When the Sag Harbor Village Board of Trustees adopted a new policy earlier this year limiting public comment to the end of its monthly meeting — after board members have... more
The iconic “Jaws” poster by artist Roger Kastel was not based on a great white shark, but rather a shortfin mako head that Kastel studied at the American Museum of Natural History, where the specimen remains today. Looking back on the artistic choice 50 years after the film first thrashed into theaters, it’s hard to second-guess it. The image is chilling, menacing and easily the most instantly recognizable film poster in cinema history. But the poster, depicting a larger-than-life shark lunging upward, toothy mouth open, toward a woman doing the freestyle stroke, is also one of the ways that “Jaws” ...
16 Jul 2025 by Editorial Board
I was surprised to see Nick LaLota so full of praise for a hard-won fight over the SALT increase [“LaLota Votes for Spending Compromise That Raises SALT Cap, but Only for Five Years,” 27east.com, July 3]. His “hard no” was very short-lived. Instead, he got a four-year increase. In your piece, he highlights that a family earning $250,000 will get $5,000 more back in taxes — but that amount will be a whole lot less for a couple earning under $100,000. And remember that in five years it will be eliminated again. Balance that against the thousands of families who ...
15 Jul 2025 by Staff Writer
The problem with stupid people is that they’re too stupid to know how stupid they are. Example: Donald Trump. Benjamin Netanyahu saw a useful fool in Trump from a mile away when he first engaged with Trump, and he knew early on that if he complimented him and appealed to his enormous ego that Trump would eventually do anything Netanyahu wanted him to do. Netanyahu, who has sullied Israel’s reputation and turned it into a war criminal state with his savage butchery in Gaza, was able to get Trump to bomb Iran, an extremely provocative move that will make all ...
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Regarding “LaLota Votes for Spending Compromise That Raises SALT Cap, but Only for Five Years” [27east.com, July 3]: People should be aware of exactly how deceptive Nick LaLota’s description of success is, and that the deception is clearly deliberate. I received Mr. LaLota’s press releases about the SALT cap. At the very bottom of the page, in nearly unreadable, tiny, very light italic-style script were the full details of the scenario that gives a $5,100 savings: a couple earning $250,000 who pay $18,000 in taxes, $12,000 in mortgage interest and donate $4,600. This scenario applies only to those in the ...
by Staff Writer
The amazing part of The Express News Group is that it continues to carry water for the Democratic Party despite what it’s done to America and the American people. The present-day Democratic Party is left, socialist-leaning and antisemitic — and yet the newspapers endorse manifestations that inherently support such a premise. Not once did this paper criticize the Biden administration for spending trillions of dollars that led to a 19 percent cumulative inflation rate. I guess spending billions of dollars of nonsense that adds nothing to the productivity of America, as long as it goes to the “woke” call of ...
by Staff Writer
From John Green’s novel “Looking for Alaska”: “People were created to be loved. Things were created to be used. The reason why the world is in chaos is because things are being loved and people are being used.” Still here. Joe Karpinski Amagansett
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Congratulations to our local radio hosts Gary Sapiane and Bill Evans of radio station WLNG. They have just been inducted into the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame. I only can say that it’s about time they were recognized. I’ve let them into my home for decades and decades. Having gone through several hurricanes, major snowstorms or other life-changing events since 1963, they have been our lifeline. I also love winning the giveaways. Their new DJs and format have changed their sound, yet remained the same. “Lunch on the Deck” with Jessica Ambrose and Bill Evans is very entertaining, ...
by Staff Writer
When my children (12, 9) ask about politics, our discussion often begins with a question: What do you value? Kindness is big for them. Also, trust. Fairness. Music (in general), Dylan and Swift (in particular). Lately, “being heard” is trending hard in our household. My kids value the ability to speak without being interrupted. (Although listening without interrupting remains a work in progress. For us all.) Makes sense. Attention, Simone Weil said, is the rarest and purest form of generosity. My kids bloom under the full sun of my undivided attention. (I ignore them at our peril; they wilt in ...
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I frequently find myself in agreement with letter writer Amy Paradise, but Ms. Paradise’s letter in the July 3 Southampton Press, “Time for Change,” requires a response from this Democrat. About the successful “No Kings” rallies held across America on June 14, Ms. Paradise writes, “It seems important to me that it be clearly understood that the ‘No Kings’ protest was not organized or supported by either party.” She gives credit to the grassroots group Indivisible, and others. Yes, Indivisible and a coalition of about 200 other pro-democracy groups organized one heck of a successful multi-site, nationwide “No Kings” protest. ...
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I am writing in opposition to Joan Tutt’s endorsement of S-8731, which would keep the windmill locked away on the campus of Stony Brook Southampton [“Windmill News,” Letters, June 26]. There are many reasons for its return to the village where it was built on Windmill Lane. It served as an economic resource for local farmers to mill corn and wheat. The mill was then relocated to its present site to continue commercial milling operations. Several other commercial enterprises used it until the 1898 construction of Grosvenor Atterbury’s home for the Claflin family, where it was then used as a ...
14 Jul 2025 by Staff Writer
