A crowd of about 50 people gathered at the Sag Harbor Firehouse on Monday morning to be trained in the use of Narcan, or naloxone, an effective antidote for opioid overdoses. Suffolk County Sheriff’s Deputy Mohamed Fakhro led the hourlong presentation, which provided attendees with an overview of the ongoing opioid crisis that claimed 387 lives in Suffolk County in 2020. Fakhro said the problem is exacerbated by parents who...
With the Fourth of July on deck, and the national “No Kings” protests occurring recently, it’s worth taking a moment, in partisan times, to remind...
I am a volunteer at Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation, and I see the valuable work they do. The Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, open-admission, no-kill shelter that relies on the generosity of donors to care for the homeless animals in our community. Last year alone, the shelter rescued and found homes for 768 dogs, cats, bunnies and a host of other animals. Southampton Town eliminated the shelter in 2010, and Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation was formed. We...