In Their Footsteps“To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born,” the Roman philosopher and statesman Cicero said, “is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our...
Take a ShotWhile it may feel to a majority of the population that the long nightmare that was the COVID-19 pandemic is over, the disease continued to rear its head this summer with a spike in infection rates and increased hospitalization numbers...
Rare OpportunityGiven the region’s continuing affordable housing crisis — home prices are still reasonable for wealthy Manhattan part-timers who are in the market but are well beyond the reach of most working families looking for their one and only residence, and...
Gold Stars and Dunce CapsGOLD STAR To the Southampton School District, for recognizing its demographic make-up and creating a world language program that helps mirror it. Students who are not native English speakers are typically treated as a problem to be dealt with in...
A Postcard for HochulGovernor Kathy Hochul recently spent some quality time on the South Fork. She was in Montauk on August 16 to celebrate the completion of a three-year renovation of the historic Montauk Point Lighthouse, built in 1797, and an extensive effort...
The Gift HorseIn making his presentation to the Southampton Village Board last week, outlining an ambitious plan to add grand public gardens as an expansion of Agawam Park in exchange for closing Pond Lane to vehicular traffic, Robert Giuffra, who heads the...
Arts Abound This SummerWhen it comes to the East End arts scene, by all appearances it would seem that we are largely out of the woods and over the hump in terms of the COVID-19 shutdowns that wreaked havoc among our local nonprofit...
On With the ShowPatrons and passersby of the Regal UA Theater in Hampton Bays in recent weeks may have seen a glimmer of hope: a liquor license application pasted in the window of the theater. It means the theater has no intention of...
Staff Writer on Dec 1, 2021