Stay In Your LaneHigh school student-athletes hear a lot about the principles of sportsmanship. The Educational Framework for Athletics, which is promoted by Section XI, the governing body of high school sports in Suffolk County, provides a set of guidelines to “help schools...
Pay AttentionAs promised, Sag Harbor Village Mayor Jim Larocca this week shared a new draft plan for proposed changes in zoning along the village’s waterfront. For those who have anxiously been watching as real estate in downtown Sag Harbor has changed...
One By OneAs East End towns and villages seek to preserve their character by protecting 18th and 19th century houses from demolition and deterioration, many other contributing homes, especially those that lie outside of a designated historic district, often go overlooked. Early...
The First StepPersistence is a virtue, and it’s impossible to foresee the way political tumblers will fall into place and suddenly unlock. That’s an oversimplification — it’s possible that Andrew Cuomo might have been swayed by the changes State Assemblyman Fred W....
Both Sides WinAll politics is local, the adage goes, but the same can’t be said for news. There are layers, from international all the way to school boards. And never has there been so much access, so many outlets, a veritable fire...
A Transformative FigureWhen Catherine Creedon was hired as the director of the John Jermain Memorial Library almost 15 years ago, the library was at a crossroads. The historic Greek Revival building, designed by Augustus N. Allen and built in 1910 with funding...
An Ideal ChoiceThere’s a word for what’s driving the desire to relocate a historic windmill from the campus of Stony Brook Southampton back to its original home in Southampton Village: “covet.” It really is that simple: A group of good-hearted residents regrets...
A Small StepClimate change denial still exists, but only on the fringes, especially after a couple of years of wildfires, melting glaciers and powerful storm events have driven home the message that not only are its effects coming, they’re already here. Still,...
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Staff Writer on Mar 16, 2021