A Fresh Start?On Saturday, Sag Harbor residents, activists and government officials, including members of the Village Board, sat inside Bay Street Theater — the first live audience the theater had hosted in 410 days as a result of the COVID-19 virus pandemic....
Best Of Both WorldsAs the East End slowly pokes its head out of the confines of the pandemic — with infection rates down, a growing number of people being vaccinated and the state easing restrictions on businesses — things are beginning to feel...
A Must-Pass BillThe septic improvement programs run by Suffolk County and the towns of East Hampton and Southampton were never supposed to lead to tax liabilities for the recipients of grants and reimbursements. Nonetheless, homeowners who were trying to do right by...
A Moment Of HopeA historic moment isn’t experienced in the same way by everyone — its impact differs by community, by gender and race, by economics, by geography. But the power, the significance, reaches us all in some way — it’s felt by...
All Ticked OffSouthampton Town officials have dropped the ball when it comes to Iron Point Park in Flanders. The park is nearly inaccessible due to poor road conditions and a constantly flooding entrance. Residents feel unsafe going to the park because of...
Uncap ItNot only is New York State a high-tax state — something that is felt acutely on Long Island — it is also the biggest donor state in the nation. New York gets back just 91 cents in federal spending for...
Sad FireworksRarely does a single meeting — in fact, a single exchange at a single meeting — require as much unpacking as does the April 8 Southampton Village Board meeting, where a vote related to Police Chief Thomas Cummings’s new contract...
Keep It PassiveCilli Farm in Sag Harbor has remained untouched since it was preserved in 2000 in a joint effort by the Village of Sag Harbor, Southampton Town and Suffolk County. At the time, the effort to preserve the 9-acre parcel had...
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Staff Writer on Nov 19, 2019