Three Sag Harbor firefighters were honored on September 27 with bronze medals of valor presented by the Vocational Education and Extension Board of the County of Suffolk for their actions in the early stages of a fire that swept through a house on Spring Lane in Noyac on August 3, 2022, killing two adult sisters whose family had rented the home for a vacation. Former Chief Kevin O’Brien Jr., Ex-Captain...
Life as teenager can be stressful and difficult, filled with angst, uncertainty and anxiety. For many teens today on the East End, those fears and...
Many, many thanks are due to the 16-plus personnel who responded to an emergency call on Eastville Avenue late Thanksgiving afternoon. The time frame must certainly have taken place just as they were about to sit down to dinner. The dedication of the men and women who frequently interrupt their own lives to help out others at a stressful time is truly amazing, and we are fortunate to live in such a caring community. Thank God no one was injured...
It’s exciting to hear that the first of 12 wind turbines has been installed to provide clean energy for eastern Long Island. The turbines will catch the steady breezes 35 miles out, invisible from the beach. While good news, South Fork Wind’s 132 megawatts only put a dent in the 9 gigawatts that New York needs in total. Four major offshore wind projects, totaling slightly over 4 gigawatts of power, were thrown into limbo when the Public Service Commission denied...