national politics, but I find myself drawn into the local crusade to return our electrical utility back to home rule, so to speak...
Jan 30, 2023
Flipping through the channels, Roddy Piper just appeared, uttering one of his greatest quotes: “Just when you think you know the answers, I change the questions.” Agreed, Hot Rod. Still...
Jan 23, 2023
We all pay our firehouse needs through our property taxes. The wonderful people who come to care for us are all volunteers. They are on call 24 hours a day....
Jan 23, 2023
Are you aware that neonicotinoids, or “neonics,” are dangerous neurotoxic pesticides linked to massive bee and insect losses throughout the world, which also affect our food supply, our water supply...
Jan 23, 2023
Traffic on the East End is an ongoing issue that is going to demand creative ideas to ease the throng of vehicles. The biggest problem is probably the morning/evening trade...
Jan 23, 2023
This is in reference to the article dated January 18 concerning the impact of East Hampton Airport closures on Montauk [“Airport Impact Analysis Should Put Magnifying Glass to Montauk, Residents...
Jan 23, 2023
It was Bay Street Theater’s hope that 2023 would see the launch of a campaign to support the generous development plans of “Friends of Bay Street,” which had acquired 22...
Jan 23, 2023
This is a response to a Letter to the Editor in the January 12 East Hampton Press, titled “Bad Decision.” I have to agree with what seems like a blatant...
Jan 23, 2023
There are two great fallacies in popular thought on the South Fork. First is that there’s never any parking in Sag Harbor. There is. I park there every day and...
Jan 23, 2023
The Express News Group is to be commended for its consistent and informative coverage of climate change. Over the past months, mention or analysis of climate change can be found...
Jan 16, 2023
I always wondered if the East Hampton Town Trustees actually rescinded jurisdiction they once had at the end of Bay View Avenue. If they did, I hope it wasn’t because...
Jan 16, 2023
Composting: the art of repurposing coffee grounds, eggshells, flowers, fruit, grass, kale and other vegetables. I’m stoked that my composting yielded 1,000 tomatoes, eight dozen squash and zucchini, 24 garlic,...
Jan 10, 2023
I was born and raised in Sag Harbor, and that I am proud of. A beautiful, sleepy village most of the year, rambunctious and vibrant in the summer. Since COVID...
Jan 10, 2023
I was pleased to read in The East Hampton Press last week that light pollution was included in the list of the biggest environmental threats to the East End. It...
Jan 10, 2023
I have been coming to Sag Harbor since 1990 and have owned a house in the village for 19 years. From time to time I have ridden my bicycle down...
Jan 10, 2023
It seems as if the Republicans have not learned that the more power they give to the fringe, fanatical crazies in their party, the more they will pay a terrible...
Jan 10, 2023
Deep, heartfelt thanks to The East Hampton Press and Express News Group for the delightful, splashy (and semi-mortifying, for someone who’s flown under the radar most of their life) front...
Jan 03, 2023
I am responding to Mary Griffo’s letter entitled “Pay Attention” [Letters, December 22], in which she calls our attention to the “toy” display at Kmart in Bridgehampton featuring an entire...
Jan 02, 2023
This letter is in response to the blurb about LongHouse Illuminated that appeared in the December 22 issue. LongHouse Illuminated was made possible thanks to the hard work of the...
Jan 02, 2023
When I first noticed the permit that got posted in Napeague State Park a few months ago, I knew more trees were on the chopping block. Of course the blue...
Jan 02, 2023
In the spirit of the season, I am happy to acknowledge Mike Anthony and his follow up to my letter criticizing his endorsement of a Democrat initiative to enhance law...
Jan 02, 2023
More JFK files were released. I thought we’d get more about Marilyn. Maybe we’ll find something that will let us know about when LBJ was being sworn in as the...
Dec 20, 2022
Congratulations to our four East End towns on the passage of the Peconic Bay Community Housing Fund. This clearly presents an opportunity to change the model for how affordable community...
Dec 20, 2022
A child’s health and safety is always top of mind for a parent. The recent influx of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases in children on the East End showing up...
Dec 19, 2022
I was recently invited to a holiday party asking that guests bring toys for a charity event. I went to Kmart in Bridgehampton — and was shocked at seeing an...
Dec 19, 2022
The Sag Harbor School Board has repeated since September that it will do “community outreach” to get input from the village population on the Marsden lots. At the Sag Harbor...
Dec 13, 2022
I am an unabashed affordable workforce housing advocate. Numerous citizens and I participated in a village-led process to write this year’s comprehensive housing legislation. The village provided a codified public...
Dec 13, 2022
The attempt by Mike Anthony to co-opt the law-and-order high ground as a major accomplishment for his beloved Southampton Democrat Party is hard for me to grasp [“Mature Leadership,” Letters,...
Dec 12, 2022
“Will the gaslighting end after this midterm election?” — a question I posited in these pages last month. Last week, Merriam-Webster declared “gaslighting” as their Word of the Year, and...
Dec 12, 2022
A hearty group of environmentally interested souls withstood the strong winds and frigid temperatures on Saturday, December 10, to plant various grasses at Long Beach. The shoreline grasses, goldenrod, Virginia...
Dec 12, 2022
Santa, reindeer and hot chocolate. A three-for-three day. Wonderful event and time well spent in Montauk this past weekend. Hoping everyone is making memories. Still here. Joe Karpinski Amagansett
Dec 12, 2022
As the winter sports season is upon us, I would just like to remind all our Mariner fans about the importance of sportsmanship at all of our events. Sportsmanship matters,...
Dec 06, 2022
Fifty-two billion dollars for a sea wall for Manhattan. “Multibillions” for the rest out to Montauk. And how many billions to keep pumping sand back onto the beach? Sum it...
Dec 06, 2022
As president and CEO of East End Hospice, my inbox was flooded last week after an article appeared in The New Yorker magazine titled “Endgame: How the visionary hospice movement...
Dec 06, 2022
Tidying up our backyard, I stumbled upon some prickly pear cactus. Next, I found some skunk cabbage. Besides the seemingly odd seasonal twist, it brought me back to memories long...
Dec 06, 2022
Albert Einstein once taught a class and did the multiplication table by nine. When he got to nine times 10, he answered 91. The class roared with laughter. He waited...
Nov 30, 2022
Instead of traveling over rivers or through woods, many of us rush off to Black Friday sales and a frenzy of shopping for gifts, decorating and feasting. Now we are...
Nov 29, 2022
Post-election analysis indicates that, on Long Island, crime was a major issue that led to Democrats’ defeat. (I need to note that our congressional candidate, Bridget Fleming, carried Southampton Town.)...
Nov 29, 2022
I am happy to announce that our first-ever online virtual fundraiser for the East Hampton, Sag Harbor and Montauk food pantries has been a great success. With over 90 items...
Nov 28, 2022
This week, Nancy Pelosi passed the torch of her role as speaker of the House and leader of the Democrats in Congress to her handpicked deputies. Like all good leaders,...
Nov 28, 2022
The sea has risen 8 inches since 1880. At a 1 foot rise, it’s estimated you would lose 100 feet of shoreline. Unfortunately, here along Lazy Point, we’ve been losing...
Nov 20, 2022
I must say a word in defense of the wrongly cursed and much maligned experience of leaving a beloved house after many decades. People too often forget the joys brought...
Nov 18, 2022
We would like to thank everyone who contributed to our highly successful Arts and Archives Show, held at Ashawagh Hall, October 28 to 30: Thank you to Teri Kennedy, for...
Nov 18, 2022
Now that Election Day is past, we can harvest some of the outcomes and their meaning in our lives. Again, we are finding that some states cannot competently collect ballots...
Nov 18, 2022
The Central Pine Barrens Commission solicited comments from the public concerning a proposed increased-density golf course resort in the Pine Barrens of East Quogue, known as the Lewis Road Planned...
Nov 18, 2022
A fun conspiracy circulates around oil and the term “fossil fuel.” On one side, it’s been said that Rockefeller didn’t coin the term with Standard Oil. Though Sinclair Oil used...
Nov 14, 2022
I awoke on Sunday morning hung over from what felt like a very bad dream. I dreamed that I was caught in the middle of an unwieldy mob of people...
Nov 14, 2022
Will the gaslighting end after this midterm election? Joe Biden’s speeches are associating ardent MAGA supporters with fascism and blaming them for current societal woes. Considering this administration’s actions since...
Nov 07, 2022
I would like to present an explanation for the Big Red Wave on Tuesday. Of tremendous significance, it is extremely disrespectful, dangerous and irritating to tell Americans that what they...
Nov 07, 2022
The best sleep schedule is often debated. My favorite was that of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson: two hours sleep, six hours work. Repeat. Unfortunately not as feasible today. Still...
Nov 07, 2022
Every day I see immigrant workers landscaping yards littered with “Lee Zeldin for Governor” signs. The hypocrisy of white, Republican homeowners proudly supporting an anti-immigrant Donald Trump sycophant while hard-working...
Nov 07, 2022
We have the opportunity to improve the model for how we do affordable community housing in the towns of Southampton, East Hampton, Shelter Island and Southold on November 8. A...
Oct 31, 2022
While trite, as the old saying goes, every vote counts. Over the years, many races have been decided by just a few precious votes. This is especially true in recent...
Oct 31, 2022
My letter is in response to the wave of submissions printed here last week by Democrats desperate to make their case for more of the chaos they have been responsible...
Oct 31, 2022
Thin-skinned far-left millennials hide behind their woke Twitter handles and yell for the cancellation or firing of a teacher, a police officer or a celebrity. When did we lose our...
Oct 31, 2022
“In our nation’s 246-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump.” — Dick Cheney, August 4, 2022. That’s from...
Oct 31, 2022
You want to talk about crime? Fine, let’s talk about crime. Most violent crime involves guns, so Bridget Fleming, who’s running for Congress, will work for common-sense gun safety. She...
Oct 31, 2022
I have to admit I was quite shocked when you endorsed Kathy Hochul for governor [“We Mark Our Ballot,” Editorial, October 27]. I wasn’t surprised, but I thought this paper...
Oct 31, 2022
After watching the debate between 1st District congressional candidates Bridget Fleming and Nick LaLota [“Video: Express News Group Hosts 1st Congressional District Debate,” 27east.com, October 29], it is clear what...
Oct 31, 2022
Bridget Fleming is exactly who we need in Congress right now. Newsday has said she “has been one of the most active and effective lawmakers.” Her experience representing local citizens...
Oct 31, 2022
Everyone is talking about housing, or, rather, the lack of affordable housing. It’s not new, but it has reached crisis proportions. So many longtime residents and workers can no longer...
Oct 31, 2022
As we approach the November 8 midterm election, it is important to reflect on which party and which candidate can deliver and implement policies that satisfy the needs of the...
Oct 31, 2022
The November 8 election is increasingly being fought on a national stage, with issues like abortion, inflation and crime resonating in races across the country. But it’s easy to forget...
Oct 31, 2022
Tuesday, October 25, at about 1:30, my husband, Eric Fischl, and I were walking down Route 114, about to turn onto our street, Fresh Pond Road, when someone in a...
Oct 31, 2022
With inflation the highest in over 40 years, the Biden administration is racing toward a Jimmy Carter redux. Mortgage rates are now the highest in 20 years. Free money has...
Oct 31, 2022
The issue of crime and public safety has become front and center in this year’s midterm election. And it’s a relief that we have a congressional candidate with the experience...
Oct 31, 2022
Long Island voters need to be better informed about the gross unfairness that exists in the New York State property assessment laws. Simply put, it might come as a surprise...
Oct 31, 2022
In the two years since the last presidential election, the stakes have only gotten higher for elections at every level, from village and town up to county, state and national...
Oct 31, 2022
An abbreviated version. It goes like this: Please, East Hampton Town Board, stop the paving on this urban renewal road. The next assignment goes into the tidal marsh. Supervisor Peter...
Oct 31, 2022
Bridget Fleming, currently our Suffolk County legislator, is running for the District 1 congressional seat. During this campaign season, voters have learned what a brilliant, dedicated, and determined candidate for...
Oct 31, 2022
I have known Bridget Fleming since her days as a Southampton Town councilwoman. I have seen her work to get fair and honest results from town government. She approaches any...
Oct 24, 2022
Remember the Dongan Patent? From 1686 until present date is quite the long time for the same to ring true: “Without the let or hindrance of any person whatsoever.” Still...
Oct 24, 2022
Republicans like Nick LaLota, who is running for Congress against Bridget Fleming, are trying to make inflation the No. 1 issue in this election. And they should. It’s a big...
Oct 24, 2022
The unemployment rate in April 2020 reached 14.8 percent. Thanks to interventions via the CARES Act, the Coronavirus Response and Consolidated Appropriations Act, and the American Rescue Plan, an unemployment...
Oct 24, 2022
Lies are like cancer: Until we shine truth to dispel the distortion, they metastasize and consume us. Cancer comes to teach us who we are, or to take us out....
Oct 24, 2022
Turn over your ballot for the crucial election of November 8 and vote yes for the Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022. This bond...
Oct 24, 2022
With Democrats in charge these past two years, we Long Islanders have suffered. We have seen skyrocketing costs for shelter, food and gas. Democrats have now allowed inflation to broaden...
Oct 24, 2022
After careful consideration, I will not be voting Democrat this year. I have in the past, but this year it’s unconscionable. I am voting Republican on November 8. Democrats canceling...
Oct 24, 2022
Republicans would have you believe that Democrats are soft on crime, lax on the economy and oblivious of the deficit. But these are lies perpetuated by Republicans to scare and...
Oct 24, 2022
I was dismayed to read in The Press that the proposed Little League field that will replace the field on Pantigo Place will have artificial turf [“They Will Come Even...
Oct 17, 2022
Concerning the upcoming referendum on community housing: While the concept of generating an affordable housing fund is welcomed, the current structure of the proposal has strengths and weaknesses. Assisting resident...
Oct 17, 2022
As the matters of East Hampton Town’s emergency communications system, as well as residents’ access to adequate wireless communications, or cellphone, coverage, have been a topic of both public and...
Oct 17, 2022
I was inspired to write this letter after talking with a dear friend. You know the kind — the friend who talks to you about money, religion and politics, and...
Oct 17, 2022
Nick LaLota has shown us who he is — we should believe him: anti-police and anti-democracy. The first is undoubtedly awful. While Nick LaLota’s website drones on about his commitment...
Oct 17, 2022
As my fifth year as a messy gardener approaches, I reflect on all I have learned and the small difference I believe I have made for our local birds and...
Oct 17, 2022
I am writing in behalf of Bridget Fleming, who has consistently, since I met her many years ago, impressed me with her care, concern and support of so many of...
Oct 17, 2022
The dredging for maintenance of Napeague Harbor is few and far between; 1979, 1988, 2004. The 2014 dredge did nothing more than work the area around the current opening. That...
Oct 17, 2022
Last Tuesday morning, a very dangerous and unusual event took place in North Sea. Unexpectedly, a huge oak tree fell across Noyac Road at Roses Grove Road and pinned a...
Oct 17, 2022
The articles and commentary about the proposed athletic field on Marsden Street failed to mention anything about what the actual environmental concerns are. For some, it appears that providing “competitive...
Oct 17, 2022
I was glad to read about the new field for the Bridgehampton Child Care & Recreation Center [“Bridgehampton Child Care Center Field Upgrade Will Be a Sustainable Effort, and Part...
Oct 11, 2022
Do you live in that brand new active construction? Surely you’ll need a pool built while you live in a structure illegally. Was the land you are building on underwater...
Oct 10, 2022
Proposed plans for affordable housing, including the current referendum, are a sham. The middle class, including but not limited to police, nurses, teachers and other essential workers, are excluded, because...
Oct 10, 2022
The Express News Group is to be commended for publishing a courageous piece on the diverse viewpoints of the clergy on the morality of abortion [“Local Faith Leaders Contemplate Their...
Oct 10, 2022
To my friends and neighbors in Suffolk County, I’m writing this letter to support Nick LaLota, who is running to represent us in the U.S. Congress from our District 1....
Oct 10, 2022
Recently, both my husband and I had to wait three days before our prescriptions were filled at a local pharmacy. Although neither of us was in a life-threatening situation, we...
Oct 10, 2022
We, the residents of Southampton Village, are a mere five minutes from midnight if we are to save our last, cherished local institution from closing because of the greed of...
Oct 10, 2022
With no fewer than three letters written in support of candidate Bridget Fleming for our 1st Congressional District seat in the Letters space on October 5, I would like to...
Oct 10, 2022
I have been living in New York all my life. I am really concerned about the attack on democracy by our former representative, Lee Zeldin, now running for governor. He...
Oct 10, 2022
It’s always important to consider the consequences of a vote, but sometimes it’s more important than others. This is one of those times. In our local congressional election, Democrat Bridget...
Oct 03, 2022
Just to be on the light side for once: I am earnestly recommending a recipe change to the chefs of Citarella who prepare the stuffed cabbage and stuffed peppers. Right...
Oct 03, 2022
I am wondering what is being done to correct the cyber attack on Suffolk County records. I haven’t heard any news from Steve Bellone how the county is dealing with...
Oct 03, 2022
The East End water bodies are in peril, and it’s our fault. For decades upon decades, nutrients from human sources, nitrogen and phosphorus, have been building in our water bodies...
Oct 03, 2022
April 1, 2019, the East Hampton Town Trustees, according to their own website, had a meeting. No. 5 on the agenda was Bay View Avenue. I had sent in a...
Oct 03, 2022
In the 20-plus years that I have lived full time in Southampton, I can think of no more important congressional election than the one coming up on November 8. Bridget...
Oct 03, 2022
With November 8, Election Day, fast approaching, it is decision time. Obviously, some have already made that decision. My appeal is to those who remain undecided. For the undecided, there...
Oct 03, 2022
I am writing this letter to support Bridget Fleming, who is running for the U.S. Congress from District 1 on Election Day, November 8. I have had the opportunity to...
Sep 26, 2022
What are Democrats running on these days? It would appear that the Trump piñata is their entire purpose. This effort to distract attention from their myriad failures as the party...
Sep 26, 2022
Between the pandemic, the precarious economy and the crisis of democracy, New Yorkers are living through unprecedented times. Governor Kathy Hochul has proven willing not only to meet the moment...
Sep 26, 2022
Is being a resident really enough? Upon proof of residency, Southampton Town issues shellfish licenses to all applicants. Crabbing last week, a father and son reacquainted me to the joy...
Sep 26, 2022
Election Day, November 8, is less than two months away, and it is time for the voters of Congressional District 1 to consider the candidates and make an informed decision....
Sep 26, 2022
By now, it is common knowledge that the world is awash in plastic waste, and effective recycling of plastic is a myth. The post-consumption recycling rate of the 400 million...
Sep 26, 2022
Recently, Republican congressional candidate Nick LaLota tweeted that he’d like to “restore integrity to our elections.” Well, election integrity is important, but relying on Nick LaLota to restore election integrity...
Sep 26, 2022
“A couple of years away,” which is right now for anyone keeping score at home, has once again become “years away.” Sorry to those waiting my entire life for this...
Sep 26, 2022
Residents of Congressional District 1 are facing an important decision this November 8. For eight years, we have been represented in Congress by someone who cared little for all the...
Sep 26, 2022
The Steinbeck Writers’ Retreat working committee, all volunteers, has been working very hard, as we said we would. We’ve been busy fundraising. Here are a few details of the proposal...
Sep 26, 2022
We, the community of the East End of Long Island, are blessed with a rare gem. The flora and fauna of our seaside is the most breathtaking and the most...
Sep 19, 2022
We’ve all heard the warnings about cleaning up our trash at the beach and recycling, but it’s easy to feel helpless or that it’s a problem so distant that there’s...
Sep 19, 2022
Republican Senator Lindsay Graham recently introduced a federal bill that would make abortion a felony for women across America after 15 weeks, except in the case of rape or the...
Sep 19, 2022
Ron DeSantis’s decision to throw a bunch of Venezualan refugees on a plane and send them to Martha’s Vineyard was the equivalent of his deciding that he had some garbage...
Sep 19, 2022
In February 2021, homeowners in Amagansett won their decade-long case and were informed they own the beach, known locally as Truck Beach. It’s their private property. As a natural consequence,...
Sep 19, 2022
The next representative from the 1st Congressional district has to do more. And that person is Bridget Fleming, currently the East End Suffolk County legislator. Her background, accomplishments and determination...
Sep 19, 2022
Rumor and innuendo is Fred W. Thiele Jr. is checked out. Apparently, all ready to move into a new home in the Carolinas. If he needs help on how to...
Sep 19, 2022
Election Day, November 8, is less than two months away, and it is time for the voters of Congressional District 1 to consider the candidates and make an informed decision....
Sep 19, 2022
I have never been involved in politics. But now, I can’t stand by and watch our democracy taken away. I’ve lived my entire life under its freedom. Now, men who...
Sep 19, 2022
Why do we call everyone who registers with a political party a registered voter? Are you a voter even if you do not vote? According to the Brookings Institute, in...
Sep 12, 2022
At Jay Schneiderman’s behest, Nelson Pope Voorhis has “taken responsibility” and fallen on their sword for the unforgivable faux pas of not catching (and removing) a damaging snippet of truth...
Sep 12, 2022
Yet again, the nefarious, if not criminal, activities of our one-time president are forcing the country to debate, in real time, basic beliefs that most Americans have held sacred for...
Sep 12, 2022
Regarding last week’s front-page story about the lone star tick vs. the blacklegged tick and Lyme disease [“STARI Vs. Lyme: Understanding The Diseases In Tick Territory,” 27east.com, September 6]: While...
Sep 12, 2022
The sun is rising on a new day at Old Whalers’ Church. Folks from one of the AA groups are heading back to their cars but stop in the parking...
Sep 12, 2022
It is unfortunate if, in a public forum, a palpably false statement is made impugning the honesty and integrity of any of the town’s appointed boards. However, The East Hampton...
Sep 12, 2022
Napeague State Park is being ravaged by the southern pine beetle. The browning isn’t because pines have fall leaf drop. I’ve just recently heard of new aerials that were taken....
Sep 12, 2022
On August 29, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5350, Westhampton Beach, held its annual golf outing at the Vineyards Golf Club in Riverhead. It was a huge success due to...
Sep 12, 2022
Polls indicate that crime and safety are important issues for voters. One of the basic responsibilities of government is to ensure that citizens can live in safety. Historically, the Republican...
Sep 12, 2022
It’s about to become election season, and an expected rout has frantic Democrats swinging wildly, hoping to land a haymaker. President Joe Biden has declared from the safety of his...
Sep 06, 2022
A recent opinion piece by Tom Clavin correctly points out the burgeoning problems we are experiencing through climate change, drought and increasing stress on water supplies locally, nationally and globally...
Sep 06, 2022
I was very pleased to read Karl Grossman’s recent column regarding Eastern Suffolk BOCES and his attention to the career and contribution by Dr. Julie Davis Lutz, who recently retired...
Sep 06, 2022
I’m grateful that Bridget Fleming was a prosecutor in the Manhattan district attorney’s Sex Crimes Unit. Years ago, that office was my lifeline to judicial equality and personal reempowerment when...
Sep 06, 2022
Although there are significant questions examined in “The Soap Myth,” I believe Annette Hinkle’s review of “The Soap Myth” at Southampton Cultural Center misses the primary point [“A Drama Explores...
Sep 06, 2022
First, my thanks to The Express News Group and to Kelly Ann Smith for last week’s article on our garden and property [“At Home With Sarah Hunnewell and James Ewing,”...
Sep 06, 2022
“We recognized the right of the individual, married or single, to be free from unwarranted governmental intrusion into matters so fundamentally affecting a person as the decision whether to bear...
Sep 06, 2022
This week has contained enough news to make all of our heads spin. First, let us be clear that Donald Trump carted away hundreds of documents from the White House...
Sep 06, 2022
Bridget Fleming is running for Congress in the 1st Congressional District, where she lives, works and is a champion for our community. You can count on Bridget to protect our...
Aug 29, 2022
Nick LaLota won the Republican primary and will face Democratic Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming on November 8 to decide who will represent the 1st Congressional District in Congress. It...
Aug 29, 2022
This year’s almost complete die-off of previously thriving juvenile Peconic Bay scallops is becoming the norm [“Bay Scallop Disaster Continues, Another Year Of Massive Die-Offs Appears Likely, Researchers Say,” 27east.com,...
Aug 29, 2022
I write these Letters to the Editor to put ideas on the table that may influence how we can combat carbon. What is happening in this world is detrimental to...
Aug 29, 2022
Napeague Harbor is consistently, continuously neglected. Homeowners went to an East Hampton Town Board meeting on January 4, 2011, for help. This was immediately after what is referred to as...
Aug 29, 2022
As 47-year Sag Harbor homeowners, we are concerned by the August 11 news of short-term rentals of swimming pools for one or more hours in our small village, and the...
Aug 22, 2022
Town of East Hampton, Chapter 91, Beaches and Parks, 91 – 4 H: “No person shall intentionally obstruct vehicular or pedestrian access to the beach.” Really? See Bay View Avenue....
Aug 22, 2022
We are in a severe drought. Government offices, fire departments, police stations, schools and libraries have some of the greenest lawns in Suffolk County. Thank you for your exceptional watering...
Aug 22, 2022
I typically ignore anyone who believes that the 2020 election was “stolen.” I write them off as either idiots or emotionally unwell. But since we have “Big Lie” Republican Lee...
Aug 22, 2022
Paula Angelone, Ph.D. [“Enablers Of Violence,” Letters, August 18], and Andrea Klausner, Esq. [“Not Watergate,” Letters, August 18], both have something I don’t: three letters after their name. I may...
Aug 22, 2022
County Legislator Bridget Fleming of Noyac is running to represent the East End in Congress this year. Bridget and I entered local politics at about the same time, 14 or...
Aug 22, 2022
At this moment in time, if there’s a candidate better suited for the U.S. Congress than Bridget Fleming, I can’t think of one. Ms. Fleming consistently fights for critical issues...
Aug 16, 2022
Just when we thought we could relax for a minute and enjoy the rest of the summer, we have more concerns about violence in this country. The FBI executed a...
Aug 16, 2022
Thank you to Kristi Hood and her staff for all the contributions that the General Store has made to the Springs community. Over the many years that Kristi has had...
Aug 15, 2022
I think it’s great that we are creating affordable housing units in our town. However, for those at the lower end of the wage scale, even those are out of...
Aug 15, 2022
Concerning your recent article about the status of e-bikes and related forms of transportation [“E-bikes Ride A Legal Side Street Between Bicycles And Motorcycles,” 27east.com, July 27]: A standard clearly...
Aug 15, 2022
In the wake of the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, some Republicans threatened to retaliate against Attorney General Merrick Garland if they take back control of the House and the Senate....
Aug 15, 2022
An issue is on the agenda that will affect everyone in Sag Harbor in myriad ways: night vision, community character, flora and fauna, human health, and the view of the...
Aug 15, 2022
Our own Suffolk County legislator, Bridget Fleming, is running for the District 1 congressional seat vacated by Lee Zeldin. While Bridget is a household name to many because of her...
Aug 15, 2022
I grew up taught to love this country. I was educated to believe in America and trust in the wisdom of our Constitution. To trust elected leaders to put country...
Aug 15, 2022
Republicans who attack Social Security or seek to gut or privatize it refer to it as an “entitlement,” ignoring that nearly all working people make Social Security payments, and retirement...
Aug 15, 2022
I have really enjoyed seeing the yellow Hope balloons all over the Village of Southampton in the past few weeks. Importantly, this week in our country there were finally a...
Aug 09, 2022
Lee Zeldin fancies himself tough on crime and a supporter of families and law enforcement. But for years he promoted extremist views of the Second Amendment and opposed every measure...
Aug 08, 2022
Let’s paint a picture of just one of our East End neighbors (Ickenham Limited) consuming 16,418,076 gallons of our precious groundwater to keep their roses in bloom year round [“Water...
Aug 08, 2022
Today, I registered a complaint with the Quogue Village Police Department, which then forwarded it to the Suffolk County Department of Public Works. There is a roadside memorial that spans...
Aug 08, 2022
Send in comments to the East Hampton Town Board — only if you want them to be willfully ignored. I guess only in-person or on the phone is accepted these...
Aug 08, 2022
There is no question that many hard-working Americans are experiencing significant economic pain in their lives. Notwithstanding the economic uncertainty and the anxiety it brings, these problems tend to be...
Aug 08, 2022
Two bipartisan bills are being considered in the U.S. Senate that would update our country’s antitrust laws to address the growing monopoly power of Big Tech companies that increasingly poses...
Aug 02, 2022
I am reading sensational articles concerning undocumented workers living in squalor in the Hamptons while they try to serve the rich. I am appalled at the distasteful references to “the...
Aug 02, 2022
It was nice to see Julia Heming’s article about Ken Von Der Hayden’s new dog from Paws of War [“Bridgehampton Veteran Finds A New Friend Through Paws Of War,” 27east.com,...
Aug 01, 2022
The Town of East Hampton Chapter 91 for Beaches and Parks: 91 – 4 G: “No person shall erect a fence, barricade or other impediment to vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic...
Aug 01, 2022
There is so much to be frustrated and concerned about these days: inflation, shark sightings, the infuriatingly still viable political pulse of a certain former president. Wouldn’t it feel terrific...
Aug 01, 2022
On July 27, Vector Control of Suffolk County initiated robocalls to residents of East Quogue to inform them that the village area south of the highway was going to be...
Aug 01, 2022
Thank you for speaking to the ecological importance of the Long Pond Greenbelt in the July 21 editorial “Leave It Alone.” Defend H2O joins the chorus of opposition to the...
Jul 26, 2022
It is both sad and chilling that Fox News was the only network that refused to air the January 6 Committee hearings. They withheld these hearings so their viewers wouldn’t...
Jul 26, 2022
Elected officials should never receive a pension. If you are actually dedicated to doing the work and wanting to work for the people, that should be rewarding enough. Weeding out...
Jul 26, 2022
Everyone agrees with Governor Kathy Hochul that the attack on Lee Zeldin has no place in New York, and that all New Yorkers share in the relief that Republican gubernatorial...
Jul 26, 2022
There are those who believe that it is bad precedent to indict a former president, or for that matter a sitting president, for criminal conduct. However, we have now seen...
Jul 26, 2022
I write these Letters to the Editor to put ideas on the table that may influence people’s minds and behavior. What is happening in this world is detrimental to the...
Jul 25, 2022
This is a scary moment. The Supreme Court just dismantled abortion rights across America. As a result, 26 states could outlaw abortion, including 13 that have passed “trigger” laws to...
Jul 25, 2022
It is common knowledge that the world is awash in plastic waste, and effective recycling of plastic is a myth. The post-consumption recycling rate of the 400 million tons of...
Jul 25, 2022
We write to you as those who share an appreciation for the crafts of writing and photography, and a recognition of our nation’s need for truth, fair play and commerce...
Jul 25, 2022
Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation and misunderstanding in the air. Some of the narrative that is circulating is at odds with the facts and the history of this...
Jul 19, 2022
Many thanks to Fred Thiele for taking the initiative to investigate the effects of beech leaf disease, a new, as yet incurable, rapidly invasive blight that is currently threatening to...
Jul 18, 2022
In 1972, a new ice age was predicted by 2070. Now, 2070 is the year we may just become a series of islands here. Predictions are just that. Far too...
Jul 18, 2022
I found your article about East Hampton’s streetlight program from a few weeks ago to be very timely [“East Hampton Town Asks For Residents’ Input On New LED Lights At...
Jul 18, 2022
The moment I finished reading Tom Clavin’s column [“Death, Be Not Proud,” The Road Yet Taken, Opinion, July 14], I felt compelled to respond to it as follows: I have...
Jul 18, 2022
On March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act into law. The world’s first national park was born. To celebrate the 150th anniversary this...
Jul 12, 2022
We now have a rogue U.S. Supreme Court, with three rogue ideologue justices appointed by a rogue U.S. president, using rogue, unconstitutional, authoritarian and illegal procedures to gain dominance of...
Jul 11, 2022
Let me get this straight: The Sag Harbor chief of police wants to end closing down Bay Street once a week for a couple of hours when the community band...
Jul 11, 2022
The recent decisions by the highest court in the land have been criticized by the left for several reasons. There are the complaints about how three court seats were secured...
Jul 11, 2022
In light of the June 28 gubernatorial primary outcome that now provides New York State voters with Republican Lee Zeldin and Democrat Kathy Hochul as our choices to lead our...
Jul 04, 2022
I know affordable housing is a crisis and originally thought the Community Housing Fund would help. Then the misgivings snuck in. The CHF and the Community Preservation Fund will include...
Jul 04, 2022
Unless I’m mistaken, the Group for the East End just celebrated its 50th anniversary at The Bridge Golf Club in Bridgehampton. Yet for the past 10 years the Group has...
Jul 04, 2022
What we seem to be losing in America is the basic awareness that conflicting opinion is the Mother of Compromise. When did we get to this place of thinking that...
Jul 04, 2022
I was touched by the bravery of Cynthia Youngs, who wrote about her experience of having an abortion 15 years ago [“A Serious Subject,” Letters, June 23]. She stated that...
Jul 04, 2022
Once again, The Express News Group’s editorial board goes beyond where it should have. The editorial “The Way Back” [June 30] is a diatribe of hate for our laws, Constitution...
Jul 04, 2022
1. I am not going to attack Ukraine. These are just military exercises. 2. I won the election. The election was rigged. Voting machines were connected to Italy. 3. I...
Jul 04, 2022
An unrest is growing stronger between the ones who wish to stop the overdevelopment of Shinnecock Hills and the ones who don’t. Although Southampton Town has the funds to purchase,...
Jun 28, 2022
Why do Republican legislators want to pass laws making a woman’s rights mean nothing — and the cluster of cells growing in her body mean everything? There is a small...
Jun 27, 2022
Recently, Robbie Mook, Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager, under oath in a federal courtroom, admitted that Hillary gave the go-ahead to provide a reporter with the dirt that Trump had back-door...
Jun 27, 2022
Regarding the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down Roe v. Wade, I would like to offer some suggestions. The time and place for the original decision of Roe...
Jun 27, 2022
This letter is being written to you from Mecox Beach in Bridgehampton. My husband, Tip, and I just came for the first time since summer set in. It is heavenly....
Jun 27, 2022
To all those cheering the demise of Roe v. Wade, I need to ask: What exactly are you celebrating? The woman who may die because she can’t end a life-threatening...
Jun 27, 2022
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was pleasantly surprised by how conscientious drivers were about keeping a safe distance from those of us on bicycles. Thank you, sincerely. The rest of...
Jun 27, 2022
“Congress shall make no laws respecting an establishment of religion, or the free exercise thereof …” Yet our U.S. Supreme Court gives itself permission to use the voiding of Roe...
Jun 27, 2022
Another day, another plot of land begins to be cleared. Legally, illegally. It’s done all the same. Those who want you to do as they say, not as they do....
Jun 27, 2022
On behalf of all of us here at Group for the East End, I want to express our thanks for The Express News Group coverage of our 50th anniversary. In...
Jun 21, 2022
Regarding the LED streetlight conversion [“East Hampton Town Asks For Residents’ Input On New LED Lights At Atlantic Avenue Beach,” 27east.com, June 15]: According to the most current recommendations from...
Jun 21, 2022
Look, up in the sky — it’s another seaplane! We don’t know for sure what’s coming, but if flights from New York City to the East Hampton Airport are reduced...
Jun 20, 2022
As a Sag Harbor local who read history textbooks and learned of the Supreme Court case of Roe v. Wade at Pierson High School, it is with the utmost urgency...
Jun 20, 2022
Young women out there, please don’t believe the one-sided views from the “pro-choice” movement. Take it from me and countless other women. I live with sadness and regret from having...
Jun 20, 2022
Those down around Long Wharf on Saturday afternoon, June 11, may well have heard the happy sounds of a steel band and seen guests boarding motor yachts, sizes 40 to...
Jun 15, 2022
Recently, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman was interviewed on TV. He was asked to comment as to how to prevent another slaughter like the one in Uvalde, Texas. As expected,...
Jun 13, 2022
It is good news that common sense gun violence prevention legislation in Congress is gaining bipartisan support, although it has a long way to go, because most such legislation has...
Jun 13, 2022
The Democratic Party is employing a full-court press to try to get back into the game being played for the 2022 midterm elections. They have several key players to deploy...
Jun 13, 2022
On East Hampton Airport: Have we stepped through the looking glass? The town owns the land. The town leased the land to business entities. The town no longer wishes to...
Jun 13, 2022
Starting last Thursday night, the U.S. House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack began a series of eight public hearings on the events leading up to and culminating with...
Jun 13, 2022
Your editorial [“A Cry For Action,” June 2] rightly focuses on school shootings after the massacre at Uvalde High School. But mass killings — most, if not all, of them...
Jun 07, 2022
I want to make sure all your readers know about rule changes regarding absentee ballots in Suffolk County. From the Board of Elections website: “Important change in law about absentee...
Jun 06, 2022
Who survives this? When I first heard about the shooting in Texas, I thought it was disgusting that an 18-year-old would shoot his grandmother, then go into a school and...
Jun 06, 2022
Having had the pleasure for many years, I can assure you that all dialogue below is reported verbatim. Reading first the excellent story on Jules Feiffer [“Q&A: Legendary Cartoonist Jules...
Jun 06, 2022
The data from the Chicago Police Department is staggering: There have been 239 homicides and 971 shootings in the city this year through the end of May. The city with...
Jun 06, 2022
We can’t be distracted by any other agenda than facing this moment. We cannot let Vladimir Putin’s mistake in Ukraine go to waste, or we will forever regret it. What...
Jun 06, 2022
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” The single sentence...
Jun 06, 2022
Bob DeLuca is like one of those enduring, beautiful old trees that are mercifully still left to grace the landscape and ease the eye out here. Like them, he has...
Jun 06, 2022
In 2019, President Donald Trump signed a nationwide federal law raising the age to 21 to buy cigarettes and other tobacco products. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed a nationwide...
Jun 03, 2022
Your May 26 edition of The Southampton Press was an exceptional publication. It was not only chock full of informative and substantive articles on a very wide range of subjects...
Jun 02, 2022
Many thanks to Evelyn Konrad for pointing out the “but for” accomplices to abortion: those who produce and disseminate 23 chromosomes that live rent-free for nine months in a woman’s...
Jun 02, 2022
I write this letter to our community as a response to the recent tragic mass shootings happening throughout our country. The rhetoric and outrage expressed over these premeditated, aggressively destructive...
Jun 01, 2022
I initially had written a lengthy rebuttal to Ed Surgan’s response to my letter titled “Party of Lies” [May 19]. My “Party of Lies” letter was about the Republican gaslighting...
May 31, 2022
It’s been 24 hours. Twenty-four hours ago, another sick, misguided young male person with a gun walked into a school and killed another 19 children and two young adult teachers....
May 30, 2022
This newspaper continues to spread misinformation. Yes, the Supreme Court is on the brink of reversing Roe v. Wade [“Activist Judges,” Editorial, May 26], but abortions will still be legal...
May 30, 2022
On January 6, after hiding as the Capitol was attacked, and Officer Brian Sicknick was dying, Lee Zeldin emerged from his safe haven, joined his MAGA squad, and refused to...
May 30, 2022
I hesitated to write a Letter to the Editor this week, because it seemed too unbearable to talk about the carnage in an elementary school in Texas. It seemed too...
May 30, 2022
There must be something in the water here in Westhampton, besides the concern over contamination turning up in our wells. My neighbor Mike Anthony is claiming that half of my...
May 26, 2022
Just wondering about an article in Counter Currents titled “U.S. And Ukraine, Only Two Countries Vote Against U.N. Resolution Condemning Nazism.” The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution...
May 25, 2022
I am supporting Bridget Fleming for Congress for many reasons, foremost of which is her considerable experience in government. She has been in office for more than a decade now....
May 24, 2022
Last Sunday, May 15, Neighbors in Support of Immigrants, a Hampton Bays organization of 15 years, gave away 23 used bikes to students in the area who might use them...
May 23, 2022
If the Alito draft decision destroying women’s ownership of their own bodies becomes “the law of the land,” it will be “open sesame” to constitutional chaos and a bonanza to...
May 23, 2022
A friendly reminder that the wind farm agreement lets the cat out of the bag. Section 2.4 of the agreement lets you know that after the initial payment, additional payments...
May 23, 2022
Regarding “Town Takes Affordable Housing Step” [May 12], I believe the town is taking the wrong step by proposing a new tax on real estate sales over $2 million to...
May 23, 2022
Many of us are doing our best to implement composting, recycling and reducing waste into our daily lives. But our efforts pale in comparison to the work of nature’s greatest...
May 23, 2022
The Hampton Jitney sends out such a mixed message that passengers are confused and prone to argue on most every trip. The official word for Hampton Jitney is: “Face masks...
May 23, 2022
As first responders, our job is to serve and protect all of our residents and visitors in our beautiful village. With this in mind, the East Hampton Village Police Benevolent...
May 23, 2022
Republicans and Democrats should be able to agree that no president, regardless of party, should be able to obstruct and undermine the will of the American people or exploit weaknesses...
May 23, 2022
Your editorial this week on school consolidation [“Time To Talk,” May 12] is one of the most thought-provoking I’ve seen in a long while. This is not least because I...
May 16, 2022
Memorial Day 2022 is fast approaching and, as is usually the custom, many politicians will give speeches and send press releases containing the phrase “Thank you for your service.” Acknowledging...
May 16, 2022
It is that special time of year to send out a big thank you to the women and men of the East Hampton Village Ambulance Association for providing lifesaving care...
May 16, 2022
We want to send our sincerest thank you to the Suffolk County Community College Board of Trustees, the college president, Dr. Edward Bonahue, and Suffolk County Legislator Kevin McCaffery. These...
May 16, 2022
Fewer than 25 percent of Americans are Catholic. Some 29 percent of Americans self-identify as Evangelicals, including 22 percent of Catholics. That is, roughly, 35 percent of U.S. citizens identify...
May 16, 2022
What do Fox host Tucker Carlson, New York Republican U.S. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and Buffalo mass murderer Payton Gendron have in common? All three believe in the “Great Replacement Theory.”...
May 16, 2022
How much waste that we can’t recycle will be left for us in the next 20-to-30-year period? What is the replacement plan/cost? How much will ratepayers be on the hook...
May 16, 2022
As our country is buffeted by the great difficulties being suffered by most Americans, our president seems oblivious to his significant contribution to our national hardship. I’m sure it is...
May 16, 2022
Your editorial “Time to Talk” [May 12] gets it exactly right — it is a conversation long past due, concerning school consolidation. The need for multiple superintendents for all these...
May 16, 2022
A friendly reminder that on November 8, 2021, Robert Rosenthal, the New York State Public Service Commission general counsel, admitted what the cost will be. The power purchase agreement will...
May 05, 2022
Besides reading The Southampton Press and 27east.com regularly, I also check out all the local political Facebook pages and websites, to get a well-rounded feel for what is going on...
May 04, 2022
On Sunday, May 1, East Hampton Village sponsored its first (and, hopefully, annual) Stop the Stigma MayDay 5K. The purpose of the race was to raise awareness (and money) to...
May 03, 2022
Our household received U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin’s recent mailing touting his “accomplishments.” Mr. Zeldin, the first thing that you list involves infrastructure. How dare you pat yourself on the back...
May 02, 2022
I could only shake my head after reading Karl Grossman’s “True Public Power” column last week [Suffolk Closeup, Opinion, April 21]. He lauds the effort in Albany (where most bad...
Apr 28, 2022
Once again your editorial board gets it all wrong in regards to COVID. The “Ahead On Points” editorial [April 21] was ridiculous. Your claim is that “in Suffolk County, unvaccinated...
Apr 28, 2022
I read with interest the proposal of a tax to generate revenue via an affordable housing referendum [“Southampton Town Takes First Step Along Housing Fund Path,” 27east.com, April 19]. My...
Apr 28, 2022
Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) are co-sponsors of a bipartisan Senate resolution to designate April 2022 as National Native Plant Month. On March 22, the resolution...
Apr 27, 2022
Words have meaning. Words have clout. When misused, words can defeat truth. Take the word “conservative.” The dictionary describes this adjective as meaning someone who is “averse to change or...
Apr 26, 2022
Donald Trump-appointed Florida U.S. District Court Judge Kimberly Kimball Mizelle recently issued a nationwide injunction banning mask mandates for public modes of transportation. The Biden administration has appealed the judge’s...
Apr 25, 2022
A recent letter by Andrea Klausner [“History Repeating,” Letters, April 7] providing her version of history and the Democratic Party’s fiscal achievements was risible. I thought I was reading the...
Apr 18, 2022
The Democrats and liberal media shoved the Russian collusion narrative down the throats of the American people prior to the 2016 and 2020 elections. Russia, they said, did things to...
Apr 18, 2022
New York State is proposing a total ban on combustible fuels in all new construction starting in January 2023. This means that all new construction will need to be all...
Apr 11, 2022
I am writing in response to the article “East Hampton To Return To In-Person Meetings But Keep Daytime Schedule” [27east.com, March 23]. I am very disappointed, to say the least,...
Mar 28, 2022
Last week, East Hampton Town forwarded a “news flash” to residents via email, wherein the state sought input regarding, among other things, the accessibility of internet and broadband use at...
Mar 01, 2022
On Sunday, February 20, I was the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society hike leader at the town-owned Brooks-Park property in Springs. I’m also a member of the Brooks-Park Arts and...
Feb 22, 2022
Thanksgiving always brings some of the fondest memories. The one guaranteed time a year the majority of the family would be together. The Lions would actually be on television, and...
Nov 22, 2021
Do you ever hear someone say, “If I could just go back in time and change one thing in the past …”? Surely, so many of us wonder: Could one...
Aug 17, 2021
I was surprised to read in your recent editorial that you believe “closing the airport would be an extreme position,” given “the political interests” [“Balancing Act,” Editorial, April 1]? The...
Apr 06, 2021
COVID-19 significantly reduced aviation noise last summer, but it’s unlikely that impacted communities will be so lucky this year. Pro-aviation groups are touting a voluntary “pilot’s pledge” with a handful...
Mar 23, 2021
I would like to correct an error that was included in my Letter to the Editor published last week [“Climate Winners,” Letters, March 18]. I wrote that the percentage increase...
Mar 23, 2021
The media newsroom has failed, or perhaps has been unwilling, to connect the dots between the urgent need to reduce the burning of fossil fuels and the egregious number of...
Mar 15, 2021
In response to Michael Wright’s report on the East Hampton Town Board’s revocation of Peconic Historic Preservation’s license to operate the Brooks-Park property, an East Hampton Town Historic Landmark [“Town...
Mar 02, 2021
Nearly a year into the coronavirus pandemic shutting down the United States, it’s time for our leaders in Washington, D.C., to put aside partisan bickering and do something to help....
Feb 23, 2021
Last June, Citizens for the Preservation of Wainscott proposed incorporation as a village to block the Beach Lane cable route. It also proposed broad limitations on development. Its bare-bones budget,...
Feb 22, 2021
To the woman who took the time to write to the board at Optimum [“Pull The Plug,” Letters, January 28]: Are you serious? I watched, on live TV, Chuck Schumer...
Feb 15, 2021
I live in Wainscott and I have been hearing a similar argument made by those who oppose offshore wind and the cable landing at Beach Lane. First, they begin by...
Jan 18, 2021
To the Montauk police person who helped me get in my “locked out” house, in response to a phone call: Thank you so much! Priscilla Ciccariello Montauk
Jan 11, 2021
Americans, late in 2020, found our first, if likely our last, common rallying point since 2016. That wonderful place of agreement is priority vaccination of health care workers. In this,...
Jan 11, 2021
I think it is truly wonderful that local pilots have stepped in to rescue 15 puppies from a South Carolina shelter [“Local Pilots Help ARF Rescue 15 Puppies From Death...
Jan 04, 2021
Forty-five years ago, Elizabeth Parker Anderson gave her house to the Town of East Hampton to be used as a library for the people of Springs. The town asked the...
Dec 14, 2020
My husband and I moved to Sag Harbor in May and were immediately shocked to find our daily lives disrupted by ear-shattering noise emanating from the air traffic associated with...
Nov 03, 2020
It’s striking that in the various discussions and debates about and defenses of the phrase “white supremacy,” no mention is made of arguably one of America’s greatest novels, a staple...
Oct 25, 2020
On Monday, the League of Women Voters held a debate between our congressmen, Lee Zeldin, and the Democratic candidate, newcomer Dr. Nancy Goroff, who is a professor at Stony Brook...
Oct 20, 2020
The past two weekends in October have sounded like “normal” noisy summer weekends, with earsplitting aircraft traveling to and from KHTO, East Hampton Airport. But, amid a pandemic, it is...
Oct 20, 2020
With thousands of formerly seasonal residents of the East End now staying through fall and, likely, winter, the onset of hunting season may bring unusual challenges, especially during the “shotgun”...
Oct 20, 2020
At the end of the article “Projects To Get CPF Cash” [East Hampton Press, October 8], Bud Dunbar is quoted as saying, in reference to a technique alleged to have...
Oct 13, 2020
The East Hampton Town Board, the East Hampton Town Trustees and the offshore wind farm developer, which I’m sure you have heard of, are very close to completing their negotiations...
Sep 28, 2020
As some rejoice at the new potential $29 million fee for landing an electric cable in East Hampton, few would seem to ask who is paying for this [“Wainscott Critics...
Sep 21, 2020
More than 200,000 Americans are dead from the coronavirus — a staggering number, with no end in sight — and, yet, for Donald Trump, this is little more than an...
Sep 21, 2020
Be advised: President Trump did not give the order to tear gas crowds (besides, it was not tear gas) for a photo op in front of the burned church in...
Sep 21, 2020
All people of the East End should become knowledgeable about why the Deepwater Wind South Fork ocean wind farm will cause financial harm. I support the production of clean energy,...
Sep 15, 2020
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Senator Charles Schumer, please support and protect the Internationals Affairs Budget. For those who don’t know, the International Affairs Budget is part of the U.S. budget...
Sep 15, 2020
When Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted the Social Security Act, he had the American citizens in mind. He did a great service for his constituents As soon as President Trump said...
Sep 14, 2020
You’re probably gonna get a raft of criticism for poking your j’accuse finger into fat-cats’ eyes for sucking the aquifers dry [“Top Water Users Drive Up Costs For Everyone,” Residence,...
Sep 07, 2020
With all the real news in the world and our area, why was it necessary to take up half the front page of the August 20 issue of The East...
Aug 24, 2020
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, please support and protect the Internationals Affairs Budget. For those who don’t know, the International Affairs Budget is part of the...
Aug 18, 2020
I watched with interest Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s very professional presentation for the proposed emergency annex in front of the East Hampton Town Planning Board this week. It was well...
Aug 10, 2020
If you ask parents, about half want their kids back in school, and half don’t. So why not ask parents how many kids are coming to school, find teachers to...
Aug 03, 2020
I have never enjoyed summer the way most people I know do. I mean, what’s to enjoy? The heat. The humidity. The bugs. The itching. The sweating. Fat old men...
Aug 03, 2020
The proposed construction of Little League baseball fields on Stephen Hands Path in Wainscott to replace the Pantigo Place ballfields is a bad idea. The months of April, May and...
Aug 03, 2020
Enjoyed Steven Stolman’s story about naming houses [“What’s In A Name?” StyleHampton, Residence, July 9], something I think should always be done. And it must be great fun naming some...
Jul 21, 2020
In 1964, my mother died at age 44 from ovarian cancer. The cancer initially overcame one ovary, which was removed. Two years later, the cancer overtook the other ovary and...
Jul 14, 2020
Your article of July 5 [“‘Crowded But Positive’ Weekend On South Fork Marred By Flouting Of Coronavirus Precautions At Montauk Bars,” 27east.com] contained misleading, harmful information. We were assessed two...
Jul 13, 2020
East Hampton Town’s response and subsequent filing of an injunction to stop the further drilling of a sand mine, to include a lake, in the middle of a long established...
Jun 30, 2020
Last Tuesday, the annual East Hampton school budget was overwhelmingly approved, and two incumbent School Board members each won another three-year term. Congratulations to John Ryan and Jackie Lowey for...
Jun 22, 2020
(An acrostic.) Juneteenth makes hearts want Understandings to be shared. The date No longer hides, but shows Equal balance of the long warm day Taken from the early morning to...
Jun 22, 2020
Thank you for last week’s article on East End for Opportunity, and the assistance that it has provided to the Springs Food Pantry [“East Hampton Charity Turns Its Attention To...
May 05, 2020
We must do a better job protecting our essential workers. While most of us spent the last seven weeks sheltering in place, modern-day heroes left their families and the safety...
May 04, 2020
I’m responding to the fake news put out on the front page of last week’s East Hampton Press on finding Peter Beard’s body [“Body Of Peter Beard Found In Montauk,”...
Apr 28, 2020
Can’t help but insert the words “at what cost?” about the saving of “Dirtbag Beach” [“No ‘Dirtbags’ On Montauk Beach This Year,” 27east.com, April 14]. Hooray for Montauk’s condos, summer...
Apr 20, 2020
While I appreciate and agree totally with your April 9 editorial regarding thanking and recognizing the people who have helped us through this crisis [“On The Front Lines”], I was...
Apr 13, 2020
In the March 26 edition of The East Hampton Press, I read with great interest the article titled “Restaurants Hope To Persevere” [“Week Two Of Restaurant Shutdowns Brings Reason For...
Mar 31, 2020
Successful emergence from the coronavirus crisis will require strong leadership. We are hurting in Suffolk County, in New York State and in the country at large. People around us are...
Mar 16, 2020
Perry Gershon’s letter last week [“Tell The Truth,” Letters, March 5] attempts to defend Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act, an act which is not affordable and does not provide anything...
Mar 09, 2020
The article about the fines levied on the owner of Petit Blue for having some stuffed animals and a welcome sign outside of her store sounded like something pulled straight...
Mar 09, 2020
In Carlos Sandoval’s touching story about his family’s experience with bail following his brother’s arrest [“Bail Reform: A True Story,” Vistas, Opinion, March 5], he argues in support of New...
Mar 09, 2020
Lee Zeldin tells a fanciful tale. He claims to support health care coverage for people with pre-existing conditions and efforts to lower prescription drug prices, but his actual votes say...
Mar 03, 2020
Karl Grossman’s latest column, “War In the Heavens” [Suffolk Closeup, February 27], examining the reckless creation of a so-called U.S Space Force, is spot on. This latest unilateral repudiation of...
Mar 02, 2020
President Trump’s State of the Union Address was a home run with the bases loaded! Nancy Pelosi’s tearing up the text of President Trump’s speech reminded me of a spoiled...
Feb 25, 2020
The literature suggests that bluefin tuna are a threatened species. I have to assume The Press is unaware of this literature, or does not believe it or care, given the...
Feb 25, 2020
I would like to respond to a recent letter to editor from Terry Carnes [“Don’t Chase Them Away,” Letters, February 13]. I live in Northville, which is over 20 miles...
Feb 25, 2020
Dear Vered [“Freedom Of Speech,” Letters, February 20]: While I agree with you that every American, under the First Amendment, has the right of free speech, and that the action...
Feb 24, 2020
Since I am away from Bridgehampton in my South Carolina home, I will miss the exhibition of Sam Johnson’s collection of black memorabilia, including the 15 dolls at the Rogers...
Feb 24, 2020
It can’t be easy to be a moderate Democrat these days. Everywhere I look, Democratic government is under scrutiny for being out of touch with the majority values of this...
Feb 24, 2020
Landlords on the East End need to carefully follow the law enacted by the State Legislature in June 2019: the “Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act.” Or they could face...
Feb 17, 2020
I am writing to tell my version of what happened on the night of February 12 [“Video: Art Dealer Arrested Following Disturbance At Sag Harbor Film Screening,” 27east.com, February 13],...
Feb 17, 2020
Many economists gauge our nation’s economic condition, going forward six months, by the rise and fall of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which is the combined stock price of 30...
Feb 17, 2020
My wife, Gloria, and I recently joined Drawdown, a group formed to help the environment. Part of the goal of the organization is to help rid our atmosphere of carbon...
Feb 17, 2020
In response to Terry Carnes’s letter [“Don’t Chase Them Away,” Letters, February 13]: Those opposed to airport noise are not “fewer than 100”; that may have been the number of...
Feb 17, 2020
I can safely assume that Terry Carnes is a shill for the airport interests, at our omnipresent, dangerous, disruptive nuisance [“Don’t Chase Them Away,” Letters, February 13]. Numerically and geographically...
Feb 17, 2020
I find it incredible that Assemblyman Fred Thiele finds that “it is an over-broad and irrational response to a legitimate exercise of state sovereignty, driven solely by politics,” regarding the...
Feb 17, 2020
Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared “political extortion,” declaring that he will not be bullied, and is now threatening to sue the Trump administration for freezing New Yorkers out of programs...
Feb 17, 2020
Thank you for organizing an important Press Sessions forum on the Town of East Hampton Airport [“Press Sessions Discussion Explores The Future Of The East Hampton Airport,” 27east.com, February 6]....
Feb 11, 2020
Many thanks for covering the Drawdown East End Festival and informing readers of its efforts to implement solutions to address climate change [“Drawdown East End: ‘Ragtag Group’ Targets Climate Change,”...
Feb 11, 2020
I write to you today as a private citizen, not representing any of the organizations with which I work professionally or personally. The Press Sessions event held last week at...
Feb 03, 2020
We live in a world of constrained resources and excessive consumption; unfortunately, too many people seem to be unaware of this crisis or simply do not care, including our local...
Feb 03, 2020
The airport debacle has been going on for years, with the affected residents at the bottom of the list. The hand-wringing of the self-interest proponents is obvious — nary a...
Jan 27, 2020
There is a presidential primary on April 28. The primaries for the other November elections will be on June 23. You can vote in the primaries that match the political...
Jan 27, 2020
Stephen Kotz’s article on Congressman Lee Zeldin was distinctly one-sided [“Zeldin Joins GOP Colleagues In Seeking To Overturn Roe v. Wade,” 27east.com, January 10]. Several pro-abortion individuals and groups were...
Jan 20, 2020
A January 12, 2020, article in the Los Angeles Times summarized why a federal court continued the longline fishing ban off the California coast. Like many other decisions regarding longline...
Jan 20, 2020
Last week’s full-page editorial assault on President Trump and on Congressman Lee Zeldin for supporting him [“An Uncivil War,” Editorial, December 9] bemoans the state of our political discourse, then...
Jan 13, 2020
It’s not surprising that Phil Keith believes the Republicans need more people like John McCain [“Bananas All Around,” Mostly Right, January 9]. Like McCain, Mr. Keith can always be counted...
Jan 13, 2020
Donald Trump has repeatedly proposed to allow Medicare to “negotiate like crazy” on prescription drugs. Now, he is backtracking. Was this all showmanship? He probably realizes that skyrocketing drug prices...
Jan 06, 2020
The commercial fishing industry has recklessly created fisheries depletion and fisheries bycatch, and is a leading contributor to shoreline and ocean pollution. The industry seemingly has no respect for the...
Jan 06, 2020
The December 4 edition of The Press prominently reported on a 1907 local barbaric killing of a female right whale [“Plan Brews To Return Right Whale Skeleton To Amagansett,” 27east.com,...
Dec 16, 2019
On behalf of the East Hampton Chamber of Commerce, a very special thank you to all who participated in and attended the annual Santa Parade and all of the festivities...
Dec 09, 2019
I am a local merchant on the East End and have been since 1985. I resist commenting on political issues, because my customers are a diverse group. Saying A can...
Dec 02, 2019
Regarding your article about the meeting you graciously hosted at Rowdy Hall in East Hampton, “Press Sessions: Revitalizing East Hampton Village” [“Press Sessions: Revitalizing East Hampton Village Involves Music, Sewers,...
Dec 02, 2019
Imagine there being an industry in the area that indiscriminately traps and kills animals that are in the way of them getting their products, that pollutes the ocean and shores...
Dec 02, 2019
What has it come to when we can’t greet customers about to enter our doors with a stuffed animal with a small sign with “Welcome!” on it [“Stuffed Animals Fetch...
Nov 22, 2019
Because I love, enjoy and respect Mother Nature so much, I spend at least two hours a day bicycling along Gerard Drive in Springs. Because of its bucolic surroundings and...
Nov 18, 2019
I fully recognize and appreciate the history and traditions of commercial and recreational fishing on the East End. Generations of fishermen, their families and community members are connected to the...
Nov 11, 2019
How wonderful to read the excellent and informative article by Michael Wright on the return of the alewife run [“Once Nearly Stanched, Ligonee Brook Sees A Run Of Young Alewives,”...
Nov 04, 2019
I generally look to The Press for environmental reporting. A reduction in toxic spraying is always good news [“Reduced Spraying Applauded,” October 31]. Congratulations to the East Hampton Town Trustees...
Nov 04, 2019
There is a substantial volume of worldwide literature pertaining to fisheries’ bycatch. I have read a lot of this literature but never fully realized the disconnect with respect to it...
Nov 04, 2019
Your recent article about what to call our little piece of earth — Springs or The Springs [“Town Edits Old Road Signs,” October 23] — credits Chris Harmon as the...
Oct 28, 2019
To writers sending letters regarding U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin calling for a federal review of the new New York State driver’s license law: Note, it is illegal immigrants — yes,...
Oct 28, 2019
Continuing The Work I am running for reelection as an East Hampton Town Trustee in the November 5 general election. As a Trustee, I have served on multiple committees: Aquaculture,...
Oct 21, 2019
Frivolous Lawsuit To Congressman Lee Zeldin: Thank you very much for the email updates. I am very happy to see that you’re working hard to support issues that are important...
Oct 14, 2019
Common GroundI read with interest Michael Wright’s article about Danish wind farm developer Ørsted’s partnering with a group of Montauk fishermen to secure local dock space for their offshore wind...
Oct 03, 2019
This represents just another example of your pathetic coverage of increasingly dangerous air traffic above the homes of East End residents. How is it that you can document insignificant attempts...
Sep 30, 2019
Affirming his plea for action, rallies by young people all over the world should have inspired any grownup with a heart to work enthusiastically for needed changes. But can we...
Sep 30, 2019
That’s the problem. On the surface, a violent relationship can look just like any other relationship. The abuser is erratic, often apologetic and loving; the victim is ashamed and wants...
Sep 30, 2019
Well, I have one question for you, Park Avenue Perry: Where were you? When Congressman Zeldin was spending four years on active duty, where were you? When Congressman Zeldin was...
Sep 16, 2019
What I found disingenuous about Mr. Gershon’s letter is his feigned concern for veterans and their families, and his outrage at President Trump’s attempts to secure our borders. Border security...
Sep 16, 2019
That question — “What could be the possible harm in doing this the right way?” — refers reasonably to following the usual process of planning, zoning and environmental review that...
Sep 09, 2019
I think it is worth looking at the symptoms of climate change here on the East End. And, perhaps, we can decide what we can and should do. Warmer weather...
Sep 09, 2019
The Department of Environmental Conservation’s mission: “To conserve, improve and protect New York’s natural resources and environment, and to prevent, abate and control water, land and air pollution, in order...
Sep 09, 2019
Trump, operating with his usual disdain for his constitutionally defined role, and unable to force a Democratic House of Representatives to fund his wall, poached nearly half of this year’s...
Sep 09, 2019
Mr. Motz’s failed attempt instead exhibits the meanness and intolerance of today’s left. This intolerance is one of the reasons I left the Democrat Party after the attempted political assassination...
Sep 02, 2019
It is hard to believe that there isn’t enough sun here to replace the carbon-spewing fossil fuels that we now know will soon destroy our environment, unless radically curtailed. But...
Sep 02, 2019
For years, a friend and I have been walking around Gerard Point with our dogs in the early evening, most months of the year. On July 2, we started out...
Aug 30, 2019
As a member of the inaugural group of oyster farmers four years ago, under the direction of John Dunne, who is project director, I strongly support the East Hampton Town...
Aug 16, 2019
In June, I read in this publication that there was a suggestion by East Hampton Town planners to the Town Board to create a traffic circle at the intersection of...
Aug 05, 2019
A Liars’ DebateSo, our president has lied to us more than 10,000 times and uses the expression “fake news.” Let’s see: He must have beaten Obama on the lie situation,...
May 27, 2019
It is with great sadness that the world learned of the death of Jean Vanier on May 7. Vanier, a Canadian who lived in France for most of his adult...
May 27, 2019
I am a resident on Springs-Fireplace Road, since February 1990, and have watched with increasing sadness the steady decline of the area along Springs-Fireplace Road from North Main Street to...
May 20, 2019
I was glad to see Michael Wright’s coverage of the Wainscott Citizens Advisory Committee meeting and Wainscott School Board President David Eagan’s continued—in my view—misguided campaign against any new affordable...
May 16, 2019
For eight years, no new senior center has been built. Third site, and promises made again. In two years will you hear the same come election time? Same old song-and-dance....
Apr 22, 2013
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