Let’s paint a picture of just one of our East End neighbors (Ickenham Limited) consuming 16,418,076 gallons of our precious groundwater to keep their roses in bloom year round [“Water Hogs Of The East End,” Residence, August 4]: Stacked end to end, 16 million-plus standard 1 gallon paint cans would circle the entire planet. At the equator.
A shame meter should be inserted in place of the water meter.
Brian Edwards
Westhampton
I’d like to thank all the participants, volunteers and those who donated to make Little Lucy’s 23rd annual Halloween Pet Parade such a success. It couldn’t have happened without everyone’s participation. I sincerely appreciate Southampton Village Mayor Bill Manger for...
With Election Day on Tuesday, November 5, Southampton will see new and familiar faces among East End officials. Yet one unfortunate constant remains in Southampton Village: an ineffectual administration led by Mayor Bill Manger. Under Manger’s leadership, critical issues like...
I wrote a note to the Southampton Town superintendent of highways concerning the condition of the street I live on, stating that I had recently tripped on rough pavement. Within days, a crew came by to patch the road, and...
On the last Saturday in October, in Southampton Village, I attended the annual Little Lucy’s Halloween Pet Parade at Agawam Park. This event drew hundreds of people to the park (and throughout the village), with their four-legged friends — all dressed...
Your article [“Traffic Solutions Will Require Remaking the South Fork, Experts Say, and May Be Unlikely To Ever Happen,” 27east.com, October 23] should send a message to us, an unambiguous message, loud and clear. Bill Hillman, the county’s chief engineer,...
On Wednesday, October 30, the Mariners Patriot Club at Southampton High School held its 15th annual Appreciation Dinner for our local veterans. The Patriots Club was formed 15 years ago by Christian Westerhoff, a Navy ROTC midshipman and graduate of...
Our East End community was recently shaken by a tragic incident that took a life in an act of domestic violence [“Suspect in Water Mill Murder Committed Suicide in Pennsylvania Police Say,” 27east.com, October 28], bringing an unsettling truth close...
Enough already. Let’s do something about the traffic problem east of the Shinnecock Canal. The other night, at about 6 p.m., I was one of the lucky ones traveling on County Road 39 going east from a shopping trip in...
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