The Way BackThe overturning of Roe v. Wade, which has established federal protection of basic abortion rights for women for a half century, was no less a bombshell even though everyone saw it coming. For anti-abortion activists, it’s a moment many of...
Freedom Has ArrivedOn June 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in the port city of Galveston, Texas, to share news of the Emancipation Proclamation, announcing that all enslaved people were free. While the news was welcomed by many, it arrived a bit late...
Hope FloatsThe struggles of environmentalists — both professionals and those citizens who are propelled into action out of an internal desire to save the planet — must seem daunting at times, given the ever-growing crises surrounding climate change, new species of...
Give It A ChanceWithin moments of the news breaking that a developer had filed plans with the Village of Sag Harbor for a 79-unit affordable housing development, with retail on the ground floor, spread over a cluster of residential and commercial properties behind...
Less Than NothingMaking progress is better than getting nothing done, and it’s important to keep that in mind, but the conclusion is inescapable: Our lawmakers’ response to gun violence — massacres — is woefully inadequate. The National Rifle Association learned after the...
For North Haven MayorElections bring surprises, and perhaps this season’s biggest shocker was that the most hotly contested race among the South Fork’s villages would be in tiny North Haven Village, with fewer than 900 residents and less than 3 square miles. Mayor...
For Southampton Village BoardSouthampton Village has two seats on the Village Board up for grabs, and the campaign this time around, despite the fact that four candidates are involved, hasn’t had the level of acrimony seen in recent elections, nor has there been...
Land, Air And WaterSag Harbor Village has found itself at a literal crossroads — in three dimensions. As Blade, and other seaplane services, eye the village as an alternative to East Hampton Airport should the town succeed in restricting helicopter flights from Manhattan,...
Bringing Them HomeThe Shinnecock Graves Protection Warrior Society has made tremendous strides in the past few years in protecting ancient burial sites in Shinnecock Hills and repatriating the remains of Shinnecock ancestors from museums, universities and the private collections of archaeologists. But...
Staff Writer on Jul 14, 2020