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Sag Harbor’s Legacy of Local Journalism Told Through the Story of The Express

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The former editor and publisher of The Sag Harbor Express, Bryan Boyhan, discusses the paper's history at the Sag Harbor Historical Museum, as the current publishers, Kathryn and Gavin Menu, look on. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

The former editor and publisher of The Sag Harbor Express, Bryan Boyhan, discusses the paper's history at the Sag Harbor Historical Museum, as the current publishers, Kathryn and Gavin Menu, look on. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

authorStephen J. Kotz on Jul 28, 2025
Sag Harbor, which had its first newspaper shortly after the Revolutionary War and was supporting three papers in the early 20th century, “is the cradle of journalism on Long Island,”... more

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