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
When Tim Bishop was our congressman, he held numerous town hall meetings with his constituents. They were raucous affairs. Those were the days of the Tea Party, and its members were outraged that the federal government was expanding health care insurance to millions of Americans. And they let Congressman Bishop know it. Usually loudly and sometimes rudely. They seemed unmoved that thousands of their fellow Americans were being driven to bankruptcy by medical debt. They were unconcerned that thousands were dying prematurely due to their lack of access to affordable health care. Many I spoke to seemed more worried that ...
7 Jul 2025 by Staff Writer
American history is beneath your feet, in archaeological sites of all sizes across Long Island. Such sites represent a cultural snapshot, an opportunity to stop for a moment and contemplate the generations that stood on that same ground, leaving not only their material footprint behind but also the convictions that affect our culture today. These places hold, within their parameters, a moment in time. Few of us, in Sag Harbor now, experience a shared past, having come from all parts of the world, traditions and societies; yet, choosing to be here, we now share a culture. Sag Harbor embodies a ...
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I would like to express my sincere appreciation and gratitude to the police department of Sag Harbor and the traffic control officers. I needed to get to the post office and had forgotten my own golden rule to never leave home during peak summer months. The traffic was so intense, in fact, like midtown Manhattan, and it took 45 minutes of searching to even find a parking spot. I rejoiced to find any space at all — but after my errands couldn’t remember where that spot was. It was the worst day to be stranded in the 95-plus-degree heat wave, ...
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The editorial dunce cap for “creeping authoritarianism” [“Gold Stars and Dunce Caps,” Editorial, July 3] awarded to the president for his anger at the deliberate leak of a premature intelligence assessment by an individual acting solely out of malice in an attempt to discredit the administration’s recent outstanding U.S. military action in Iran: It certainly was in stark contrast to Joe Biden’s management of our withdrawal from Afghanistan that cost 13 Marines their lives and bore witness to an America that no longer would be held in respect for its ability to project power. The leak was a political stunt ...
6 Jul 2025 by Staff Writer
Magic acts are based on illusion and distraction. The audience is looking at the fancy handwork while things appear and disappear. Just so have the MAGA Republicans fooled the majority of their base. Being woke is the distraction — women who have abortions, people who are transgender, or gay, or pro-Palestinian, or illegal immigrants, or whatever else are the root of our problems. Mired in economic despair, people are somehow made to feel that massively wealthy people are their kin, not immigrants desperate for food and a roof over their heads. Here in the Hamptons, as in the bowels of ...
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After reading John Avlon’s “Viewpoint” [“Frustrated? Here Are Three Things You Can Do,” Opinion, July 3], Suffolk County was so right in not electing a candidate who projects misery, because the American voters see things differently than he does. Democrats seem to think democracy only works if they win — otherwise, its called fascism. John, you and the Democratic Party are not victims. The Democratic Party is dead in America. The fact that the Democratic Party elected a communist in New York City to represent the party is the cherry on top. America is not about free stuff — it’s ...
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GOLD STAR: To the Group for the East End, for continuing efforts to bolster the osprey population on the East End, one of the greatest conservation success stories. The Group has worked for more than 30 years to help the raptor’s recovery and has been assisted by The Nature Conservancy, Eastern Long Island Audubon, North Fork Audubon, and Seatuck Environmental Association, among other groups. Likewise, credit to PSEG Long Island for a proactive effort to protect utility poles while providing nesting opportunities and relocating nests when necessary. The fish hawk was an endangered species in New York State in the ...
2 Jul 2025 by Editorial Board
Why don’t we have “inter”-village ferries, similar to the Amalfi Coast, that run along our bays and can port at each village? Imagine the reduction of summer traffic if you could ride in a great ferry from Southampton or Sag Harbor all the way to Montauk, making stops in each village? Or having a dedicated line per stop, like our Fire Island neighbor? Hmmmmm. Carol Scott Sag Harbor
30 Jun 2025 by Staff Writer
President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” includes provisions to reduce Medicaid recipients and spending. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office was asked to review those provisions, and these are two key findings: • The number of people without health insurance will increase by 7.8 million by 2034. (Note: Other analysts project many more losing health care coverage, but I’ll use the conservative estimate.) • The total amount of Medicaid spending by 2034, compared to current Medicaid rules, would be reduced by $125.2 billion. Yet, in Congressman Nick LaLota’s recent newsletter, he claims that it is a lie to assert that ...
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As we approach July Fourth, let’s remember that America has suffered through dark and divisive times before. It appears as if we are there again. While there are always those who capitulate, our history shows that we remember those Americans who exhibit the will and courage to fight back. Most recently, Columbia University conceded when the Trump administration made unreasonable and unlawful demands of them. Harvard didn’t — they sued. Law firm Paul Weiss immediately consented to the unlawful and unreasonable demands by the Trump administration. Law firm Perkins Coie did not — they sued. Miles Taylor, an employee during ...
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