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Pity the poor horseshoe crab. It is, without question, a survivor almost beyond compare. Consider this: There are fossils of the creature dating back 445...

Gold Stars and Dunce Caps

⭐️ : To Cami Hatch, for reminding everyone why learning to swim and lifeguard training are important. The East Hampton graduate, now a University of...

Landmark Status

At the Sag Harbor Cinema on Saturday, a group of admirers came together to pay tribute to a local legend. Karl Grossman recently retired from...

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Once again, we find ourselves in a battle against overdevelopment [“Three Mile Harbor Road Employer-Owned Workforce Housing Proposal Falters,” 27east.com, December 5]. It boggles my mind that anyone can conceive of approving this proposal. The very reason we live out here is because of the area’s bucolic charm. Is it really worth it to destroy 200-plus-year-old farmland for some ugly, unnecessary condo project? To further burden our already fragile ecosystem and water supply? To create even more congestion, when we...

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Once again, East Quogue residents find themselves at the mercy of “outsiders” whose interests may not align with theirs. Whether it be The Hills, stripped of all developer-proposed amenities beneficial to East Quogue; a plan for an unnecessary convenience store/gas station complex in the middle of town; or now an ill-conceived scheme to build a condominium complex at the Dockers site, one of the most scenic bay-side stretches of Dune Road — crucial decisions about East Quogue that more rightly...

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Denise Gray Meehan

From the Bridge

Fred W. Thiele Jr.

Observations From Long Beach

Karl Grossman

Suffolk Closeup

Marilee Foster

Ground Level

Biddle Duke

This Place

Tom Clavin

The Road Yet Taken

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Flanders Big Duck Is Lit for the Holidays

With the help of Santa and friends, the Flanders Big Duck was lit for the 2025 holiday season. LEE MEYER PHOTOS

'Parade of Lights' Kicks Off Southampton Holiday Season

The annual holiday “Parade of Lights” and tree lighting in Agawam Park ushered in the holiday season in Southampton Village on Saturday evening. Fire and rescue companies from all over...

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New Shinnecock Curriculum Begins in Southampton Elementary Classrooms

'You Are the Present': Pope Leo XIV’s Message Resonates With Local Catholic Youth

Bridgehampton Teachers Work Without Contract, Citing 'Toxic Working Environment'

Doreen Buckley Takes Helm of Tuckahoe Common School District

Westhampton Beach School District Awarded Clean Audit Report

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George L. Degener IV of Quogue Dies November 25

Jean H. Hope of Westhampton Dies November 22

Ruby Barrow, Beloved Former Water Mill Post Office Worker, Dies at 78

A Legacy of Silence, Vision and Art: Robert Wilson Dies at 83

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Repair Project Under Way at Animal Shelter

'West Landing,' Short Documentary Featuring Retired Swimmers, Will Screen at Hamptons International Film Festival

Quilts Made in Aftermath of 9/11 by Quogue School Students Finally Have Their Moment

GoFundMe Campaign Aims To Help Former Bridgehampton Man Who Was a Victim of Hit-and-Run