Out of the ShadowsIn recent months, a completely anonymous group began a high-profile smear campaign targeting the East Hampton Town Board. In a series of ads in this and other local publications, and online, “Stop the East Hampton Town Board” — that’s all...
Broad SupportIt’s rare to see a large group of people in Sag Harbor agree on most anything, but last Tuesday, at Southampton Town Hall, more than two dozen speakers came out to support the town’s involvement in preserving the Sag Harbor...
No Small VictoryRemember the hole in the ozone layer? Some smug anti-environmentalists have been known to cite the concern in the 1980s as an example of how science creates terrifying scenarios from time to time that get lots of media attention, only...
Change With the TimesThe innovative Community Preservation Fund began collecting revenue to preserve land in the five East End towns in 1999. It was a very different time: DVD players were just starting to overtake VHS tapes. Napster downloads were challenging the music...
Kelp Us Kelp YouKelp farming has exponential benefits, both environmental and economic — which is why so many heads were shaking in disbelief last month when Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed legislation that would have permitted seaweed growers to lease state-owned underwater lands. Cultivating...
Breaking the SilenceSilence is powerful. In some instances, it can be more pointed, more evocative, than the most eloquent verse, or the loudest shouts. But there’s one instance when silence is devastating for one side, necessary for the other: instances of sexual...
Safety Must Come FirstIt’s looking more and more like the Wainscott neighbors of the Maidstone Gun Club, on East Hampton Airport property, were correct that errant bullets shot by gun enthusiasts and members of the club were escaping the confines of the shooting...
Our 2023 Wish ListThe new year is typically seen as a time of renewal. A time when we, individually or collectively, take stock of where we are and look to the coming months as an opportunity to commit — or recommit — to...
Staff Writer on Jan 25, 2022