Parents, essential workers, young professionals, business owners, seniors and community leaders across Long Island agree that our antiquated model for creating community housing has failed us and that we need...
Mar 20, 2023
At the recent meeting of the North Sea Citizens Advisory Committee, members discussed Suffolk County’s proposal to use the remaining 11-foot right-of-way on County Road 39 to provide pedestrian sidewalks...
Mar 20, 2023
The proposed buildings on an agricultural reserve at 625 Butter Lane in Bridgehampton contain a gross misrepresentation that, if not rejected, will set a precedent with dire consequences for Southampton...
Mar 20, 2023
I have been recently apprised of the sidewalk project proposed for the west end of County Road 39 [“Sidewalk Construction Will Mean Regular Lane Closures for Two Years on County...
Mar 20, 2023
Just as Jay Schneiderman’s contempt for the public was apparent when the Nelson Pope Voorhis contract failed to delete comments that revealed the town’s intent to disparage opposition as NIMBY-ism,...
Mar 20, 2023
The Suffolk County Public Works Department is proposing a $9.6 million sidewalk plan for the north and south sides of County Road 39 in Southampton [“Sidewalk Construction Will Mean Regular...
Mar 20, 2023
The issue of accommodating housing requirements for our young working families has got me thinking. Michael Daly [“Housing Pickle,” Letters, March 9] raised some good points in his discussion of...
Mar 20, 2023
I agree with Steven Welch [“Fix Was In,” Letters, March 16]: The closing of Somerset Avenue represents homeowners who want the services of workers who come from west but punish...
Mar 20, 2023
On Monday, The Express News Group began posting Letters to the Editor on 27east.com that will appear in that week’s paper. One letter, by former Southampton Town Democratic Committee treasurer...
Mar 20, 2023
Timothy E. McCarthy is totally correct [“A Huge Mistake,” Letters, March 16]: The county is building a sidewalk to nowhere. The road floods badly, and that should be addressed before...
Mar 20, 2023
The 27east.com article regarding a proposed pedestrian bridge over Sunrise Highway from Spinney Road [“Highway Superintendent Envisions ‘Bridging the Gap’ With Trail Bridge Over Sunrise Highway in East Quogue,” 27east.com,...
Mar 20, 2023
Wanted to say thank you to the committee, the village and everyone else for coming out on Saturday, March 11, for the annual Westhampton Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The...
Mar 20, 2023
I’d like to take this time to thank everyone for their kind words, thoughts and even prayers during our final weeks and days of closing our business. It was very...
Mar 13, 2023
For the second consecutive year, I’ve filed a grievance complaint with Southampton Village concerning the assessed value of my property — and for the second consecutive year, I have received...
Mar 13, 2023
I’ve written about how complex it is to build anything other than a single-family home on the East End. Anyone can build a six-bedroom house with an uncontested (as-of-right) permit...
Mar 13, 2023
What is Southampton Town Board foisting on us Hampton Bays residents? They resolve to develop the Bel-Aire Cove Motel property with living space when the Suffolk County Planning Commission recommends...
Mar 13, 2023
Hampton Bays is one of the best places on Long Island to paddle a canoe, kayak, prone board or stand-up paddleboard, or to row a boat. There are a few...
Mar 13, 2023
Kudos to The Express News Group for the excellent commentary “Time To Listen” [Editorial, March 9], which addresses the commercial redevelopment plan sponsored by Supervisor Jay Schneiderman for the former...
Mar 13, 2023
As a retired CPA, it makes my blood boil when Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman tries to explain the alleged property tax benefits to validate his weak arguments about his...
Mar 13, 2023
Who exactly is Michael Daly speaking to, for and about in his latest shared “take” [“Community or Commodity,” Letters, March 9]? Pronouns, it has come to pass, are significant, symbolic...
Mar 13, 2023
I don’t live in Hampton Bays, so, reading The Press recently, I couldn’t help but laugh as I asked myself, “Does the Town Board actually hate Hampton Bays?” Hampton Bays,...
Mar 13, 2023
Indubitably, my reproductive years are long past; however, my views on this subject are representative of a lot of humans, including men. I am not generally one who broadcasts her...
Mar 13, 2023
What are Steve Bellone and Suffolk County thinking? With the construction of sidewalks on the north side of County Road 39 [“Sidewalk Construction Will Mean Regular Lane Closures for Two...
Mar 13, 2023
In a recent letter, Dick Sheehan describes two local situations in which Westhampton Beach Mayor Maria Moore listened carefully to him, followed up and reported back [“Moore Praise,” Letters, March...
Mar 13, 2023
Margaret Meade has been credited with this quote: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever...
Mar 13, 2023
We, as residents of Long Island, have made many mistakes over the years by developing wetlands, causing damage to both ground and surface water, and marine life. Locally, at the...
Mar 13, 2023
On March 9, a sign went up on Somerset Avenue restricting right turns onto Hill Street during the evening rush hour — even though a public hearing to discuss the...
Mar 13, 2023
The future use of the former Bel-Aire Cove Motel property hangs in the balance. Will Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman hear his constituents, or will he continue to be deaf to...
Mar 13, 2023
I was surprised that the lawsuit brought by environmentalists against the golf course resort in East Quogue (known as the Lewis Road Planned Residential Development) was dismissed for lack of...
Mar 06, 2023
I strongly disapprove of reckless drivers disobeying the rules of the road. How dangerous it is and how disconcerting to brake for cars abruptly pulling into moving traffic from side...
Mar 06, 2023
While I can certainly appreciate the “thrill of the hunt” for those who engage in the sport, I am somewhat taken aback by the decision by the State Department of...
Mar 06, 2023
Last week, I shared my take on several significant zoning and market changes that have contributed to the shortage of homes for local working class residents on the East End....
Mar 06, 2023
The effort underway in Southampton Village Hall to prohibit the afternoon commuter traffic from accessing Hill Street from the Somerset Avenue neighborhood has segued into an areawide plan that will...
Mar 06, 2023
Once I announced my intention to be the candidate for Suffolk County Legislature to replace Bridget Fleming, the outpouring of support has been humbling. As a lifelong East Hampton Town...
Mar 06, 2023
So I have drawn the response I expected to my challenge of the climate alarmists. Fine. Let’s have the conversation. At the very least, it will offer more diversity in...
Mar 06, 2023
A few years ago, I wrote to the editor of The Southampton Press regarding co-op maintenance increases. After selling my co-op, I’ve been out browsing. I asked one unit’s broker...
Mar 06, 2023
Congratulations to Mark Schulte [“Making a Village,” Letters, February 23] for his excellent and historically accurate Letter to the Editor concerning our Quogue Village’s recent and rare bond rating elevation...
Mar 06, 2023
The recent Letters to the Editor decrying the development plans proposed for the Bel-Aire Cove Motel site are not to be ignored. They present strong arguments as to why the...
Mar 06, 2023
I stopped writing letters because I got tired of reading the negativity in all of them, including mine. May I ask you to print this first in the series (I...
Mar 06, 2023
I would like to share my very favorable experiences with Maria Moore, who is the mayor of Westhampton Beach. As you may know, she is running for the position of...
Mar 06, 2023
In the March 2 edition, two Letters to the Editor, written by Marion Boden [“Listen to the People”], and by Jose Reyes [“No Baton”], really highlighted the problems existing with...
Mar 06, 2023
I wish good luck and wide appeal to the Plain Sight Project and their documentary film, “Forgotten Founders: David Hempstead Sr.” [“‘Forgetting To Remember’: Exhibition Shines Light on Stories of...
Mar 06, 2023
Despite Jay Schneiderman’s desires and insistence [“Eyeing Bel-Aire Cove Potential Redevelopment in Hampton Bays, Projects Narrowed to Two by Southampton Town Officials,” 27east.com, February 21], the Bel-Aire Motel conversion to...
Feb 28, 2023
I was angry and annoyed to read the article about Legislator Bridget Fleming not seeking reelection to the Suffolk County Legislature [“Fleming Will Not Seek Reelection to County Legislature, Endorses...
Feb 28, 2023
The anniversary of the Ukraine war has arrived, with tens of thousands of their citizens dead at the hands of the brutal attacks by Vladimir Putin’s Russia. It has been...
Feb 28, 2023
Mark Twain said, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, (expletive) lies and statistics.” I believe that the origin of the statement is uncertain, but I think I saw it...
Feb 28, 2023
Who are they? Do you really know them? They graduate from the prestigious schools. They think that they know everything. Their vocabulary is rich and flowery. They are masters of...
Feb 28, 2023
It is important for all residents to understand that a community composting program’s success is dependent on the participation of all restaurants, organizations or businesses that produce food scraps, in...
Feb 28, 2023
It’s been said that Rome wasn’t built in a day — but the Colosseum went up faster than the Bel-Aire Cove Motel is going down. There shouldn’t be any blight...
Feb 28, 2023
The current debate on the future of U.S. aid to Ukraine centers on what the cost has been to the American taxpayer. The struggle that Ukrainians are having with a...
Feb 28, 2023
If Hampton Bays residents are not outraged by Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman’s disrespect of them, they are not current with what’s going on regarding the Bel-Aire Motel site. There...
Feb 28, 2023
Assemblyman Fred Thiele has long been one of the strongest and most effective advocates for change and improvement of life on the East End, but his condemnation last week of...
Feb 28, 2023
The Southampton Town Board is currently considering a request from the Sag Harbor School District for $6 million in Community Preservation Fund revenue to help acquire several lots on Marsden...
Feb 28, 2023
I have always been a fan of our local newspaper, The Southampton Press, a local newsgroup that has been awarded numerous prestigious editorial awards over the years. Weekly, I turn...
Feb 28, 2023
Nearly all of us recognize that we are in an affordable housing crisis. That’s evident at every Express Sessions event held in recent years. It’s evident by “Help Wanted” signs...
Feb 28, 2023
Almost weekly, my hair bursts into flames at the sight of letters to you about climate change and much else, spewing absolute, dangerous falsehoods. There was a choice one last...
Feb 28, 2023
Has anyone noticed that the tone of Southampton has changed? Not the one evidenced by loud noise, aggressively dangerous driving, arrogance, the never-ending pulsation of speakers, popup shops and slobs....
Feb 27, 2023
Absent matters of national security, no American should be constrained from exercising the First Amendment privilege and protection that is their birthright. Nor ever be bureaucratically bullied into signing away...
Feb 21, 2023
I recently drove by the vacated building that used to be Schmidt’s for the umpteenth time in the last few months. I miss that place, as I miss the now...
Feb 21, 2023
James Ewing’s alarming letter regarding the negative effect of the current practices of land development on organic life couldn’t be more pressing [“Goals for the Garden,” Letters, February 9]. Increasingly,...
Feb 20, 2023
Garbage disposal is a growing problem on Long Island. The residents of the Town of Southampton alone produce on average 400,000 pounds of municipal solid waste every day, all of...
Feb 20, 2023
I was struck by the opening remarks in Cailin Riley’s piece titled “Fossil Fuel Ban Proposed” [Residence, February 2]. She begins with: “Over the past few years, climate change has...
Feb 20, 2023
As mayor of North Haven Village since the summer of last year, I have entered, wide-eyed, life in a municipality after all my adult life in the corporate world. In...
Feb 20, 2023
The recent article on Somerset and Bishop residents was interesting [“Traffic Study Recommendations Shared at Most Recent Southampton Village Board Meeting; Residents Frustrated at Return of Somerset Barrier,” 27east.com, February...
Feb 20, 2023
The new three-mile hiking trail from Red Creek Park to Squires Pond and back is impressive. A group of about 75 people hiked it today, Sunday, February 12. It took...
Feb 13, 2023
(A Love Letter to Poets Rising) Why must I write? Lest I’m contrite. Without my writing, Sadness, sulking and crying. Every attempt to speak, My ideas fail to peak, Words...
Feb 13, 2023
It was not surprising to see the recent announcement that the Village of Quogue had received a Triple-A bond rating from Moody’s Investor Service, given the village’s excellent governance, currently,...
Feb 13, 2023
Government serves for the governed. The Southampton Village administration has lost the trust of those they serve, which has resulted in large legal expenses [“Southampton Village’s Legal Costs Mount; Mayor...
Feb 13, 2023
Notwithstanding Larry Penny’s speculation in his February 9 column, titled “Energy Needs and Whales,” that recent occurrences of dead whales washing up on northeastern Atlantic shores are the result of...
Feb 13, 2023
Your February 9 editorial [“The Green Catch”] alludes to Governor Kathy Hochul’s “ambitious but necessary proposals to phase out fossil fuel-powered heating and cooking appliances in new homes, and to...
Feb 13, 2023
I would like to respond to Brett Shevack’s letter regarding illegal rentals [“Time Bomb,” Letters, February 9]. I will skip some of the horrific details, other than to say that...
Feb 13, 2023
I returned home from a week of business travel and, the next morning, ventured out on my six-mile walk. Heading south on Magee Street from Hubbard, I was disappointed to...
Feb 13, 2023
The February 9 print edition of the Western Edition of The Southampton Press included an article regarding the ongoing development of the Westhampton Beach School District’s 2023-24 budget. The headline...
Feb 13, 2023
Sidney Poitier was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. One of...
Feb 13, 2023
By now we all know that our beloved bay scallops are in big trouble, dying off and not recovering. The January 26 article in The Sag Harbor Express, “Warming Waters...
Feb 08, 2023
Thank you for your editorial “Bait and Switch” [January 19]. I was at the meeting where the Liberty Gardens housing complex was introduced. What I heard from Ralph Fasano: He...
Feb 08, 2023
We have owned our home in Bridgehampton for many years and became full-time residents last April. Over the years, we have rented our home periodically, but only after applying and...
Feb 08, 2023
About 95 percent of the U.S. land mass has been subject to human development of some kind. About 5 percent remains “pristine.” Man is now the primary intelligence responsible for...
Feb 08, 2023
I received in my mailbox a notice that someone is asking to build six residences off Halsey Avenue here in our village. I have no immediate objection, but I am...
Feb 07, 2023
I never thought I would say that I was happy about being defeated in the last village election, but I must admit that it might have helped me, this time...
Feb 07, 2023
I just attempted to order my high-strength reading glasses on Amazon, as I have done for over 15 years. I was surprised and angered when my order of five pairs...
Jan 30, 2023
I attended Ralph Fasano’s first meeting at Rogers Memorial Library when he proposed this housing. He did, in fact, state that this was affordable rentals for the working class. I...
Jan 30, 2023
I am an unusual woman, in that I am not much of a shopper, but I love clothes. Which is why finding Debbie Ohana and DeeJay’s decades ago was a...
Jan 30, 2023
A group of environmentally aware Hamptonites are again making an effort to encourage the Parrish Art Museum to install solar panels on the museum’s iconic roof. Such an enormous institution...
Jan 30, 2023
Truth be told, these guys are shameless. Foremost, Ralph Fasano tantrumming about “deficient reporting and bias” [“Biased Reporting,” Letters, January 26]. In 2018, on the first leg of his development...
Jan 30, 2023
On Tuesday, January 24, I attended a Southampton Village Board meeting where the trustees again acted like peevish children, ruthlessly attacking the mayor when they should be working on the...
Jan 30, 2023
Your recent article about the “heavy lifting” that will now have to be performed to get the Community Housing Fund up and running is of great interest [“Thiele Schools Towns,...
Jan 30, 2023
At the latest Southampton Village Board work session, we learned that we have nearly exhausted our budget for legal expenses for the current fiscal year, with more than four months...
Jan 30, 2023
Invitations to the Hampton Bays Civic Association meeting this week announce that the association has established several committees to discover the community’s need for action in areas such as sewers,...
Jan 30, 2023
My attention is normally more focused on national politics, but I find myself drawn into the local crusade to return our electrical utility back to home rule, so to speak...
Jan 30, 2023
The proposal for affordable housing on County Road 39 is outrageous and dangerous. Board members and town officials were elected to protect and preserve the integrity of Southampton Town. Are...
Jan 30, 2023
I want to congratulate our new Southampton Village Ocean Rescue officers: Chief Alexandra King, 1st Assistant Chief Joshua Belury and 2nd Assistant Chief Vincent McGann. I also would like to...
Jan 23, 2023
As Mike Anthony demonstrates in his recent letter [“Focus on Climate,” Letters, January 19], the Express News Group does our community a great service with its close and continuing attention...
Jan 23, 2023
I had turned off the television to get away from the constant fighting in Washington and decided to take my time with the digital edition of The Southampton Press. And...
Jan 23, 2023
The following is my understanding of the timeline around nominating a candidate for Southampton Village provisional chief of police. At the December meeting, where the Southampton Village Board selected the...
Jan 23, 2023
Are you aware that neonicotinoids, or “neonics,” are dangerous neurotoxic pesticides linked to massive bee and insect losses throughout the world, which also affect our food supply, our water supply...
Jan 23, 2023
It is heartening to see The Press move from wish-filled hopes for workforce housing to a near indictment of “Liberty Gardens,” which was presented and promoted as local workforce housing...
Jan 23, 2023
Your editorial [“Bait and Switch,” January 19] is replete with misinformation regarding Concern Housing’s proposed affordable housing development in Southampton. When a Southampton official asked us in 2017 to consider...
Jan 23, 2023
Traffic on the East End is an ongoing issue that is going to demand creative ideas to ease the throng of vehicles. The biggest problem is probably the morning/evening trade...
Jan 23, 2023
This is in reference to the article dated January 18 concerning the impact of East Hampton Airport closures on Montauk [“Airport Impact Analysis Should Put Magnifying Glass to Montauk, Residents...
Jan 23, 2023
It was Bay Street Theater’s hope that 2023 would see the launch of a campaign to support the generous development plans of “Friends of Bay Street,” which had acquired 22...
Jan 23, 2023
While I often look to your editorials for insights that represent what’s best for our greater community, I was taken aback by your recent editorial “Bait and Switch” [January 19]....
Jan 23, 2023
Southampton Village governance is a mess, and residents of the village deserve better. The recent police chief debacle — the latest example of poor personnel decisions — is the straw...
Jan 23, 2023
Thank you for that eye-opening editorial this week [“Bait and Switch,” January 19]. Developers have cleverly led people to believe that this project would benefit local people in need of...
Jan 23, 2023
On Thursday, January 12, I attended a Southampton Village Board of Trustees meeting to comment on the village’s “assessed value” process and to listen to my neighbors’ comments on the...
Jan 23, 2023
This is a response to a Letter to the Editor in the January 12 East Hampton Press, titled “Bad Decision.” I have to agree with what seems like a blatant...
Jan 23, 2023
There are two great fallacies in popular thought on the South Fork. First is that there’s never any parking in Sag Harbor. There is. I park there every day and...
Jan 23, 2023
I’m really unhappy to read that Supervisor Jay Schneiderman, at a January 5 work session, told Town Board members that he is distressed with the fact that Southampton has not...
Jan 16, 2023
The Express News Group is to be commended for its consistent and informative coverage of climate change. Over the past months, mention or analysis of climate change can be found...
Jan 16, 2023
Here we go, yet again. From experience, I can attest that choosing a police chief is one of the most important decisions an elected official will make on the local...
Jan 16, 2023
I would like to thank Alfie Callahan, former chief of the Southampton Village Fire Department, for his service to the Village of Southampton. Alfie has done an amazing job as...
Jan 16, 2023
Over the last several Board of Trustees meetings, there has been a great deal of public input and discussion of the closing of the Magee Street access to the Somerset...
Jan 16, 2023
I moved to Hampton Bays for the wonderful beach community and vibrant waterways that were available. I felt so lucky to be able to go clamming and fishing and to...
Jan 16, 2023
On December 28, there was a stabbing of two policemen by a deranged man who was menacing his neighbors. The police who responded were seriously injured, and they shot and...
Jan 16, 2023
Odd Development The Southampton Press interviewed Jay Jacobs, the New York State Democratic Committee chairman, to discuss election losses [“Q&A: Jay Jacobs, State Democratic Leader, On A ‘Red Wave’ Election...
Jan 16, 2023
On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, the Community Outreach Program and Adopt-a-Family were able to deliver over 75 Thanksgiving baskets throughout the Westhampton Beach community, to families and individuals who needed...
Jan 10, 2023
It has been ascertained that the stabbing at Blue Ridge Apartments in Medford on December 28 is at one of the properties connected to Liberty Gardens. The front page article...
Jan 10, 2023
Composting: the art of repurposing coffee grounds, eggshells, flowers, fruit, grass, kale and other vegetables. I’m stoked that my composting yielded 1,000 tomatoes, eight dozen squash and zucchini, 24 garlic,...
Jan 10, 2023
I was born and raised in Sag Harbor, and that I am proud of. A beautiful, sleepy village most of the year, rambunctious and vibrant in the summer. Since COVID...
Jan 10, 2023
This past week, I agreed to take a quick photo of a brief ceremony held at the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Quiogue. The occasion: to present a substantial...
Jan 10, 2023
The flooding in Hampton Bays a couple of weeks ago should be a wake-up call for all of us. Despite the raising of Dune Road and the seeding of the...
Jan 10, 2023
“I never thought it could happen here” is the shocked response of people on television when violence comes to their neighborhood. But not from the people living in the Blue...
Jan 10, 2023
I have been coming to Sag Harbor since 1990 and have owned a house in the village for 19 years. From time to time I have ridden my bicycle down...
Jan 10, 2023
After the debacle at the November Hampton Bays Civic Association’s meeting, when the police were called and members with unpaid dues were not allowed to vote for the HBCA board,...
Jan 10, 2023
It seems as if the Republicans have not learned that the more power they give to the fringe, fanatical crazies in their party, the more they will pay a terrible...
Jan 10, 2023
Deep, heartfelt thanks to The East Hampton Press and Express News Group for the delightful, splashy (and semi-mortifying, for someone who’s flown under the radar most of their life) front...
Jan 03, 2023
What reason could there possibly be for any Southampton official, or Pine Barrens Commission member, for that matter, to make the absolutely disgraceful decision to vote to allow a pesticide-...
Jan 02, 2023
I am responding to Mary Griffo’s letter entitled “Pay Attention” [Letters, December 22], in which she calls our attention to the “toy” display at Kmart in Bridgehampton featuring an entire...
Jan 02, 2023
The Hampton Bays Beautification Association would like to thank the following donors to the 2022 Holiday Decorating Fund: Life Storage, Valerie Low, Alfred Caiola, Old Town Lodge #908, Bettina Equities,...
Jan 02, 2023
In the spirit of the season, I am happy to acknowledge Mike Anthony and his follow up to my letter criticizing his endorsement of a Democrat initiative to enhance law...
Jan 02, 2023
Correct me if I am wrong, but isn’t one of the most important pillars of the Democratic Party environmental preservation? It is one of the reasons I registered as a...
Dec 20, 2022
Congratulations to our four East End towns on the passage of the Peconic Bay Community Housing Fund. This clearly presents an opportunity to change the model for how affordable community...
Dec 20, 2022
Another bizarre incident in the saga of Southampton Village: Four trustees excluded the mayor from the process of identifying a new police chief [“Southampton Village Hires New Police Chief Over...
Dec 20, 2022
Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad, Krismasi Njema, Joyeux Noël, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa! In any and all languages, it’s a wonderful time of the year. To be joyous. To be thankful....
Dec 19, 2022
A child’s health and safety is always top of mind for a parent. The recent influx of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases in children on the East End showing up...
Dec 19, 2022
Thank you to the Southampton Village Board for banning gasoline leaf blowers during the summer months. Now that fall and winter cleanup is upon us, one wonders why local year-round...
Dec 19, 2022
Kudos to the Southampton School District. I was lucky enough to be at opening night to see “Beauty and the Beast,” starring the fifth grade. As a retired teacher and...
Dec 19, 2022
The Parrish Art Museum celebrates the life of Peter Pantaleo, a dear friend and colleague who passed away on November 17. Pete worked at museums across Long Island and beyond,...
Dec 19, 2022
I was recently invited to a holiday party asking that guests bring toys for a charity event. I went to Kmart in Bridgehampton — and was shocked at seeing an...
Dec 19, 2022
This Christmas, Southampton Village residents can rest easy, knowing that they finally have a new permanent police chief. In a special meeting held on December 12, in a 4-1 vote,...
Dec 19, 2022
On December 7, the Hampton Bays Beautification Association celebrated its 37th anniversary with a holiday luncheon and awards ceremony at Oakland’s Restaurant in Hampton Bays. Many thanks to Chairpersons Grace...
Dec 19, 2022
I was very disappointed this year with the trees along Main Street in Bridgehampton. In the past, the colored lights, with the addition of strings of white lights, was very...
Dec 19, 2022
Tip O’Neill, the 47th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, was one of the dominant political forces during the second half of the 20th century. The phrase “all politics...
Dec 19, 2022
I’m pleased that Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman engaged the Hampton Bays community in listening sessions and smaller focus groups about the revitalization of downtown Hampton Bays as part of...
Dec 19, 2022
Things you can count on: death, taxes, and Ed Surgan’s overwrought and oversimplified rhetorical responses to letter writers. In Mr. Surgan’s latest letter [“Subverting the Rules,” Letters, December 15], in...
Dec 19, 2022
The Sag Harbor School Board has repeated since September that it will do “community outreach” to get input from the village population on the Marsden lots. At the Sag Harbor...
Dec 13, 2022
Yes, Virginia, it takes a village to raise an issue. And ours — the Village of Southampton — has been AWOL for the past four years. The issue is the...
Dec 13, 2022
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor recently stated that every citizen is entitled to clean drinking water. I guess that means the residents of East Quogue are entitled to clean drinking...
Dec 13, 2022
I am an unabashed affordable workforce housing advocate. Numerous citizens and I participated in a village-led process to write this year’s comprehensive housing legislation. The village provided a codified public...
Dec 13, 2022
The attempt by Mike Anthony to co-opt the law-and-order high ground as a major accomplishment for his beloved Southampton Democrat Party is hard for me to grasp [“Mature Leadership,” Letters,...
Dec 12, 2022
January 4, 2022, was an upsetting day for the staff and volunteers at the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center in Hampton Bays. A deer had been shot by a hunter...
Dec 12, 2022
On behalf of the Southampton Christmas Decorations Committee, I would like to thank everyone for coming out and supporting the Southampton Parade of Lights, tree lighting and fireworks in Agawam...
Dec 12, 2022
“Will the gaslighting end after this midterm election?” — a question I posited in these pages last month. Last week, Merriam-Webster declared “gaslighting” as their Word of the Year, and...
Dec 12, 2022
Ginnie Frati and the staff at the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center have rescued thousands of animals throughout the Hamptons. I’m urging Hampton residents to rescue them now. Earlier this...
Dec 12, 2022
My morning music used to be the sound of wind through the trees, bird songs and church bells. This was my beautiful Southampton Village at its best. Now, and most...
Dec 12, 2022
A hearty group of environmentally interested souls withstood the strong winds and frigid temperatures on Saturday, December 10, to plant various grasses at Long Beach. The shoreline grasses, goldenrod, Virginia...
Dec 12, 2022
Against all odds, and without even a license plate number available, Southampton Town Police have accomplished superlative detective work, identifying a suspect in the hit-and-run that happened to me on...
Dec 12, 2022
As the winter sports season is upon us, I would just like to remind all our Mariner fans about the importance of sportsmanship at all of our events. Sportsmanship matters,...
Dec 06, 2022
Fifty-two billion dollars for a sea wall for Manhattan. “Multibillions” for the rest out to Montauk. And how many billions to keep pumping sand back onto the beach? Sum it...
Dec 06, 2022
Hampton Bays has no local government — we are not an incorporated village — so we must rely on community groups to advocate for the hamlet of Hampton Bays. The...
Dec 06, 2022
Animal shelters across the country are in a crisis. People are dumping their pets in record numbers, and not enough adoptions or fosters are happening. Good, deserving dogs are being...
Dec 06, 2022
As president and CEO of East End Hospice, my inbox was flooded last week after an article appeared in The New Yorker magazine titled “Endgame: How the visionary hospice movement...
Dec 06, 2022
The situation at the November Hampton Bays Civic Association meeting was outrageous [“Members Only Meeting Sparks Tumult in Hampton Bays,” 27east.com, November 30]. Does anyone really believe that anything happens...
Dec 06, 2022
As 2022 draws to close, as a community, we must take stock as to what we want our future to be. Should Liberty Gardens, a highly controversial 60-unit multifamily housing...
Dec 06, 2022
Two weeks ago, I, along with Pamela Harwood of Bridgehampton, spoke at the Southampton Town Board public hearing regarding the proposed workforce housing project at the site of the old...
Dec 06, 2022
Having read through Alfred Caiola’s pages of gobbledygook [“Q&A: Alfred Caiola Discusses His Vision for Hampton Bays and Its Downtown,” 27east.com, December 2], I still don’t get the essence of...
Dec 06, 2022
Sadly, I find evidence of Jay Schneiderman’s duplicity. Is he listening to the people? I signed up for the small group meeting held on November 10. We were given, finally,...
Dec 06, 2022
The Southampton Press awarded a gold star to the Southampton Town Board for dropping their legal case to appeal Suffolk County State Supreme Court Justice Joseph A. Santorelli’s annulment of...
Nov 30, 2022
On November 22, the Southampton Town Board held a public hearing on rebuilding the Bridgehampton Senior Center and the addition of 16 residential workforce units. The directors of the Bridgehampton...
Nov 30, 2022
When Tommy John Schiavoni recently hawked the affordable housing fund to the Southampton Village Planning Commission, he was vague on procedures but adamant that the town would have to hire...
Nov 30, 2022
“A lot of the animals are dormant!” exclaimed “Chic” Voorhis, the Nelson Pope Voorhis partner whose firm’s self-proclaimed mission is to “neutralize” public opinion against development in the town. He...
Nov 30, 2022
Instead of traveling over rivers or through woods, many of us rush off to Black Friday sales and a frenzy of shopping for gifts, decorating and feasting. Now we are...
Nov 29, 2022
Post-election analysis indicates that, on Long Island, crime was a major issue that led to Democrats’ defeat. (I need to note that our congressional candidate, Bridget Fleming, carried Southampton Town.)...
Nov 29, 2022
I must take issue with Michael Daly’s Viewpoint column of November 24 [“After the CHF? Just Get Out of the Way”]. To simply say “get out of the way” to...
Nov 29, 2022
I would like to thank everyone who helped make our Thanksgiving dinner giveaway a success. I’d like to thank God for giving me the gift to want to feed people;...
Nov 28, 2022
I’ve never before written a Letter to the Editor, but I’ve been moved to do so to express my support of Southampton Town’s cone program on Montauk Highway. It is...
Nov 28, 2022
This week, Nancy Pelosi passed the torch of her role as speaker of the House and leader of the Democrats in Congress to her handpicked deputies. Like all good leaders,...
Nov 28, 2022
I must say a word in defense of the wrongly cursed and much maligned experience of leaving a beloved house after many decades. People too often forget the joys brought...
Nov 18, 2022
Now that Election Day is past, we can harvest some of the outcomes and their meaning in our lives. Again, we are finding that some states cannot competently collect ballots...
Nov 18, 2022
The Central Pine Barrens Commission solicited comments from the public concerning a proposed increased-density golf course resort in the Pine Barrens of East Quogue, known as the Lewis Road Planned...
Nov 18, 2022
I am writing this to amuse myself and those who choose to read this. As many of you have probably experienced in the past few weeks, Sagaponack — actually, some...
Nov 14, 2022
Leaders need many qualities, but underlying all is good judgment. Edmund Burke, Irish-born British statesman, in his speech to the electors of Bristol, in 1774, stated: “Your representative owes you,...
Nov 14, 2022
I’d like to thank everyone who participated in the Little Lucy’s 21st annual Halloween Pet Parade, which was held in Agawam Park on October 29. Thanks to the generous local...
Nov 14, 2022
I truly hope that many of you read “Stories From the South Fork” last week, titled “Frank Peter Louis: An American,” in last week’s edition of this paper. The story,...
Nov 14, 2022
In light of “Jay-O” Schneiderman’s announcement that he might take his show on the road, with dreams of venues farther than the county [“Jay Schneiderman’s Lyrics Featured in Ballad Performed...
Nov 14, 2022
I’m not talking about the election and the non-red wave. It’s the fresh air I can breathe again. It’s the pride in America I nearly lost. This election was terrifying,...
Nov 14, 2022
I awoke on Sunday morning hung over from what felt like a very bad dream. I dreamed that I was caught in the middle of an unwieldy mob of people...
Nov 14, 2022
We live in such a beautiful, pristine place that brings visitors from literally all over the world, where being at our famous Coopers Beach means hearing a harmony of more...
Nov 14, 2022
Our courageous mayor, Jesse Warren, on November 2 sponsored a Town Hall-style discussion. I submitted the following questions: 1. Why does the village use a blatant lie on every statement...
Nov 07, 2022
Will the gaslighting end after this midterm election? Joe Biden’s speeches are associating ardent MAGA supporters with fascism and blaming them for current societal woes. Considering this administration’s actions since...
Nov 07, 2022
I would like to present an explanation for the Big Red Wave on Tuesday. Of tremendous significance, it is extremely disrespectful, dangerous and irritating to tell Americans that what they...
Nov 07, 2022
When I was growing up in Southampton Village, the spot to be on Halloween was Elm Street. With our house being in a central location, my parents, their friends and...
Nov 07, 2022
Clearly, on this part of the island, Kathy Hochul signs have been pillaged. Ones that were there before are gone. In addition, a neighbor informed me that a truck stopped...
Nov 07, 2022
All of us who travel the East End know the “visual surprise” of Reeve’s Bay near the Big Duck in Flanders. The long bend on Flanders Road, along with the...
Nov 07, 2022
Every day I see immigrant workers landscaping yards littered with “Lee Zeldin for Governor” signs. The hypocrisy of white, Republican homeowners proudly supporting an anti-immigrant Donald Trump sycophant while hard-working...
Nov 07, 2022
In this election month, characterized by unappetizing, poisonous political discourse (if any), our Village of Southampton offers us a ray of sunshine, some concrete hope for possible agreement among politicians,...
Nov 07, 2022
I am writing about the voucher program for leaves. Why was this program canceled? Who made that decision? It is targeted at seniors and landscapers and, frankly, feels punitive. I...
Nov 07, 2022
We have the opportunity to improve the model for how we do affordable community housing in the towns of Southampton, East Hampton, Shelter Island and Southold on November 8. A...
Oct 31, 2022
While trite, as the old saying goes, every vote counts. Over the years, many races have been decided by just a few precious votes. This is especially true in recent...
Oct 31, 2022
My letter is in response to the wave of submissions printed here last week by Democrats desperate to make their case for more of the chaos they have been responsible...
Oct 31, 2022
Thin-skinned far-left millennials hide behind their woke Twitter handles and yell for the cancellation or firing of a teacher, a police officer or a celebrity. When did we lose our...
Oct 31, 2022
“In our nation’s 246-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump.” — Dick Cheney, August 4, 2022. That’s from...
Oct 31, 2022
You want to talk about crime? Fine, let’s talk about crime. Most violent crime involves guns, so Bridget Fleming, who’s running for Congress, will work for common-sense gun safety. She...
Oct 31, 2022
I have to admit I was quite shocked when you endorsed Kathy Hochul for governor [“We Mark Our Ballot,” Editorial, October 27]. I wasn’t surprised, but I thought this paper...
Oct 31, 2022
After watching the debate between 1st District congressional candidates Bridget Fleming and Nick LaLota [“Video: Express News Group Hosts 1st Congressional District Debate,” 27east.com, October 29], it is clear what...
Oct 31, 2022
Bridget Fleming is exactly who we need in Congress right now. Newsday has said she “has been one of the most active and effective lawmakers.” Her experience representing local citizens...
Oct 31, 2022
Everyone is talking about housing, or, rather, the lack of affordable housing. It’s not new, but it has reached crisis proportions. So many longtime residents and workers can no longer...
Oct 31, 2022
“A republic, if you can keep it,” answered Benjamin Franklin when he was asked, “Are we a republic or a monarchy?” at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. In the 235...
Oct 31, 2022
As we approach the November 8 midterm election, it is important to reflect on which party and which candidate can deliver and implement policies that satisfy the needs of the...
Oct 31, 2022
The November 8 election is increasingly being fought on a national stage, with issues like abortion, inflation and crime resonating in races across the country. But it’s easy to forget...
Oct 31, 2022
I applaud the Southampton Village Board for acknowledging and wanting to address the horrific commuter traffic issue that afflicts the western village. There is bumper-to-bumper traffic nearly every day, affecting...
Oct 31, 2022
Blame Jay Schneiderman. For the anger, tears, frustration and provocations that almost erupted in violence at the Liberty Gardens public hearing [“Liberty Gardens Affordable Housing Hearing Draws Crowd,” 27east.com, October...
Oct 31, 2022
Tuesday, October 25, at about 1:30, my husband, Eric Fischl, and I were walking down Route 114, about to turn onto our street, Fresh Pond Road, when someone in a...
Oct 31, 2022
With inflation the highest in over 40 years, the Biden administration is racing toward a Jimmy Carter redux. Mortgage rates are now the highest in 20 years. Free money has...
Oct 31, 2022
The issue of crime and public safety has become front and center in this year’s midterm election. And it’s a relief that we have a congressional candidate with the experience...
Oct 31, 2022
Long Island voters need to be better informed about the gross unfairness that exists in the New York State property assessment laws. Simply put, it might come as a surprise...
Oct 31, 2022
In the two years since the last presidential election, the stakes have only gotten higher for elections at every level, from village and town up to county, state and national...
Oct 31, 2022
At The Express News Group panel discussion on the future of Hampton Bays held on Thursday, October 27, Supervisor Jay Schneiderman stated that the annulled Hampton Bays Downtown Overlay District...
Oct 31, 2022
Bridget Fleming, currently our Suffolk County legislator, is running for the District 1 congressional seat. During this campaign season, voters have learned what a brilliant, dedicated, and determined candidate for...
Oct 31, 2022
The Lewis Road planned residential development, previously named The Hills, is planned for 600 undeveloped acres in the Pine Barrens, and it seems to be, in one form or another,...
Oct 31, 2022
Michael Daly is on extremely thin ice when chanting “misinformation out there about Liberty Gardens,” which he is aggressively promoting — and many are strongly opposing [“Panelists Stress Need for...
Oct 24, 2022
I have known Bridget Fleming since her days as a Southampton Town councilwoman. I have seen her work to get fair and honest results from town government. She approaches any...
Oct 24, 2022
Used to a village environment of slow, steady change, the unwelcome sight of a shuttered Schmidt’s Market this morning left me saddened [“Schmidt’s Market Will Close After 43 Years in...
Oct 24, 2022
Republicans like Nick LaLota, who is running for Congress against Bridget Fleming, are trying to make inflation the No. 1 issue in this election. And they should. It’s a big...
Oct 24, 2022
The unemployment rate in April 2020 reached 14.8 percent. Thanks to interventions via the CARES Act, the Coronavirus Response and Consolidated Appropriations Act, and the American Rescue Plan, an unemployment...
Oct 24, 2022
There seems to be some misunderstanding or confusion among some people with regard to the Community Housing Fund. Judging from recent Letters to the Editor, I see that some writers...
Oct 24, 2022
After years of complaints of constant flooding on Flying Point Road in Water Mill, Supervisor Jay Schneiderman requested that the Highway Department review the problem. Highway Department officials, accompanied by...
Oct 24, 2022
Lies are like cancer: Until we shine truth to dispel the distortion, they metastasize and consume us. Cancer comes to teach us who we are, or to take us out....
Oct 24, 2022
Turn over your ballot for the crucial election of November 8 and vote yes for the Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022. This bond...
Oct 24, 2022
With Democrats in charge these past two years, we Long Islanders have suffered. We have seen skyrocketing costs for shelter, food and gas. Democrats have now allowed inflation to broaden...
Oct 24, 2022
After careful consideration, I will not be voting Democrat this year. I have in the past, but this year it’s unconscionable. I am voting Republican on November 8. Democrats canceling...
Oct 24, 2022
Republicans would have you believe that Democrats are soft on crime, lax on the economy and oblivious of the deficit. But these are lies perpetuated by Republicans to scare and...
Oct 24, 2022
Concerning the upcoming referendum on community housing: While the concept of generating an affordable housing fund is welcomed, the current structure of the proposal has strengths and weaknesses. Assisting resident...
Oct 17, 2022
I’m continually amazed at how surprised my Uber passengers are when I tell them I volunteer. At first, I can tell they feel safer knowing that their driver also drives...
Oct 17, 2022
Is there a cash register where the heart of Southampton Village used to be? If you are among that tiny fraction of our village population who does not know Schmidt’s...
Oct 17, 2022
I was inspired to write this letter after talking with a dear friend. You know the kind — the friend who talks to you about money, religion and politics, and...
Oct 17, 2022
Nick LaLota has shown us who he is — we should believe him: anti-police and anti-democracy. The first is undoubtedly awful. While Nick LaLota’s website drones on about his commitment...
Oct 17, 2022
To start, I would like to say that I am not opposed to affordable housing. I have a sibling who lives in affordable housing in Colorado. They did not need...
Oct 17, 2022
I’m writing about the upcoming Southampton Town public hearing on Liberty Gardens, the affordable, workforce and veterans community housing apartments planned for property behind the Full Gospel Church on County...
Oct 17, 2022
As a very long-term summer resident of Hampton Bays (75 years), I have watched patiently as progress slowly comes to our hamlet. As an owner of a National Register property...
Oct 17, 2022
Union Sushi & Steak does a tasty ramen and mouth-watering chocolate chip cookies. If you haven’t dined there give it a try. The Express Sessions discussion of the Community Housing...
Oct 17, 2022
Early Halloween will arrive at the Southampton Town Hall public hearing, October 25, 6 p.m., whence all the usual phantoms of truth will dance before the concerned citizenry gathered to...
Oct 17, 2022
As my fifth year as a messy gardener approaches, I reflect on all I have learned and the small difference I believe I have made for our local birds and...
Oct 17, 2022
I am writing in behalf of Bridget Fleming, who has consistently, since I met her many years ago, impressed me with her care, concern and support of so many of...
Oct 17, 2022
While it is typical at the end of an article, a chapter, or a tale to say thank you, in this case we would like to begin by expressing our...
Oct 17, 2022
Last Tuesday morning, a very dangerous and unusual event took place in North Sea. Unexpectedly, a huge oak tree fell across Noyac Road at Roses Grove Road and pinned a...
Oct 17, 2022
The articles and commentary about the proposed athletic field on Marsden Street failed to mention anything about what the actual environmental concerns are. For some, it appears that providing “competitive...
Oct 17, 2022
We don’t need more Thursday night meetings in Hampton Bays. Sixty or 70 people spoke the same message to the supervisor: No to four-story buildings and yes to a sewage...
Oct 17, 2022
I was glad to read about the new field for the Bridgehampton Child Care & Recreation Center [“Bridgehampton Child Care Center Field Upgrade Will Be a Sustainable Effort, and Part...
Oct 11, 2022
Bridget Fleming started her career as a prosecutor in New York City. She worked a tough beat: sex crimes/rape. She has a long, consistent track record of supporting the police,...
Oct 11, 2022
I find it hard to have any sympathy for Supervisor Jay Schneiderman’s budgetary woes [“Schneiderman Presents ‘Balanced’ Southampton Town Budget Despite ‘Challenging Times,’” 27east.com, October 4]. Might I offer a...
Oct 10, 2022
On Thursday, October 6, Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman held the first of the unofficial listening sessions regarding the Hampton Bays downtown redevelopment. This initiative was alleged to be a...
Oct 10, 2022
The Liberty Gardens federal housing project in Hauppauge had 83 calls to the police in one year, averaging one in four days. There are security guards on a 24/7 shift...
Oct 10, 2022
Proposed plans for affordable housing, including the current referendum, are a sham. The middle class, including but not limited to police, nurses, teachers and other essential workers, are excluded, because...
Oct 10, 2022
Hampton Bays residents demonstrated their commitment to the future of Hampton Bays with an unexpectedly large turnout for Supervisor Jay Schneiderman’s listening session. After the inexcusable revelations of the planning...
Oct 10, 2022
Supervisor Jay Schneiderman said he expected about 10 people to come to the first listening session on the currently annulled Hampton Bays Downtown Overlay District plan. Instead, about 100 showed...
Oct 10, 2022
The Express News Group is to be commended for publishing a courageous piece on the diverse viewpoints of the clergy on the morality of abortion [“Local Faith Leaders Contemplate Their...
Oct 10, 2022
I see that Southampton Village is doing something to curb the workforce traffic in the village [“Southampton Village Will Launch Pilot Program in Attempt To Alleviate Traffic Issues,” 27east.com, September...
Oct 10, 2022
To my friends and neighbors in Suffolk County, I’m writing this letter to support Nick LaLota, who is running to represent us in the U.S. Congress from our District 1....
Oct 10, 2022
Recently, both my husband and I had to wait three days before our prescriptions were filled at a local pharmacy. Although neither of us was in a life-threatening situation, we...
Oct 10, 2022
We, the residents of Southampton Village, are a mere five minutes from midnight if we are to save our last, cherished local institution from closing because of the greed of...
Oct 10, 2022
Having just read your front-page article on the possible demise of Schmidt’s Market [“Schmidt’s Market Will Close After 43 Years in Business,” 27east.com, October 5], I would like to voice...
Oct 10, 2022
The October 6 opinion [“First Question,” Editorial] fails to mention that Liberty Gardens can be sold to private industry when the federal grants expire. This could happen in five, 10,...
Oct 10, 2022
With no fewer than three letters written in support of candidate Bridget Fleming for our 1st Congressional District seat in the Letters space on October 5, I would like to...
Oct 10, 2022
I have been living in New York all my life. I am really concerned about the attack on democracy by our former representative, Lee Zeldin, now running for governor. He...
Oct 10, 2022
It is counterintuitive to think that land preservation, water quality and the financing of housing all can be accomplished using the Community Preservation Fund model? On November 8, the voters...
Oct 10, 2022
Your article [“Concerning Data About Affordable Housing Development’s Potential To Strain Services in Southampton,” 27east.com, September 28] addresses concerns about the services that our development would place on local ambulance...
Oct 04, 2022
Hats off to Councilwoman Cyndi McNamara, who is actually reading what is put before her before voting, unlike her glassy-eyed colleagues, who can’t be bothered until caught out [“Concerning Data...
Oct 03, 2022
A September 8 Sag Harbor Express article exposed tough guy language written into a government contract [“Sag Harbor Will Review Relationship With Planning Consultant In Wake Of Southampton Contract Disclosure,”...
Oct 03, 2022
It’s always important to consider the consequences of a vote, but sometimes it’s more important than others. This is one of those times. In our local congressional election, Democrat Bridget...
Oct 03, 2022
Just to be on the light side for once: I am earnestly recommending a recipe change to the chefs of Citarella who prepare the stuffed cabbage and stuffed peppers. Right...
Oct 03, 2022
I am wondering what is being done to correct the cyber attack on Suffolk County records. I haven’t heard any news from Steve Bellone how the county is dealing with...
Oct 03, 2022
Thank you, Cynthia McNamara — finally, a voice of reason [“Concerning Data About Affordable Housing Development’s Potential To Strain Services in Southampton,” 27east.com, September 28]. This “Liberty Gardens” project will...
Oct 03, 2022
The East End water bodies are in peril, and it’s our fault. For decades upon decades, nutrients from human sources, nitrogen and phosphorus, have been building in our water bodies...
Oct 03, 2022
I have a few observations concerning an article published in the Western Edition of The Press on September 29 [“Golf Resort Hearing Closes and Vote Looms, Despite Objections From Southampton...
Oct 03, 2022
In the 20-plus years that I have lived full time in Southampton, I can think of no more important congressional election than the one coming up on November 8. Bridget...
Oct 03, 2022
With November 8, Election Day, fast approaching, it is decision time. Obviously, some have already made that decision. My appeal is to those who remain undecided. For the undecided, there...
Oct 03, 2022
In June of this year, the Southampton Town Highway Department offered its assistance to the police department in staffing the “cone program” at the corner of Canoe Place Road and...
Sep 26, 2022
I am writing this letter to support Bridget Fleming, who is running for the U.S. Congress from District 1 on Election Day, November 8. I have had the opportunity to...
Sep 26, 2022
This needs to be said: It is the heart of East Quogue. The most important reason to keep Spinney Hills just as it is meant to be: sacred, enjoyed and...
Sep 26, 2022
What are Democrats running on these days? It would appear that the Trump piñata is their entire purpose. This effort to distract attention from their myriad failures as the party...
Sep 26, 2022
Between the pandemic, the precarious economy and the crisis of democracy, New Yorkers are living through unprecedented times. Governor Kathy Hochul has proven willing not only to meet the moment...
Sep 26, 2022
Is being a resident really enough? Upon proof of residency, Southampton Town issues shellfish licenses to all applicants. Crabbing last week, a father and son reacquainted me to the joy...
Sep 26, 2022
Election Day, November 8, is less than two months away, and it is time for the voters of Congressional District 1 to consider the candidates and make an informed decision....
Sep 26, 2022
As the air turns cooler and the leaves begin to turn, we are left with the memories of a wonderful summer at Coopers Beach. Binh and Lauren have once again...
Sep 26, 2022
By now, it is common knowledge that the world is awash in plastic waste, and effective recycling of plastic is a myth. The post-consumption recycling rate of the 400 million...
Sep 26, 2022
The proposed Liberty Gardens federal housing on County Road 39 engineering report by Nelson Pope Voorhis stated that this project will not result in an adverse traffic impact by residents...
Sep 26, 2022
Recently, Republican congressional candidate Nick LaLota tweeted that he’d like to “restore integrity to our elections.” Well, election integrity is important, but relying on Nick LaLota to restore election integrity...
Sep 26, 2022
This year, the Southampton School District is launching a committee with a goal of strengthening the partnership between the schools and Southampton community. As part of the School/Community Partnership Committee,...
Sep 26, 2022
The Noyac Civic Council once again stepped up to the plate. This time, our organization joined the Town of Southampton’s Parks and Recreation Department, and our councilman, Tommy John Schiavoni,...
Sep 26, 2022
Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman has represented that town officials plan to “start over” with the Hampton Bays downtown revitalization plan [“Q&A: Jay Schneiderman Talks About Hampton Bays and How...
Sep 26, 2022
Nearly 40 years ago, right after buying my new old house, garden and pool in the Rosko Place subdivision, I called Bill Hattrick and made a date with him. At...
Sep 26, 2022
The Hampton Bays Civic Association held the 11th annual Family Fun Day and Rubber Duckie Race on September 10. Beautiful weather and a wonderful group of volunteers, donors and “duck...
Sep 26, 2022
Residents of Congressional District 1 are facing an important decision this November 8. For eight years, we have been represented in Congress by someone who cared little for all the...
Sep 26, 2022
The Steinbeck Writers’ Retreat working committee, all volunteers, has been working very hard, as we said we would. We’ve been busy fundraising. Here are a few details of the proposal...
Sep 26, 2022
It is welcome news that the Southampton Village Board is taking steps to address traffic issues in the village [“Southampton Village Will Launch Pilot Program in Attempt To Alleviate Traffic...
Sep 26, 2022
Since the “repugnant” contract wording story was published [“‘Regrettable’ Contract Passage Seeks To Discredit Opponents of Hampton Bays Overlay District,” 27east.com, August 24], the following has occurred: • A September...
Sep 26, 2022
We, the community of the East End of Long Island, are blessed with a rare gem. The flora and fauna of our seaside is the most breathtaking and the most...
Sep 19, 2022
We’ve all heard the warnings about cleaning up our trash at the beach and recycling, but it’s easy to feel helpless or that it’s a problem so distant that there’s...
Sep 19, 2022
Republican Senator Lindsay Graham recently introduced a federal bill that would make abortion a felony for women across America after 15 weeks, except in the case of rape or the...
Sep 19, 2022
I attended the public hearing at the Town of Southampton to consider the Liberty Gardens affordable housing project on County Road 39 last Tuesday [“Opponents Speak Out Against Southampton Housing...
Sep 19, 2022
Ron DeSantis’s decision to throw a bunch of Venezualan refugees on a plane and send them to Martha’s Vineyard was the equivalent of his deciding that he had some garbage...
Sep 19, 2022
From the residents and voters of the East End: We do not need more luxury developments. We do not need more mega-mansions. We do not need more automobile and truck...
Sep 19, 2022
I have been a Southampton taxpayer for over 43 years. You and previous administrations have represented the people for a lot longer. Now you are representing only yourselves. Why have...
Sep 19, 2022
The next representative from the 1st Congressional district has to do more. And that person is Bridget Fleming, currently the East End Suffolk County legislator. Her background, accomplishments and determination...
Sep 19, 2022
Rumor and innuendo is Fred W. Thiele Jr. is checked out. Apparently, all ready to move into a new home in the Carolinas. If he needs help on how to...
Sep 19, 2022
Has our village prepared for the foreseeable and unavoidable extreme weather already seen in the rest of the United States? What efforts to protect our village from extreme weather have...
Sep 19, 2022
Election Day, November 8, is less than two months away, and it is time for the voters of Congressional District 1 to consider the candidates and make an informed decision....
Sep 19, 2022
I have never been involved in politics. But now, I can’t stand by and watch our democracy taken away. I’ve lived my entire life under its freedom. Now, men who...
Sep 19, 2022
The question before the American people is: “Did the FBI influence the 2020 election in favor of one candidate at the expense of the other candidate?” The “smoking gun” for...
Sep 13, 2022
Why do we call everyone who registers with a political party a registered voter? Are you a voter even if you do not vote? According to the Brookings Institute, in...
Sep 12, 2022
Yet again, the nefarious, if not criminal, activities of our one-time president are forcing the country to debate, in real time, basic beliefs that most Americans have held sacred for...
Sep 12, 2022
Desecration at 501 Montauk Highway continues before any archaeological examination of the soil for Native ancestral bones. What was all that fuss and bother about the graves protection legislation that...
Sep 12, 2022
Regarding last week’s front-page story about the lone star tick vs. the blacklegged tick and Lyme disease [“STARI Vs. Lyme: Understanding The Diseases In Tick Territory,” 27east.com, September 6]: While...
Sep 12, 2022
The sun is rising on a new day at Old Whalers’ Church. Folks from one of the AA groups are heading back to their cars but stop in the parking...
Sep 12, 2022
I read, with immense concern, the Page 1 article in this week’s Southampton Press [“Ethics Board Finds Fault With Badge For Official,” September 8]. My concern escalated to disgust when...
Sep 12, 2022
Napeague State Park is being ravaged by the southern pine beetle. The browning isn’t because pines have fall leaf drop. I’ve just recently heard of new aerials that were taken....
Sep 12, 2022
I rarely attend the meetings of the Southampton Town Planning Board, but, boy, am I glad that I attended the one held on September 8. To my astonishment, I learned...
Sep 12, 2022
On August 29, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5350, Westhampton Beach, held its annual golf outing at the Vineyards Golf Club in Riverhead. It was a huge success due to...
Sep 12, 2022
As the chaos of summer dwindles and kids head back to school, I want to pause and praise the hard-working team that is Lauren Mallor and Binh Douglas. These two...
Sep 12, 2022
Polls indicate that crime and safety are important issues for voters. One of the basic responsibilities of government is to ensure that citizens can live in safety. Historically, the Republican...
Sep 12, 2022
The choice of location for the sewage treatment plant, as part of a Hampton Bays redevelopment plan, is probably the worst spot anyone could pick — all predicated on what?...
Sep 06, 2022
It’s about to become election season, and an expected rout has frantic Democrats swinging wildly, hoping to land a haymaker. President Joe Biden has declared from the safety of his...
Sep 06, 2022
A recent opinion piece by Tom Clavin correctly points out the burgeoning problems we are experiencing through climate change, drought and increasing stress on water supplies locally, nationally and globally...
Sep 06, 2022
It was with deep sadness that I recently learned of the passing of a true legend of our village, Thelma Georgeson. Many remember her as a hardworking powerhouse in Village...
Sep 06, 2022
I was very pleased to read Karl Grossman’s recent column regarding Eastern Suffolk BOCES and his attention to the career and contribution by Dr. Julie Davis Lutz, who recently retired...
Sep 06, 2022
Monday night’s Civic Association meeting about Nelson Pope Voorhis and the Hampton Bays Downtown Overlay District [“Rebellious Crowd Packs Auditorium For Redevelopment Forum In Hampton Bays,” 27east.com, August 31] raised...
Sep 06, 2022
I’m grateful that Bridget Fleming was a prosecutor in the Manhattan district attorney’s Sex Crimes Unit. Years ago, that office was my lifeline to judicial equality and personal reempowerment when...
Sep 06, 2022
Although there are significant questions examined in “The Soap Myth,” I believe Annette Hinkle’s review of “The Soap Myth” at Southampton Cultural Center misses the primary point [“A Drama Explores...
Sep 06, 2022
First, my thanks to The Express News Group and to Kelly Ann Smith for last week’s article on our garden and property [“At Home With Sarah Hunnewell and James Ewing,”...
Sep 06, 2022
“We recognized the right of the individual, married or single, to be free from unwarranted governmental intrusion into matters so fundamentally affecting a person as the decision whether to bear...
Sep 06, 2022
I want to acknowledge Jay Schneiderman for coming clean on the offending language originally included in the recent proposal for the Hampton Bays Downtown Revitalization project [“‘Regrettable’ Contract Passage Seeks...
Sep 06, 2022
On August 23, I attended the Southampton Village Board meeting to hear the presentation of the new village master plan [“Residents Offer Thoughts On Master Plan; Officials Explore Plans To...
Sep 06, 2022
This week has contained enough news to make all of our heads spin. First, let us be clear that Donald Trump carted away hundreds of documents from the White House...
Sep 06, 2022
There is a lot of consternation — rightly so — about the future of downtown Hampton Bays [“Rebellious Crowd Packs Auditorium For Redevelopment Forum In Hampton Bays,” 27east.com, August 31]....
Sep 05, 2022
I attended the August 29 meeting hosted by the Hampton Bays Civic Association on the future of Hampton Bays [“Rebellious Crowd Packs Auditorium For Redevelopment Forum In Hampton Bays,” 27east.com,...
Sep 05, 2022
Last Tuesday, I spoke during the public portion of the Southampton Town Board meeting regarding the proliferation of amplified music in Bridgehampton, as well as the rest of the unincorporated...
Aug 29, 2022
Bridget Fleming is running for Congress in the 1st Congressional District, where she lives, works and is a champion for our community. You can count on Bridget to protect our...
Aug 29, 2022
Nick LaLota won the Republican primary and will face Democratic Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming on November 8 to decide who will represent the 1st Congressional District in Congress. It...
Aug 29, 2022
This year’s almost complete die-off of previously thriving juvenile Peconic Bay scallops is becoming the norm [“Bay Scallop Disaster Continues, Another Year Of Massive Die-Offs Appears Likely, Researchers Say,” 27east.com,...
Aug 29, 2022
Reading the article this past week regarding the housing pitch as part of the plan to build a 13,000-square-foot community center with 15 affordable apartments in Bridgehampton [“New Community Center...
Aug 29, 2022
In an article titled “Golf Course Resort Moves Ahead” [August 1], Assistant Town Planning Director Claire Vail Shea indicated that the application for a proposed golf course resort in East...
Aug 29, 2022
A recent article from 27east.com reported that Nelson Pope Voorhis promised, in a $200,000 contract with Southampton Town, to perform engineering and consulting services to assist the town’s Department of...
Aug 29, 2022
Thank you for the very important article on the town contract with Nelson Pope Voorhis, also known as NPV [“‘Regrettable’ Contract Passage Seeks To Discredit Opponents Of Hampton Bays Overlay...
Aug 29, 2022
The Southampton Town Board’s response to its “discovery” [“‘Regrettable’ Contract Passage Seeks To Discredit Opponents Of Hampton Bays Overlay District,” 27east.com, August 24] is entirely inadequate. Janice Scherer should be...
Aug 29, 2022
A dilation and curettage, also called a D&C, is a medical procedure that involves dilation of the cervix in order to scrape out any foreign or harmful tissue from the...
Aug 29, 2022
I write these Letters to the Editor to put ideas on the table that may influence how we can combat carbon. What is happening in this world is detrimental to...
Aug 29, 2022
The obvious explanation of the mystery that unhinged the Southampton Town Board and sent them into sniveling, febrile self-recrimination and chest beating [“‘Regrettable’ Contract Passage Seeks To Discredit Opponents Of...
Aug 29, 2022
The Town Board of Southampton has apologized for signing a contract with the planning firm of Nelson Pope Voorhis. The contract contained tyrannical goals to neutralize resident opposition to the...
Aug 29, 2022
Friday marked the one-year anniversary of the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. You know, the one where 13 Marines were killed by a suicide bomber. What do you think the commander...
Aug 29, 2022
What value do we place on public opinion? The shocking revelations regarding Southampton Town’s contempt for the residents who questioned the plans for development of the overlay district in Hampton...
Aug 29, 2022
I am not surprised at last week’s debacle concerning the contract between the town and the too-often-used consulting firm of Nelson Pope Voorhis [“‘Regrettable’ Contract Passage Seeks To Discredit Opponents...
Aug 29, 2022
Because I love my hamlet, I have followed the Hampton Bays Downtown Overlay District as best as I could. But perhaps because of COVID distraction, it was not easy to...
Aug 25, 2022
If you have any doubts that the Southampton Town Board is only interested in promoting the dense residential build-out of downtown Hampton Bays in keeping with its allied developer’s vision,...
Aug 24, 2022
Once again, Lee Zeldin demonstrated his lack of courage for his failure to speak out and take a leadership position with the burn pit legislation for our veterans [“Bishop, Zeldin...
Aug 22, 2022
As 47-year Sag Harbor homeowners, we are concerned by the August 11 news of short-term rentals of swimming pools for one or more hours in our small village, and the...
Aug 22, 2022
The vice chair of the Southampton Democratic Committee complained about elected officials falsely accusing and intimidating other public officials for carrying out their lawful duties [“Not Watergate,” Letters, August 18]....
Aug 22, 2022
I am a resident and taxpayer of Flanders. I have been volunteering in this community for over 30 years and have earned the trust of people in my community. For...
Aug 22, 2022
We are in a severe drought. Government offices, fire departments, police stations, schools and libraries have some of the greenest lawns in Suffolk County. Thank you for your exceptional watering...
Aug 22, 2022
I typically ignore anyone who believes that the 2020 election was “stolen.” I write them off as either idiots or emotionally unwell. But since we have “Big Lie” Republican Lee...
Aug 22, 2022
For a few minutes during the latest Hampton Bays Citizens Advisory Committee meeting, a spark of hope ignited when it appeared that, finally, the town and its consultant, Nelson Pope...
Aug 22, 2022
I am writing this letter in response to the letters sent to the editor regarding the 1745 House that was on the corner of Paul’s Lane and Ocean Road in...
Aug 22, 2022
Paula Angelone, Ph.D. [“Enablers Of Violence,” Letters, August 18], and Andrea Klausner, Esq. [“Not Watergate,” Letters, August 18], both have something I don’t: three letters after their name. I may...
Aug 22, 2022
County Legislator Bridget Fleming of Noyac is running to represent the East End in Congress this year. Bridget and I entered local politics at about the same time, 14 or...
Aug 22, 2022
The first and last honest comment about the new “comprehensive plan” for Southampton Village [“Draft Comprehensive Master Plan For Southampton Village Imagines The Future,” 27east.com, August 17] is calling it...
Aug 22, 2022
At this moment in time, if there’s a candidate better suited for the U.S. Congress than Bridget Fleming, I can’t think of one. Ms. Fleming consistently fights for critical issues...
Aug 16, 2022
Just when we thought we could relax for a minute and enjoy the rest of the summer, we have more concerns about violence in this country. The FBI executed a...
Aug 16, 2022
Someone shared this week’s article on business district proposals and land procurements in Hampton Bays [“To Further His Vision, Developer Has Purchased An Array Of Downtown Hampton Bays Parcels,” 27east.com,...
Aug 15, 2022
The Civil Service exam process is supposed to be a fair and balanced process [“Search For Southampton Village Police Chief Continues,” 27east.com, August 10]. They administer the chief’s exam, and...
Aug 15, 2022
Over the past few months, there has been a series of vehicle accidents that resulted in death or serious injury. The recent tragic death of an 11-year-old boy on Town...
Aug 15, 2022
Although the cause célèbre in Southampton Town Hall is affordable housing, our supervisor fails to note a parallel issue. Is affordable housing the only reason for the exodus of local...
Aug 15, 2022
I was disappointed to see this newspaper publish a list of the names and addresses of the top water users in Southampton and East Hampton towns [“The Water Hogs Of...
Aug 15, 2022
In a Letter to the Editor titled “Incomplete Proposal” [August 4], East End YIMBY founder Michael Daly “recommends high standards of due diligence, clear reasoning [and] transparency … of those...
Aug 15, 2022
I think it’s great that we are creating affordable housing units in our town. However, for those at the lower end of the wage scale, even those are out of...
Aug 15, 2022
The article “To Further His Vision, Developer Has Purchased An Array Of Downtown Hampton Bays Parcels” [27east.com, August 10] shined a light on the fact that it is the developer’s...
Aug 15, 2022
Last week, I read with interest The Southampton Press’s update about the continuing search to hire a Southampton Village Police chief [“Search For Southampton Village Police Chief Continues,” 27east.com, August...
Aug 15, 2022
Concerning your recent article about the status of e-bikes and related forms of transportation [“E-bikes Ride A Legal Side Street Between Bicycles And Motorcycles,” 27east.com, July 27]: A standard clearly...
Aug 15, 2022
In the wake of the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, some Republicans threatened to retaliate against Attorney General Merrick Garland if they take back control of the House and the Senate....
Aug 15, 2022
Our own Suffolk County legislator, Bridget Fleming, is running for the District 1 congressional seat vacated by Lee Zeldin. While Bridget is a household name to many because of her...
Aug 15, 2022
I grew up taught to love this country. I was educated to believe in America and trust in the wisdom of our Constitution. To trust elected leaders to put country...
Aug 15, 2022
Republicans who attack Social Security or seek to gut or privatize it refer to it as an “entitlement,” ignoring that nearly all working people make Social Security payments, and retirement...
Aug 15, 2022
Recently, I watched two full-grown males rush my house. One went to my neighbor’s door, which is an attached duplex, and the other rushed up on my porch, and swung...
Aug 09, 2022
About one month ago, a fellow came to our door offering of a bottle of wine. He told us he lived two streets away, and that he and his wife...
Aug 09, 2022
I have really enjoyed seeing the yellow Hope balloons all over the Village of Southampton in the past few weeks. Importantly, this week in our country there were finally a...
Aug 09, 2022
Whether it’s called “disassembly” or “demolition,” the 1745 Captain John Sandford House, once at the northwest corner of Paul’s Lane and Ocean Road in Bridgehampton, disappeared over a few days...
Aug 09, 2022
Lee Zeldin fancies himself tough on crime and a supporter of families and law enforcement. But for years he promoted extremist views of the Second Amendment and opposed every measure...
Aug 08, 2022
The Press has done the public a service by highlighting the erratic and arbitrary canceling and scheduling of public meetings by the mayor and the Village of Southampton [“Clock Watching,”...
Aug 08, 2022
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...
Aug 08, 2022
Today, I registered a complaint with the Quogue Village Police Department, which then forwarded it to the Suffolk County Department of Public Works. There is a roadside memorial that spans...
Aug 08, 2022
There is no question that many hard-working Americans are experiencing significant economic pain in their lives. Notwithstanding the economic uncertainty and the anxiety it brings, these problems tend to be...
Aug 08, 2022
I came to Southampton in December 1972 to take over a gas station on County Road 39 that had been boarded up. My new wife and I had to rent...
Aug 08, 2022
This is in reference to the article on the officials and the Rechlers breaking ground for construction of the last “Hampton Business District” building, another metal warehouse at Gabreski Airport...
Aug 02, 2022
Two bipartisan bills are being considered in the U.S. Senate that would update our country’s antitrust laws to address the growing monopoly power of Big Tech companies that increasingly poses...
Aug 02, 2022
I live in Shinnecock Hills (west of the college) and work in Riverhead. Most weekday mornings, as most of us are aware, we need to travel east and make a...
Aug 02, 2022
I am reading sensational articles concerning undocumented workers living in squalor in the Hamptons while they try to serve the rich. I am appalled at the distasteful references to “the...
Aug 02, 2022
It was nice to see Julia Heming’s article about Ken Von Der Hayden’s new dog from Paws of War [“Bridgehampton Veteran Finds A New Friend Through Paws Of War,” 27east.com,...
Aug 01, 2022
Posted on the “East Quogue Community Connection” Facebook page was a statement that the East Quogue Civic Association was contacted by Tom Horton, lead engineer from Southampton Town, and that...
Aug 01, 2022
What a terrible shock! The beautiful house on the corner of Ocean Road and Paul’s Lane in Bridgehampton is gone. Nothing remains of the 18th century home but a chimney...
Aug 01, 2022
There is so much to be frustrated and concerned about these days: inflation, shark sightings, the infuriatingly still viable political pulse of a certain former president. Wouldn’t it feel terrific...
Aug 01, 2022
On July 27, Vector Control of Suffolk County initiated robocalls to residents of East Quogue to inform them that the village area south of the highway was going to be...
Aug 01, 2022
Thank you for speaking to the ecological importance of the Long Pond Greenbelt in the July 21 editorial “Leave It Alone.” Defend H2O joins the chorus of opposition to the...
Jul 26, 2022
It is both sad and chilling that Fox News was the only network that refused to air the January 6 Committee hearings. They withheld these hearings so their viewers wouldn’t...
Jul 26, 2022
Everyone agrees with Governor Kathy Hochul that the attack on Lee Zeldin has no place in New York, and that all New Yorkers share in the relief that Republican gubernatorial...
Jul 26, 2022
There are those who believe that it is bad precedent to indict a former president, or for that matter a sitting president, for criminal conduct. However, we have now seen...
Jul 26, 2022
In the July 21 Southampton Press, Mayor Jesse Warren once again blames prior administrations — this time for Moses Park not being completed [“Southampton Village Moving Ahead With Plans To...
Jul 26, 2022
The village’s haphazard practice of last-minute notifications and schedule changes disadvantages the public. On July 21, I — now a bona fide member of that public — planned to attend...
Jul 25, 2022
It is fervently to be hoped that Jay Schneiderman will adhere to his “vow” not to extend his term limit [“Schneiderman Vows That He Won’t Extend His Own Term Limit,...
Jul 25, 2022
GOP Congressman Lee Zeldin has been our representative in the 1st District since he won his first election in 2014. As one of Donald Trump’s most vocal supporters, he has...
Jul 25, 2022
Just because a financial arrangement was made between the town and the village, without informing this neighborhood, why do politicians think they can do what they wish with the place...
Jul 25, 2022
I write these Letters to the Editor to put ideas on the table that may influence people’s minds and behavior. What is happening in this world is detrimental to the...
Jul 25, 2022
This is a scary moment. The Supreme Court just dismantled abortion rights across America. As a result, 26 states could outlaw abortion, including 13 that have passed “trigger” laws to...
Jul 25, 2022
It is common knowledge that the world is awash in plastic waste, and effective recycling of plastic is a myth. The post-consumption recycling rate of the 400 million tons of...
Jul 25, 2022
Liberty Gardens needs to find a new venue [“Environmental Study For Liberty Gardens, New Affordable Apartments, Is Ready For Prime Time,” 27east.com, July 18]. This location is congested and bumper...
Jul 25, 2022
We write to you as those who share an appreciation for the crafts of writing and photography, and a recognition of our nation’s need for truth, fair play and commerce...
Jul 25, 2022
This letter is to let you know that people coming to Bridgehampton and the East End do not understand why we all came here: for peace and quiet. Not to...
Jul 25, 2022
Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation and misunderstanding in the air. Some of the narrative that is circulating is at odds with the facts and the history of this...
Jul 19, 2022
The Hampton Bays Civic Association is sponsoring a public meeting concerning the proposed revitalization plans for downtown Hampton Bays. The meeting is scheduled to be held at the Hampton Bays...
Jul 18, 2022
Many thanks to Fred Thiele for taking the initiative to investigate the effects of beech leaf disease, a new, as yet incurable, rapidly invasive blight that is currently threatening to...
Jul 18, 2022
As a 25-year resident of the Town of Southampton, I have been witness to the vast and significant influx of people either moving to or working on the East End....
Jul 18, 2022
Avoid Hampton Bays. No, it shouldn’t take an hour to get groceries. Too many rushed drivers vs. plantings cause possible accidents, aka blind spots. Additionally, road markings are ignored? Okay,...
Jul 18, 2022
In 1972, a new ice age was predicted by 2070. Now, 2070 is the year we may just become a series of islands here. Predictions are just that. Far too...
Jul 18, 2022
The new cone situation created by Charlie McArdle is awesome. Finally, an easy pathway to work east. This new cone situation has made the drive safer and access to Montauk...
Jul 18, 2022
The Southampton Town Board and its appointed boards and Planning Department seem more concerned about trying to overdevelop every square inch of our town than to protect our town’s character...
Jul 18, 2022
I was disappointed that the author who “covered” a protest held by the New York Communities For Change, along with the fine members of the Shinnecock Nation, did not accurately...
Jul 18, 2022
In his letter to the editor titled “Same Approach” [Letters, July 14], Bob DeLuca, president of the Group for the East End, explained the difference between a low-density golf course...
Jul 18, 2022
The moment I finished reading Tom Clavin’s column [“Death, Be Not Proud,” The Road Yet Taken, Opinion, July 14], I felt compelled to respond to it as follows: I have...
Jul 18, 2022
On March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act into law. The world’s first national park was born. To celebrate the 150th anniversary this...
Jul 12, 2022
I am not exactly sure what is going on now with the property across from Sugar Loaf Hill, but the last time I was there an injunction to stop further...
Jul 11, 2022
We now have a rogue U.S. Supreme Court, with three rogue ideologue justices appointed by a rogue U.S. president, using rogue, unconstitutional, authoritarian and illegal procedures to gain dominance of...
Jul 11, 2022
It is with utter shock that I have heard that Susan Mead has been abruptly removed from her position on the Sag Harbor Village Zoning Board of Appeals [“A Shakeup...
Jul 11, 2022
Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman can be a hero and really satisfy the wishes of his constituents by dropping his request that Southampton Village install a sports center in Moses...
Jul 11, 2022
Let me get this straight: The Sag Harbor chief of police wants to end closing down Bay Street once a week for a couple of hours when the community band...
Jul 11, 2022
Last week, Susan Cerwinski challenged the Group for the East End’s charity event at The Bridge golf course [“A Disconnect,” Letters, July 7]. Ms. Cerwinski sees a disconnect between our...
Jul 11, 2022
In response to Highway Superintendent Charles McArdle’s letter regarding cones at the intersection of Canoe Place Road and Montauk Highway in Hampton Bays [“Cones Are Working,” Letters, July 7], I...
Jul 11, 2022
The recent decisions by the highest court in the land have been criticized by the left for several reasons. There are the complaints about how three court seats were secured...
Jul 11, 2022
In light of the June 28 gubernatorial primary outcome that now provides New York State voters with Republican Lee Zeldin and Democrat Kathy Hochul as our choices to lead our...
Jul 04, 2022
I know affordable housing is a crisis and originally thought the Community Housing Fund would help. Then the misgivings snuck in. The CHF and the Community Preservation Fund will include...
Jul 04, 2022
Unless I’m mistaken, the Group for the East End just celebrated its 50th anniversary at The Bridge Golf Club in Bridgehampton. Yet for the past 10 years the Group has...
Jul 04, 2022
What we seem to be losing in America is the basic awareness that conflicting opinion is the Mother of Compromise. When did we get to this place of thinking that...
Jul 04, 2022
I was touched by the bravery of Cynthia Youngs, who wrote about her experience of having an abortion 15 years ago [“A Serious Subject,” Letters, June 23]. She stated that...
Jul 04, 2022
Repeatedly pressed to report on their finances, STAR AquaCenter made a splash at a “Breakfast of Champions” by finally revealing the name of the donor of their initial $5 million...
Jul 04, 2022
In our continuous goal to assist other agencies in the Town of Southampton, the Highway Department has coordinated with the Southampton Town Police Department in monitoring what is commonly known...
Jul 04, 2022
Once again, The Express News Group’s editorial board goes beyond where it should have. The editorial “The Way Back” [June 30] is a diatribe of hate for our laws, Constitution...
Jul 04, 2022
1. I am not going to attack Ukraine. These are just military exercises. 2. I won the election. The election was rigged. Voting machines were connected to Italy. 3. I...
Jul 04, 2022
An unrest is growing stronger between the ones who wish to stop the overdevelopment of Shinnecock Hills and the ones who don’t. Although Southampton Town has the funds to purchase,...
Jun 28, 2022
Why do Republican legislators want to pass laws making a woman’s rights mean nothing — and the cluster of cells growing in her body mean everything? There is a small...
Jun 27, 2022
Recently, Robbie Mook, Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager, under oath in a federal courtroom, admitted that Hillary gave the go-ahead to provide a reporter with the dirt that Trump had back-door...
Jun 27, 2022
Not since Rudolpho first cried out for his Mimi at the grand opening of “La Boheme” in 1896 has a missing Mimi been so sorely missed as Southampton Village’s Mimi...
Jun 27, 2022
Regarding the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down Roe v. Wade, I would like to offer some suggestions. The time and place for the original decision of Roe...
Jun 27, 2022
This letter is being written to you from Mecox Beach in Bridgehampton. My husband, Tip, and I just came for the first time since summer set in. It is heavenly....
Jun 27, 2022
To all those cheering the demise of Roe v. Wade, I need to ask: What exactly are you celebrating? The woman who may die because she can’t end a life-threatening...
Jun 27, 2022
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was pleasantly surprised by how conscientious drivers were about keeping a safe distance from those of us on bicycles. Thank you, sincerely. The rest of...
Jun 27, 2022
“Congress shall make no laws respecting an establishment of religion, or the free exercise thereof …” Yet our U.S. Supreme Court gives itself permission to use the voiding of Roe...
Jun 27, 2022
Hopefully, Southampton Village residents have read the saga of previous village budgets exceeding the state-mandated 2 percent cap on tax levy increases. This malfeasance occurred during the Epley administration years,...
Jun 27, 2022
I am writing to object to a special use permit being issued to the operators of Art Market Hamptons in Bridgehampton. As a resident of the hamlet, I find the...
Jun 27, 2022
A recent meeting with Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman confirms that the town wants to build a formal sports center in Moses Park that will include two tennis and bocce courts....
Jun 27, 2022
Managing plastics pollution and recycling is a worldwide problem. The United Nations Environmental Program reports that 400 million metric tons of plastics are manufactured worldwide per year, with a disappointing...
Jun 27, 2022
Fortunately, I do not have to face the agony of having to commute each day on the South Fork Commuter Connection, but I did rely on the Long Island Rail...
Jun 27, 2022
It is notable that The Press reports the vote total for each candidate, followed by the number of absentee ballots [“Arresta Reelected, Manger Returns To Southampton Village Board,” 27east.com, June...
Jun 27, 2022
Exactly 100 years ago, Adolf Hitler and his “Proud Boys” were preparing their putsches to overthrow the Bavarian State Government in Munich, to be followed with a march on Berlin,...
Jun 27, 2022
I would like to congratulate Gina Arresta and Bill Manger on their victory on Election Day. I would also like to thank my wonderful supporters, grassroots campaign team and the...
Jun 21, 2022
The Southampton Town Board has put forth an inadequate and incomplete affordable housing plan. While this one-size-fits-all plan lacks any real substance, it can be used as a tool to...
Jun 21, 2022
Now that the dust and the dirt have settled, and the votes for village trustees cast and counted, I am left wondering how the admonishments delivered up in The Press’s...
Jun 21, 2022
On behalf of all of us here at Group for the East End, I want to express our thanks for The Express News Group coverage of our 50th anniversary. In...
Jun 21, 2022
Coincidentally, as the January 6 Committee hearings are being televised, it is also the 50th anniversary of another bleak time in our nation’s history: the Watergate scandal. So lots of...
Jun 21, 2022
I am humbled by the strong support I received from Southampton Village voters in last week’s election. I would like to sincerely thank all of those who voted for me...
Jun 21, 2022
I’m not an activist, rabble-rouser or normally a complainer. I’m an older, retired American living on a fixed income trying to make ends meet — but every time I get...
Jun 20, 2022
My grandparents bought land, around 1920, which is now the Anna and Daniel Mulvihill Preserve. They cherished and protected all of its species. My father, William Mulvihill, bought adjacent parcels,...
Jun 20, 2022
Shame, shame, shame on the Southampton Town officials who cannot make the correct and responsible decision for the people they represent [“Art Market Hamptons In Bridgehampton: Not Approved, But Not...
Jun 20, 2022
In response to the letters in favor of a cellphone tower, the “very small group of screamers” that made “false claims” and points that have “zero validity or substance,” I...
Jun 20, 2022
I would like to thank all of those who voted for me in this past Southampton Village trustees election. Although I was not successful, I am honored to have had...
Jun 20, 2022
Can someone now explain to me what happened to 752 Hamilton Avenue in Hampton West Estates? This property was part of the Northern Sites development that the town purchased as...
Jun 20, 2022
As a Sag Harbor local who read history textbooks and learned of the Supreme Court case of Roe v. Wade at Pierson High School, it is with the utmost urgency...
Jun 20, 2022
Last week’s Southampton Village election proves that blatant corruption in our prior village administrations has now been replaced by willful ignorance and backroom deals. We had top-notch professionals under contract...
Jun 20, 2022
Young women out there, please don’t believe the one-sided views from the “pro-choice” movement. Take it from me and countless other women. I live with sadness and regret from having...
Jun 20, 2022
Those down around Long Wharf on Saturday afternoon, June 11, may well have heard the happy sounds of a steel band and seen guests boarding motor yachts, sizes 40 to...
Jun 15, 2022
I write to encourage my fellow Southampton Village residents to cast their votes for Trustee Gina Arresta and Bill Manger Jr. in the trustee election this Friday. Trustee Arresta would...
Jun 13, 2022
As the Southampton Village election is this week, I am asking for your support. I was raised in a family that has been committed to public service for a long...
Jun 13, 2022
It is with some disappointment that we read that the special event permit for a Bridgehampton art fair was not denied by town officials [“Art Market Hamptons In Bridgehampton: Not...
Jun 13, 2022
Recently, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman was interviewed on TV. He was asked to comment as to how to prevent another slaughter like the one in Uvalde, Texas. As expected,...
Jun 13, 2022
Gina Arresta has been a resident for more than 30 years in the Village of Southampton, and it is because of her commitment to the village that she loves that...
Jun 13, 2022
It is good news that common sense gun violence prevention legislation in Congress is gaining bipartisan support, although it has a long way to go, because most such legislation has...
Jun 13, 2022
Each year, the East Quogue Civic Association awards two $500 scholarship to two graduating seniors from East Quogue who will be attending college in the upcoming fall. The scholarships are...
Jun 13, 2022
Southampton Village elections are here, and everyone who is legally entitled to vote and registered should do so. Those who are not full-time residents of the village should be sure...
Jun 13, 2022
We write in support of the reelection of Gina Arresta for trustee in the Village of Southampton. Gina is one of the most capable people in all of village government....
Jun 13, 2022
We are writing to the editor because The Southampton Press did not consider it newsworthy to publish it, but we think all our neighbors should know. In 2020, we posted...
Jun 13, 2022
I have known Bill Manger Jr. for more than 45 years. I admire Bill’s integrity, competence and steadfast nature. Bill has a demonstrated record of civic-minded leadership, and I believe...
Jun 13, 2022
Very soon, the citizens of our village will be called upon to elect two trustees to represent them in the governance of this village. Each of the candidates offers special...
Jun 13, 2022
The Democratic Party is employing a full-court press to try to get back into the game being played for the 2022 midterm elections. They have several key players to deploy...
Jun 13, 2022
As resident of North Haven, I want to express that Terie Diat has been a total breath of fresh air since she was elected as a trustee nearly two years...
Jun 13, 2022
On East Hampton Airport: Have we stepped through the looking glass? The town owns the land. The town leased the land to business entities. The town no longer wishes to...
Jun 13, 2022
Starting last Thursday night, the U.S. House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack began a series of eight public hearings on the events leading up to and culminating with...
Jun 13, 2022
It’s been arduous, as well as enlightening, to knock on doors all over Southampton Village, and to walk the village streets, shaded by the beautiful trees and sometimes by the...
Jun 13, 2022
Readers of these pages are familiar with the many improvements to the Village of Westhampton Beach. Much is visible (Main Street, infrastructure upgrades, new businesses) and much more goes on...
Jun 07, 2022
Your editorial [“A Cry For Action,” June 2] rightly focuses on school shootings after the massacre at Uvalde High School. But mass killings — most, if not all, of them...
Jun 07, 2022
I want to make sure all your readers know about rule changes regarding absentee ballots in Suffolk County. From the Board of Elections website: “Important change in law about absentee...
Jun 06, 2022
Soon, Southampton Village will be sending out its real estate tax invoices. It will be interesting to see whether the village is continuing its deceptive practice with its “full market...
Jun 06, 2022
Who survives this? When I first heard about the shooting in Texas, I thought it was disgusting that an 18-year-old would shoot his grandmother, then go into a school and...
Jun 06, 2022
To the young woman who yanked the allium out of the garden by my driveway, who did not know that she was observed from afar: She must have thought nothing...
Jun 06, 2022
Having had the pleasure for many years, I can assure you that all dialogue below is reported verbatim. Reading first the excellent story on Jules Feiffer [“Q&A: Legendary Cartoonist Jules...
Jun 06, 2022
Of the four candidates running for Southampton Village trustee in next Friday’s election, there is one I have come to know well during the period of public hearings for a...
Jun 06, 2022
The data from the Chicago Police Department is staggering: There have been 239 homicides and 971 shootings in the city this year through the end of May. The city with...
Jun 06, 2022
We can’t be distracted by any other agenda than facing this moment. We cannot let Vladimir Putin’s mistake in Ukraine go to waste, or we will forever regret it. What...
Jun 06, 2022
As a member of the Southampton Village community, I am writing in support of Gina Arresta, who is running for reelection to the Southampton Village Board on June 17. Gina,...
Jun 06, 2022
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” The single sentence...
Jun 06, 2022
Bob DeLuca is like one of those enduring, beautiful old trees that are mercifully still left to grace the landscape and ease the eye out here. Like them, he has...
Jun 06, 2022
I wanted to make a brief comment about the last Southampton Village Board meeting and, in particular, a resolution put forth by Gina Arresta. Although I was not in attendance,...
Jun 06, 2022
With every passing year, I feel like Southampton Village is losing more and more of its soul. It always surprises me how many people will go to the polls without...
Jun 06, 2022
We elected two trustees two years ago: Gina Arresta and Joe McLoughlin. Now, Joe must go, and we all need to support Gina, who has distinguished herself from Joe by...
Jun 06, 2022
Until my family moved out here full time a few years ago, I would have been hard-pressed to tell you what the village trustees did, how many there were, or...
Jun 06, 2022
With the village elections upon us, I’d like to take this opportunity to endorse Kimberly Allan for trustee. I first worked with Kim when she was a trustee a few...
Jun 06, 2022
I’m writing to endorse Bill Manger for village trustee in Southampton. I have known Bill for many years, and I have always known him to be honest and forthright. Bill...
Jun 06, 2022
Nothing makes my blood boil more than local politicians who look at their candidacy and opportunity to serve as a stepping stone or another notch in their belt. Trustee Joe...
Jun 06, 2022
On behalf of the Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt, we want to alert everyone to the newest threat to the Long Pond Greenbelt, the 1,100-acre nature preserve that Southampton...
Jun 06, 2022
What a beautiful Memorial Day weekend to stroll through downtown Southampton Village and see the utter joke that has been made of sign enforcement in our beautiful village. There is...
Jun 06, 2022
As a lifelong village resident, I was excited to receive Bill Manger’s letter announcing his run for village trustee again. I got to know Bill 25 years ago when he...
Jun 06, 2022
In 2019, President Donald Trump signed a nationwide federal law raising the age to 21 to buy cigarettes and other tobacco products. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed a nationwide...
Jun 03, 2022
Nearly two years ago, the Foxhollow and Harvest Lane neighborhood fought off the development of 55 condos or 15 single-family homes at the base of the neighborhood. We were told...
Jun 02, 2022
Your May 26 edition of The Southampton Press was an exceptional publication. It was not only chock full of informative and substantive articles on a very wide range of subjects...
Jun 02, 2022
Many thanks to Evelyn Konrad for pointing out the “but for” accomplices to abortion: those who produce and disseminate 23 chromosomes that live rent-free for nine months in a woman’s...
Jun 02, 2022
It’s kind of funny, but also kind of sad. I’d like to thank “Hunter” for the beautiful overhead shot of our new home, which we wouldn’t have without his having...
Jun 02, 2022
I write this letter to our community as a response to the recent tragic mass shootings happening throughout our country. The rhetoric and outrage expressed over these premeditated, aggressively destructive...
Jun 01, 2022
The blah-blah-blahs are here again, as three candidates for Southampton Village trustee mail you their verbose, intellectually dishonest pleas for your vote on June 17. All three ignore the elephant...
Jun 01, 2022
I would like to take this opportunity to endorse Kimberly Allan for trustee in Southampton Village. I believe she brings years of dedicated experience to Southampton Village as a resident...
Jun 01, 2022
Southampton Village is a traditional community distinct from the larger political entities of town, county and state. We stand for love of place, a cherished identity, historic preservation, environmental protection...
Jun 01, 2022
I initially had written a lengthy rebuttal to Ed Surgan’s response to my letter titled “Party of Lies” [May 19]. My “Party of Lies” letter was about the Republican gaslighting...
May 31, 2022
I am a lifelong Southampton Village resident and have always been interested in politics and community service. Our village has been blessed to have many good trustees over the years,...
May 31, 2022
It’s been 24 hours. Twenty-four hours ago, another sick, misguided young male person with a gun walked into a school and killed another 19 children and two young adult teachers....
May 30, 2022
This newspaper continues to spread misinformation. Yes, the Supreme Court is on the brink of reversing Roe v. Wade [“Activist Judges,” Editorial, May 26], but abortions will still be legal...
May 30, 2022
On January 6, after hiding as the Capitol was attacked, and Officer Brian Sicknick was dying, Lee Zeldin emerged from his safe haven, joined his MAGA squad, and refused to...
May 30, 2022
I hesitated to write a Letter to the Editor this week, because it seemed too unbearable to talk about the carnage in an elementary school in Texas. It seemed too...
May 30, 2022
The start of a new season brings a wonderful energy to our beautiful Southampton Village. I’m proud to be part of the fabric of this community and look forward to...
May 30, 2022
There must be something in the water here in Westhampton, besides the concern over contamination turning up in our wells. My neighbor Mike Anthony is claiming that half of my...
May 26, 2022
Just wondering about an article in Counter Currents titled “U.S. And Ukraine, Only Two Countries Vote Against U.N. Resolution Condemning Nazism.” The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution...
May 25, 2022
I am supporting Bridget Fleming for Congress for many reasons, foremost of which is her considerable experience in government. She has been in office for more than a decade now....
May 24, 2022
Congratulations to the Noyac community for voicing their concerns on a proposed permit application by a commercial business to establish a day camp at Circle Beach [“Camp Out: Trustees Deny...
May 23, 2022
The May 13 article titled “State Comptroller’s Office Says Southampton Village Indeed Pierced Tax Cap” thankfully lays to rest any doubt that, under previous administrations, the village did, in fact,...
May 23, 2022
Last Sunday, May 15, Neighbors in Support of Immigrants, a Hampton Bays organization of 15 years, gave away 23 used bikes to students in the area who might use them...
May 23, 2022
If the Alito draft decision destroying women’s ownership of their own bodies becomes “the law of the land,” it will be “open sesame” to constitutional chaos and a bonanza to...
May 23, 2022
I have known Kimberly Allan for more than 30 years, first as her manager at Amex and then as a cherished friend. With that history, I can assure you, she...
May 23, 2022
I am not a resident. I am a former colleague of Kimberly Allan from her time at Marsh McLennan. I am writing to support Kimberly Allan in her efforts to...
May 23, 2022
Regarding “Town Takes Affordable Housing Step” [May 12], I believe the town is taking the wrong step by proposing a new tax on real estate sales over $2 million to...
May 23, 2022
Many of us are doing our best to implement composting, recycling and reducing waste into our daily lives. But our efforts pale in comparison to the work of nature’s greatest...
May 23, 2022
The Hampton Jitney sends out such a mixed message that passengers are confused and prone to argue on most every trip. The official word for Hampton Jitney is: “Face masks...
May 23, 2022
I applaud your May 12 editorial, “Time To Talk.” School consolidation is the right thing to do and long overdue. The work for the Southampton/Tuckahoe consolidation has been done. The...
May 23, 2022
Republicans and Democrats should be able to agree that no president, regardless of party, should be able to obstruct and undermine the will of the American people or exploit weaknesses...
May 23, 2022
Because of COVID isolation, I was unable to attend last week’s Board of Trustees meeting. I want to be clear that I am opposed to the Greenport-Sag Harbor ferry service....
May 17, 2022
Your editorial this week on school consolidation [“Time To Talk,” May 12] is one of the most thought-provoking I’ve seen in a long while. This is not least because I...
May 16, 2022
Memorial Day 2022 is fast approaching and, as is usually the custom, many politicians will give speeches and send press releases containing the phrase “Thank you for your service.” Acknowledging...
May 16, 2022
It is that special time of year to send out a big thank you to the women and men of the East Hampton Village Ambulance Association for providing lifesaving care...
May 16, 2022
We want to send our sincerest thank you to the Suffolk County Community College Board of Trustees, the college president, Dr. Edward Bonahue, and Suffolk County Legislator Kevin McCaffery. These...
May 16, 2022
Fewer than 25 percent of Americans are Catholic. Some 29 percent of Americans self-identify as Evangelicals, including 22 percent of Catholics. That is, roughly, 35 percent of U.S. citizens identify...
May 16, 2022
What do Fox host Tucker Carlson, New York Republican U.S. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and Buffalo mass murderer Payton Gendron have in common? All three believe in the “Great Replacement Theory.”...
May 16, 2022
How much waste that we can’t recycle will be left for us in the next 20-to-30-year period? What is the replacement plan/cost? How much will ratepayers be on the hook...
May 16, 2022
Maureen’s Haven at First Presbyterian Church of Southampton has come to the end of another successful season. I would like to express my thanks and appreciation to the community for...
May 16, 2022
As our country is buffeted by the great difficulties being suffered by most Americans, our president seems oblivious to his significant contribution to our national hardship. I’m sure it is...
May 16, 2022
The Shinnecock Tribe’s Graves Protection Society has given Town Attorney Jim Burke a list of properties in the Shinnecock Hills to be preserved using funds from the Community Preservation Fund....
May 16, 2022
I write to share comments I made at the May 12 Southampton Village Board meeting addressing Lake Agawam restoration efforts. I offered informed perspective on remediation requirements and expressed bemusement...
May 16, 2022
Your editorial “Time to Talk” [May 12] gets it exactly right — it is a conversation long past due, concerning school consolidation. The need for multiple superintendents for all these...
May 16, 2022
My name is Jessica Stalters and I am running for reelection to the East Quogue School Board. I have two sons, an eighth-grader at Westhampton Beach Middle School and a...
May 10, 2022
Captain Ira M. Barocas (Ret.) writes a fine response [“In The Same Boat,” Letters, May 5]. I find one weak statement: The core problem is coming up with the value...
May 10, 2022
“Kinder, Kirche, Kueche!” “Barefoot and pregnant!” Hell, let’s just skip waving the interim Confederate flag and go straight to the black swastika in the white field that was waved over...
May 10, 2022
An important election, for two Board of Education seats, is on May 17 in Sag Harbor. For those of us with children at Sag Harbor schools, we understand the importance...
May 10, 2022
Everyone living in Pine Neck has heard about the Circle Beach permit proposal for a license agreement between the Town Trustees and Kamadeva Yoga to use Circle Beach for private...
May 10, 2022
After reading about so many vacancies on boards of education around the East End, it is great to see a race of write-in candidates in Sag Harbor. Public schools have...
May 10, 2022
I was worried the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act wouldn’t be adhered to. It certainly wasn’t, as Wainscott Stone Road was dug up over the last several months with...
May 10, 2022
The 14th Amendment guarantees that government shall not deprive any person of “life, liberty or property” without due process. The Supreme Court has long cited the Due Process Clause of...
May 10, 2022
We are writing to show our unwavering support for Board of Education candidates Grainne Coen and Ronald Reed, two devoted, competent and active pillars of our beloved Sag Harbor community....
May 10, 2022
For the past several months, gas prices nationwide have been at unsustainable highs. As of May 9, the average price of a gallon of gas in New York State is...
May 10, 2022
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) collect and store power generated from facilities such as solar farms and wind farms. They are a solution for the problem of uneven energy supply...
May 10, 2022
I am someone who was once a proud political independent. However, I can safely say, based on the leaked Supreme Court document on Roe v. Wade and how Republican-controlled states...
May 10, 2022
I am writing to share my enthusiastic support for Ronald Reed and Grainne Coen, two extraordinary Sag Harbor School Board candidates. Grainne (pronounced Grania) brings her enormous experience as a...
May 10, 2022
I was reading through this week’s edition at 27east.com, and a portion of a statement I read — “We’re teaching our children it’s okay to be mean” [“Who’s Grooming Who?”...
May 10, 2022
Please take a moment to appreciate the dedication and determination of the current Sag Harbor Board of Education. They set the bar high, putting our children’s safety first while maintaining...
May 10, 2022
If you traverse the back roads in Water Mill, Bridgehampton and Sagaponack, you’ve noticed that annual ritual, spring potato planting, is well underway. The scent of freshly plowed, rich soil...
May 05, 2022
So crucial was the newfound voice of the citizenry to the birth of democracy that Robespierre established the death penalty for those who spoke to obfuscate, and those who drew...
May 05, 2022
Facing plummeting approval ratings, a faltering economy, and the highest inflation in four decades our president now plans to bribe an entire generation of voters by forgiving student loan debt....
May 05, 2022
Besides reading The Southampton Press and 27east.com regularly, I also check out all the local political Facebook pages and websites, to get a well-rounded feel for what is going on...
May 04, 2022
On Sunday, May 1, East Hampton Village sponsored its first (and, hopefully, annual) Stop the Stigma MayDay 5K. The purpose of the race was to raise awareness (and money) to...
May 03, 2022
The documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” was first shown in 2006. It raised awareness of global warming and all the changes necessary in order to slow it down. It appears that...
May 02, 2022
Thank you to The Southampton Press and particularly to Kitty Merrill for travailing through the heavy traffic from East Hampton to interview me to share my story [“Grateful Transplant Recipient...
May 02, 2022
Regarding the concern expressed by Barbara Weber-Floyd about the massive amount of new home construction being considered in the Westhampton area [“The Big Picture,” Letters, April 21], I believe there...
May 02, 2022
Thank you to all who participated and attended your recent Express Sessions event at Gurney’s regarding the future of Montauk, and its conclusions that sea level rise will likely mean...
May 02, 2022
Our household received U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin’s recent mailing touting his “accomplishments.” Mr. Zeldin, the first thing that you list involves infrastructure. How dare you pat yourself on the back...
May 02, 2022
All too often, we read letters and articles that are critical of our local, state and federal representatives and politicians. We live in one of the most beautiful places in...
May 02, 2022
I am writing to encourage voters in Sag Harbor to cast their votes on May 17 at Pierson High School for the two important Board of Education seats that are...
May 02, 2022
Here are some of my thoughts on the housing shortage here throughout the Hamptons: Almost every business owner I have spoken to on the East End faces the challenge of...
May 02, 2022
I could only shake my head after reading Karl Grossman’s “True Public Power” column last week [Suffolk Closeup, Opinion, April 21]. He lauds the effort in Albany (where most bad...
Apr 28, 2022
We all have to deal with garbage in one way or another, but when thousands of us have to pay for town bags to make it acceptable for the local...
Apr 28, 2022
Once again your editorial board gets it all wrong in regards to COVID. The “Ahead On Points” editorial [April 21] was ridiculous. Your claim is that “in Suffolk County, unvaccinated...
Apr 28, 2022
I read with interest the proposal of a tax to generate revenue via an affordable housing referendum [“Southampton Town Takes First Step Along Housing Fund Path,” 27east.com, April 19]. My...
Apr 28, 2022
Game, set, match. Spring is in the air and that means local elections are now in play. I am grateful for being elected to serve on the Southampton Village Board...
Apr 28, 2022
Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) are co-sponsors of a bipartisan Senate resolution to designate April 2022 as National Native Plant Month. On March 22, the resolution...
Apr 27, 2022
Words have meaning. Words have clout. When misused, words can defeat truth. Take the word “conservative.” The dictionary describes this adjective as meaning someone who is “averse to change or...
Apr 26, 2022
Donald Trump-appointed Florida U.S. District Court Judge Kimberly Kimball Mizelle recently issued a nationwide injunction banning mask mandates for public modes of transportation. The Biden administration has appealed the judge’s...
Apr 25, 2022
Noyac is the jewel of Southampton Town, known for its beautiful beaches, ponds, sunsets, hiking trails and amazing volunteers. Members of the Noyac Civic Council participated in the Great East...
Apr 25, 2022
“This is one of those pieces of legislation where we can sleep well at night,” said Town Councilman Rick Martel of the push for yet another tax to create another...
Apr 25, 2022
Kudos to Donna Kreymborg for addressing the School Board last week and raising the issue of the state of Southampton athletics [“Parent Speaks Passionately About State Of Athletics In Southampton...
Apr 25, 2022
The editorial in last week’s edition of The Southampton Press concerning the vacant police chief position in the Southampton Village Police Department was right on target and to the point...
Apr 19, 2022
The Express News Group devoted a section last week to the affordable housing crisis — an important subject. But I wish they would devote as much space to the crisis...
Apr 18, 2022
I just came from the remarkably contentious public hearing about the landlord-tenant registry proposed by Mayor Jesse Warren and the Southampton Village trustees to help village residents collect their rental...
Apr 18, 2022
A recent letter by Andrea Klausner [“History Repeating,” Letters, April 7] providing her version of history and the Democratic Party’s fiscal achievements was risible. I thought I was reading the...
Apr 18, 2022
The Democrats and liberal media shoved the Russian collusion narrative down the throats of the American people prior to the 2016 and 2020 elections. Russia, they said, did things to...
Apr 18, 2022
Once past Cailin Riley’s gushing over John Bennett’s “heroism” in her lopsided coverage of the registry law public hearing [“Residents Voice Concerns About Southampton Village Rental Registry Law,” 27east.com, April...
Apr 18, 2022
Traffic, traffic, traffic — that seems to be the operative word and one of the key reasons there is such opposition to the Heart of the Hamptons relocating to the...
Apr 11, 2022
New York State is proposing a total ban on combustible fuels in all new construction starting in January 2023. This means that all new construction will need to be all...
Apr 11, 2022
I have just come back from eight magic days of traveling with my 13-year-old California granddaughter to show her Vienna, the beauty of Salzerkammergut, the historic charms of Salzburg. We...
Apr 11, 2022
I am writing in reference to the article “Residents Express Frustration With Ongoing Southampton Village Police Chief Search” by Cailin Riley [27east.com, March 30]. The article implied (or I inferred)...
Apr 11, 2022
At a time when the world is trying to deal with climate crisis, and the Hamptons are dealing with the overwhelming traffic, the Long Island Rail Road started the South...
Apr 11, 2022
While I applaud ridding the East End of defunct gas stations [“Town Planners Analyze A Trio Of Gas Station Upgrades,” 27east.com, April 5], would we be missing the perfect opportunity...
Apr 11, 2022
April 22 to 29 is International Dark Sky Week. We who live in Southampton Town and Southampton Village are lucky to have local Dark Sky laws that protect our view...
Apr 11, 2022
There is a big difference between history repeating itself and a wholesale rewrite of it. The vice chair of the Southampton Democrat Committee, Andrea Klausner, makes the bold statement, “The...
Apr 11, 2022
In the February 3 edition of The Sag Harbor Express, there was a timely editorial titled “The Real Enemy,” regarding the tick crisis on North Haven and the history of...
Apr 04, 2022
During the past two years, as families were faced with nearly unimaginable challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they had the assurance that their children would be fed through free...
Apr 04, 2022
On March 18, my wife and I decided to embrace nature at the Morton National Wildlife Refuge in Noyac. We walked the path to Jessup Point, just over a mile...
Apr 04, 2022
The bad news just won’t end for the Biden presidency. The latest issue, as if there weren’t enough problems already, is the narrative about Hunter Biden and his efforts to...
Apr 04, 2022
Officials in the Town of Southampton have made protecting the beautiful area we call home a priority. Over the years, the town’s environmental efforts have included: battling global warming; reducing...
Apr 04, 2022
The Noyac Civic Council volunteers who participated in the April 2 Long Beach Restoration project are truly inspiring. Approximately 35 adults and Pierson students did an outstanding job of planting...
Apr 04, 2022
“Those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it” — George Santayana. If you look at history, the Democratic Party’s approach to strengthening the economy has always...
Apr 04, 2022
Seven weeks ago, some 50 local residents submitted a petition to the Town of Southampton to ban art fairs on the field on Corwith Avenue in Bridgehampton [“Neighbors Petition For...
Apr 04, 2022
Enduring Legacy We, the family of Paulette H. Brown, are respectfully seeking donations to the Paulette H. Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund. Established in 1986 to commemorate the enduring service, leadership...
Apr 04, 2022
The “First Four Actions” to take on our East End housing crisis: 1. Create workforce housing zoning districts in each village and hamlet within the five East End townships to...
Apr 04, 2022
U.S. Department of Agriculture officials and game farms like Spring Farm are quick to blame wild birds when avian flu outbreaks threaten the public and hurt their bottom line [“Thousands...
Apr 04, 2022
We want to thank you for bringing front and center the travails of our Shinnecock neighbors [“The Rising Tide: Climate Change Threatens Shinnecock Territory Homes,” Residence, March 31]. Your publication...
Apr 04, 2022
In a sour editorial [“Reality Check,” March 31], this newspaper throws the baby out with the bathwater. Or, worse, holds its head underwater as it dictates some reality checks. There...
Apr 04, 2022
When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards on Sunday, March 27, we sadly witnessed the legacy of pain and childhood abuse. Both men had previously bravely admitted...
Apr 04, 2022
Reading Tracy Grathwohl’s column, “Better Out Than In” [Tilting at Windmills, Opinion, March 31] on April Fools’ Day, I found it to be a polyp of information. Therefore, I’m asking...
Apr 04, 2022
Two articles published in March call attention to a landscaping standard that may have led to an impasse. In a charming narrative about her property in Southampton, Hilary Woodward describes...
Apr 04, 2022
Reading is an escape, a guide to another world When I need to go back in time, make changes, fix mistakes, I pick up a book, the words flowing over...
Mar 30, 2022
Thank you, Kitty Merrill, for reporting about the very negative impact the Art Market Art Fair has on our Bridgehampton neighborhood during the precious summer weeks [“Neighbors Petition For Denial...
Mar 29, 2022
Anyone who thought sending Joe Biden to Europe to try and straighten things out without saying something stupid didn’t have to wait long. The White House has been in spin...
Mar 29, 2022
I filed a grievance complaint on my real estate property two weeks before the February 15 filing date. Facts of my case: The two properties to the west of me...
Mar 29, 2022
We at the Sag Harbor Community Food Pantry were saddened to hear of the passing of Gertrude Katz [Obituaries, March 24]. Gert was a gracious and generous friend to the...
Mar 29, 2022
You can cross the red line in so many ways. Yet we all are watching such barbaric actions that human eyes should never see. Who would have thought that all...
Mar 29, 2022
Long Beach (Foster Memorial Beach) is Noyac/Sag Harbor’s prize and one of the most cherished recreational areas. It is a special place for sunset viewing, water recreation, walking and enjoying...
Mar 29, 2022
The mayor and trustees of Southampton Village were caught trying to slip the onerous registration law into the flimflam of their municipal dross in the hope that no one would...
Mar 29, 2022
I’ve been a resident of Meeting House Lane in Southampton Village since 1981 and, until recently, I haven’t felt a need to write a Letter to the Editor. My concern...
Mar 29, 2022
Recently, we were able to secure a Suffolk County Class C Championship, a Long Island Championship and a place in the New York State Final Four. These achievements are part...
Mar 28, 2022
With all the fuss about having to give up (polluting, loud) gas-powered leaf blowers and switch to the (cleaner, quieter) electric kind, you’d think that gas blowers had been around...
Mar 22, 2022
It is with great sorrow that I write this letter on behalf of the board of the John Jermain Memorial Library acknowledging the passing of Jeanette Sarkisian Wagner. Jeanette was...
Mar 22, 2022
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to the U.S. Congress was heart rending. But his plea — create a no-fly zone over Ukraine and bring to Ukraine Russian S-300s — is dangerous. In...
Mar 22, 2022
Frances Genovese’s shameless, vituperative and over-the-top letter spewing bile at Ed Surgan [“Lickspittle Proselytizer,” Letters, March 10] was unbelievable. Incredibly, Frances projects onto Ed the precise faults that are on...
Mar 22, 2022
Am I the only year-round resident whose heart hurts when you see a previously wooded lot flattened to make way for another house or shopping center? What happened to preservation?...
Mar 22, 2022
Your editorial on the importance and abuses of the Freedom of Information Law [“Road To Good Government,” Editorial, March 17] really hit home. Take as an instance the antics of...
Mar 22, 2022
What, in heaven’s name, is holding up our new Comprehensive Plan? The first new Comprehensive Plan since the May 2000 Comprehensive Plan was Mayor Jesse Warren’s election promise. That promise...
Mar 21, 2022
Little or nothing has been written about LongHouse Reserve in The Sag Harbor Express, though I know many in our town have been greatly concerned about the loss of this...
Mar 21, 2022
Why does the Parrish Art Museum continue to enforce a COVID vaccine and mask requirement? The original mandate by Governor Kathy Hochul was mask or vaccine. Why, then, has the...
Mar 21, 2022
The article “A Coast Without A Road Map” [“The Rising Tide,” Residence, February 24] appears to sound the need for a call to action to the newly issued National Oceanic...
Mar 21, 2022
Were you aware that Mayor Jesse Warren and the Board of Trustees have put forward a draft rental law to potentially require a rental registry, charge a rental fee and...
Mar 21, 2022
Did you know that herbicides and pesticides sold to kill insects and weeds on your property are harmful to soil, plants and animals? Some pesticides can linger in soil for...
Mar 21, 2022
As a dog lover, a 13-year volunteer at our wonderful local Southampton Animal Shelter and a 49-year resident of Southampton Town, I have been closely following the articles in our...
Mar 14, 2022
I was surprised and amused by the rant directed at me in the previous issue [“Lickspittle Proselytizer,” Letters, March 10]. Frances Genovese has a lot anger toward Donald Trump that...
Mar 14, 2022
Vladimir Putin tried to put the day behind him as he laid his head to rest in his lavish Novo-Ogaryovo estate located west of Moscow. Typically, his precious sleep isn’t...
Mar 14, 2022
My family wants to thank the Westhampton Beach Fire Department and those who participated in the wonderful drive-by on Thursday, March 3, for our mom, Rose Loos, who turned 106...
Mar 14, 2022
For nearly two years, I have had the pleasure of serving as a trustee in the Village of Southampton. Performing service as a public official for our village residents and...
Mar 14, 2022
I have been a subscriber to The Southampton Press since 1971, back when the Western Edition was called The Hampton Chronicle. The subscription was a gift to my son upon...
Mar 14, 2022
Those optimists in our village who believe that our mayor’s replacement of Epley cronies on the Architectural Review Board, Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Board with Jesse Warren cronies...
Mar 14, 2022
Reading the article regarding Bridget Fleming trying to restrict free speech [“Fleming Seeks To Solidify Rules Regarding Religious Speech At Public Sessions,” 27east.com, February 22] struck me as odd during...
Mar 14, 2022
Red alert for Village of Southampton homeowners who rent or may contemplate renting this summer! The slipshod Village Board of Trustees has prepared a nasty surprise for you. Buried in...
Mar 14, 2022
People, especially people in politics, can’t seem to stop talking about the lack of, and desperate need for, affordable housing. Solutions have ranged from the absurd — Governor Kathy Hocul’s...
Mar 14, 2022
Someone once efficiently said that the difference between comedy and tragedy could be visualized as an arrow in a triangle. In tragedy, the arrow starts from the base and goes...
Mar 14, 2022
The United States has had a sketchy history of getting involved in military conflict, frequently with questionable or poorly thought out motives. We have announced, I believe prematurely, that we...
Mar 14, 2022
Having tried to review the proposed changes on East Hampton Town’s website, I am forced to conclude that the “restrictions” and “modifications” at East Hampton Airport are minimal, meaningless, and...
Mar 07, 2022
Recently, an article was written on a proposal by Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming to limit religious officials’ invocations at Suffolk County legislative meetings [“Fleming Seeks To Solidify Rules Regarding...
Mar 07, 2022
The Westhampton Beach Fire Department Juniors would like to thank the whole community and organizations for their overwhelming support in the fundraiser for Ukraine. The Juniors would also like to...
Mar 07, 2022
Ed Surgan, who bows low in his allegiance to Donald Trump, is the last person to stand for freedom here or abroad, or to issue calls to “recalibrate ‘our’ understanding...
Mar 07, 2022
Just a note to say how much I enjoy reading Marilee Foster’s “Ground Level” column. It is so interesting to learn about farming, written in such a melodic poetry style....
Mar 07, 2022
More than a few Americans believe that Vladimir Putin would have refrained from invading Ukraine if Donald Trump were still president. There is ample evidence to suggest otherwise. Trump successfully...
Mar 07, 2022
I read your February 27 editorial, “A Lesson Learned,” with sorrow — and compassion. Yes, context matters. Both photos would have been better served with captions that fully explained the...
Mar 01, 2022
The expected invasion of Ukraine by Russia on the evening of February 23 was a sobering moment to recalibrate our understanding of the world order as we have grown to...
Mar 01, 2022
In an age when your 10-year-old can access the most lurid images with a simple keystroke, or find detailed instructions on how to build a proper pipe bomb, I’d like...
Mar 01, 2022
Bats haven’t always enjoyed the best reputation; we often think of them as scary, creepy, ugly, rabid and blind. But bats feed on nectar and are excellent pollinators, like birds,...
Mar 01, 2022
The many letters calling for a ban on gas-powered leaf blowers have been thoughtful, clear and convincing. The time is now to act on this serious issue and bring our...
Mar 01, 2022
To me, there is an obvious similarity in the way that Vladimir Putin has invaded a sovereign country, unprovoked, for the sole purpose of increasing his power, and Adolf Hitler,...
Mar 01, 2022
Tom Edmonds, the director of the Southampton History Museum, and I have been close friends since we were struggling artists together in the 1980s. He has always been an advocate...
Mar 01, 2022
As a longtime resident of the Village of Southampton, never have I seen anything more abusive for the environment and the beautiful community we live in. The gas leaf blowers...
Feb 21, 2022
This is in response to Jonathan Pearlman’s Letter to the Editor about the need to save our children from the vulgarities, twisted sexual situations and outright assault on civilized conduct...
Feb 21, 2022
There’s more to “leaf litter” than just leaves. Moths, butterflies and beneficial insects overwinter in leaves, and when we remove them, these and other native creatures, including turtles, toads and...
Feb 21, 2022
Lawn care is hard work, and Southampton Village and the Town of Southampton are lucky to have so many fabulous landscaping companies contributing to the extraordinary beauty of our community....
Feb 14, 2022
We must look out for the children. That is why Jonathan Pearlman’s novel “Two to Tango” should be immediately removed from the local libraries. It contains numerous vulgarities, twisted sexual...
Feb 14, 2022
The numerous letters in last week’s edition concerning the phasing out of leaf blowers are a clear mandate to ban these infernal machines. Owners of only intermittently used properties, and...
Feb 14, 2022
Mind bending. Allowing thugs to commit crimes without consequence. Democrats in authority are allowing that to happen. Right now. In America. How does one come to the conclusion that that...
Feb 14, 2022
We opened the Sag Harbor Garden Center in 1996, a young couple expecting our first kid. We knew a few things, but we relied on you. You taught us about...
Feb 14, 2022
The Pyrrhus Concer Homestead project, currently in front of numerous Southampton Village land use boards, is a valuable asset to our community and deserves our wholehearted support. I feel it’s...
Feb 14, 2022
There are fundamental shortcomings in the process the Sag Harbor Board of Trustees is using to create its critically important workforce housing legislation that was revealed last week. The board...
Feb 14, 2022
I’ve plowed for the Southampton Village Parks Department for 20 years, and just like the storm where there was 30 inches of snow in February 2013, we worked just as...
Feb 14, 2022
Last Thursday’s Southampton Press featured a photo on its front page of one of the many dump trucks depositing tons of snow at the parking lot of Coopers Beach. This...
Feb 08, 2022
To my fellow Westhampton resident Mike Anthony, who disagreed with my sense of fairness over voting rules [“Make It Easier,” Letters, February 3]: I actually agree with your criticism of...
Feb 07, 2022
Congressman Lee Zeldin, a relentless promoter of the “Big Lie” that Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election, has proven that spreading falsehoods is a habit with him. In a...
Feb 07, 2022
As someone born and raised in Southampton, I have been lucky to spend years enjoying walks around our beautiful village, meandering down tree-covered streets, and enjoying the calm that comes...
Feb 07, 2022
I hope that neither the Southampton Village Board nor the Southampton Town Board will adopt what the town is considering as it explores banning gas-powered leaf blowers: making an exception...
Feb 07, 2022
We want to congratulate Jay Schneiderman and the members of the Southampton Town Board for adopting a resolution on January 25 that defines antisemitism, as set forth by the International...
Feb 07, 2022
OMG, can’t someone buy the movie theater and make it a movie theater? Now we will be a Hamptons town without a supermarket and a movie theater? Maggie Bloomfield Westhampton...
Feb 07, 2022
Your February 3 article on garbage pick-up [“Weighing Garbage Carting Options,” Residence] mentioned Go Green Sanitation. I’ve used them for 10 years and have been pleased with their service. However,...
Feb 07, 2022
I’ve just been thinking about how lucky we are to have people like Darr Reilly, her dedicated and hard-working teams, and the many people she and they have inspired and...
Feb 07, 2022
We are blessed to live in a beautiful corner of the world. It is our duty to nourish our fragile ecosystem with respect and to do everything in our power...
Feb 07, 2022
The Westhampton Beach School District has been a place for discrimination, bias, corruption and hate for decades. A Black female student was a victim of these policies for not standing...
Feb 07, 2022
This past week, the South Fork of Long Island, and indeed the entire planet, lost a true visionary, Art Cooley. Born and bred in Quogue, the son of former Quogue...
Feb 07, 2022
I want to commend Superintendent Jeff Nichols and the members of the Sag Harbor Board of Education for keeping Sag Harbor schools open and relatively undisrupted over the past year....
Feb 07, 2022
To say I am proud is an understatement. I must personally thank the employees of the Southampton Town Highway Department, who did an amazing job before, during and after this...
Feb 01, 2022
The most recent snowstorm is a reminder of the sketchy patchwork of business or property owners along Main Street and throughout the business district of Sag Harbor who take their...
Feb 01, 2022
On day two of being elected a trustee of Southampton Village, I would begin to turn the village’s Board of Architectural Review and Historic Preservation, Zoning Board of Appeals and...
Jan 31, 2022
LongHouse Reserve was created by founder Jack Lenor Larsen, internationally acclaimed fiber artist, textile designer, collector, author, gardener and landscape designer, turning his residence, collections and 16-acre sculpture gardens into...
Jan 31, 2022
Several readers have written letters expressing dismay that affordable housing is concentrated in the higher tax rate communities. There’s a way to solve this. Make a list of all school...
Jan 31, 2022
When the Village of Southampton committed to address “climate mitigation and the elimination of greenhouse gases as a guiding principle and objective,” I was encouraged. Now is the time to...
Jan 31, 2022
I think I could fill the pages of the Letters section rebutting Ed Sugan’s latest take on national politics [“Rigging the Game,” Letters, January 27], but I’ll focus on his...
Jan 31, 2022
I watched the Southampton Village Board meeting of January 25 with great interest and was heartened to learn that the question of gas-powered leaf blowers is front and center on...
Jan 31, 2022
If one has to pass a test to get a driver’s permit before they can drive, shouldn’t the same rule apply to others? Like before you swear on a Bible...
Jan 31, 2022
Using DASH (Diagnostic Assessment and Stabilization Hub) for people in a mental health crisis is a good resource and relieves the police from intervening in a situation that is not...
Jan 31, 2022
I write to express my deep disappointment at the chief executive’s vetoing an equitable law on redistricting Suffolk County, voted on by county legislators on December 31 of last year....
Jan 31, 2022
The residents of Southampton Village are justifiably proud that the village has been a leader in environmental action. Last May, the village adopted a Declaration of Climate Emergency, which, among...
Jan 31, 2022
I feel very fortunate to live in Sag Harbor. On Saturday morning, with the snow in full force, a neighbor called and said her husband would be over on Sunday...
Jan 31, 2022
As concerned residents, we attended the Southampton Village Board’s meeting on January 25 specifically to hear and lend our support to comments urging that gas-powered leaf blowers be banned year...
Jan 31, 2022
The more you know, the more you know that all you know is not all you know. That’s why the phrase “The more you know …” usually ends up with...
Jan 31, 2022
Gas leaf blowers are the tip of the iceberg. How many years have the Southampton Village and town governments been working on that ban? Too many. It is time for...
Jan 31, 2022
It was disheartening watching our president will himself through his long-awaited press conference. It went reasonably well in the beginning, with the help of the teleprompter. But as the open...
Jan 25, 2022
When my wife and I purchased our Main Street home some 15 years ago, we were left with the daunting task of replacing over 100 panes of broken original glass,...
Jan 25, 2022
For the rustle of amber leaves — Swishing of gentle wind Soothing the restless soul. Starry sky at night — A trilling sparkling diamonds to light my way — to...
Jan 25, 2022
If I were elected trustee of Southampton Village, this would be my agenda on day one: First, I would urge our mayor to immediately hire both an environmental consultant and...
Jan 25, 2022
Wouldn’t an affordable housing initiative to purchase homes for first-time homeowners or those who qualify for affordable housing make more sense? The young people of our community cannot afford to...
Jan 25, 2022
Science has unequivocally established that human emissions of carbon dioxide trap heat in the earth’s atmosphere, warming the land and oceans. But those CO2 emissions also directly affect the health...
Jan 25, 2022
On behalf of everyone at Fighting Chance, I am writing to express our heartfelt condolences to the family of Joan Tyor Carlson, recently deceased. Joan was a true pillar of...
Jan 25, 2022
On January 11, the Southampton Town Board met to discuss the proposed 104-unit apartment complex on Quiogue. The presentation was littered with empty promises and skewed information. The first Pinocchio:...
Jan 25, 2022
It is hard to believe that turf is making headlines again. Didn’t we already have this debate? Didn’t we already come to the conclusion that grass, though it involves frequent...
Jan 25, 2022
We believe that golf courses are a wonderful amenity in the Town of Southampton. We also believe that all businesses and residents should develop according to the town’s building codes....
Jan 25, 2022
This is a snapshot of some of the comments we have already received about this weekend’s virtual Drawdown event: • “Tonight was the most impressive discussion I have ever heard.”...
Jan 25, 2022
Count on ham-fisted Fred Thiele to carve into legislative stone what should be a free and fluid decision-making situation. On the heels of his signing on to include seasonal rentals...
Jan 25, 2022
A thousand thanks to Drawdown East End and Carbon CREW Project, which, in partnership with Southampton Arts Center and filmmaker Damon Gameau, produced a superb weekend of conversations and talks...
Jan 25, 2022
All this controversy regarding the COVID-19 vaccine is a little overwhelming. The government says to get vaccinated, it’s safe, it’s effective, and, oh yeah, it’s free. What more assurance do...
Jan 25, 2022
It is hard to understand why The Press’s editorial board consistently takes stands against the interests of the residents and business owners in Southampton Village. Your weekly advocacy of marijuana...
Jan 25, 2022
Missing from 27east’s obituary for Henry W. Moeller was mention of the importance to our marine archaeological history featuring the Revolutionary War era, so … In addition to being a...
Jan 17, 2022
Today, the commercial production of more than 90 crops relies on bee pollination. About one-third of the food eaten by Americans comes from crops pollinated by honeybees, including apples, melons,...
Jan 17, 2022
Reading a recent article in The New York Times, I see that Congressman Lee Zeldin was interviewed about the omicron variant of COVID-19. The Times reports: “Speaking just outside the...
Jan 17, 2022
It’s almost impossible to believe that the state and town continue to allow the hunting of wildlife — especially with guns — in this very developed part of Long Island....
Jan 17, 2022
The developers of a massive affordable housing proposal, called the Preserve at South Country, presented their plans at a virtual Southampton Town Board public hearing on January 11. Seeing the...
Jan 17, 2022
We know and honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and all of his sacrifices unto death. The marches, the profound speeches. But never could one have seen the “King” more...
Jan 17, 2022
Jay Schneiderman, really? As a member of SYS, we are mandated to wear masks. Apparently, this does not apply to the town supervisor, who is there playing pickleball and wears...
Jan 17, 2022
On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, the Community Outreach Program and Adopt-a-Family were able to deliver more than 70 Thanksgiving baskets throughout the greater Westhampton area to families and individuals who...
Jan 17, 2022
I have been walking my dogs past the Nathaniel Rogers House in Bridgehampton for over 20 years. I was always aware of a small building with a brick chimney on...
Jan 17, 2022
There are rumors that our country is on the brink of civil war and democracy is in danger of extinction. This proclamation has nothing to do with the facts. Our...
Jan 17, 2022
I don’t know why people are talking about the 2024 election, but if that’s where we are, I want my man to be in the running. He is the ex-governor...
Jan 17, 2022
I read with great interest and reflection your column by Karl Grossman, titled “An Environmental Pioneer” [Suffolk Closeup, Opinion, January 6], about the COVID-19 travails of Victor Yannacone, a name...
Jan 17, 2022
For the past year, we have been bombarded by messages expressing concern for our democracy. Jimmy Carter is writing OpEds about it, Dick Cheney is making statements about it, countless...
Jan 10, 2022
The letter written to the editor by Paula Angelone, Ph.D., in the January 6 edition [“Mental Illness To Blame,” Letters, January6] was right on target. So close (too close) to...
Jan 10, 2022
Congratulations to Mayor Jesse Warren and to unsung heroine Charlene Kagel-Betts for initiating a short-term capital budget program as a first step in sound fiscal long-range planning [“Range Of Improvements...
Jan 10, 2022
Checking various TV channels for something interesting to watch, a program about the life of Abraham Joshua Heschel, a leading American Jewish theologian and philosopher, caught my attention. He proclaimed,...
Jan 10, 2022
One year ago, we witnessed an attack on our country: an insurrection by political extremists at the U.S. Capitol. A mob of violent rioters defaced the Capitol Building and threatened...
Jan 10, 2022
The fundamentals of our democracy are under attack. It is strange but this entire attack, which affects tens of millions of Americans, boils down to the relationship between two people....
Jan 10, 2022
His latest was by far the greatest speech Joseph R. Biden ever made. I use his full name because by “ever” I mean from the time he was a 29-year-old...
Jan 10, 2022
It is silly to say new quality housing on Quiogue would affect fire and police response [“Quiogue Affordable Housing Hearing On The Horizon” 27east.com, January 4]. These scores of families...
Jan 10, 2022
Today is January 6, the anniversary of the break-in of our Capitol Building by supporters of Donald Trump who foolishly were led to believe they had the right to undo...
Jan 10, 2022
I think your editorial board has stooped to a new low by blaming the unvaccinated for the current omicron wave [“It’s Your Fault,” Editorial, December 16]. Just like this current...
Jan 03, 2022
I read the article by April Gonzales about the chestnut trees [“American Chestnut Trees Are Rare But Can Be Found In North Sea,” Residence, 27east.com, December 13]. I never knew...
Jan 03, 2022
Michael Daly is obviously “wide awake” to growing concern over affordable housing [“I’m Awake,” Letters, December 23]. He is totally correct, however: The venue is most important. He is pushing...
Jan 03, 2022
I’d like to offer one explanation for the choice of many people to refuse COVID vaccinations. My opinion is based over 40 years’ experience as a mental health care practitioner,...
Jan 03, 2022
On December 9, the Southampton Town Planning Board was presented with a pre-submission plan from Verizon Wireless for a wireless communications facility at Sag Harbor Village-owned property at 1310 Bridgehampton-Sag...
Jan 03, 2022
As a nonresident (my home is just west of the East Hampton Town line), East Hampton Airport has a huge impact on our quality of life, enjoyment of our homes,...
Jan 03, 2022
In the last paragraph of the December 16 article “Tower Plan Draws Fire,” regarding a proposed cell tower on the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, Planning Board Vice Chairman Dennis Finnerty refers...
Jan 03, 2022
As an outreach social worker in our area, and a food pantry coordinator, I would like to remind people of one of the most dire consequences of the COVID pandemic...
Jan 03, 2022
I read Marilee Foster’s December 16 column, “Watching from Afar” [Ground Level, Opinion], and it struck a chord with me. I have recently been out just before dawn to catch...
Dec 21, 2021
We are writing on behalf of the staff and docents of the Parrish Art Museum in tribute to Joanne Pateman. Joanne was a deeply caring, supportive friend of the museum...
Dec 21, 2021
John Neely, in the December 16 edition, responds to comments made by myself and another reader, Ed Surgan, about critical race theory and other progressive tropes currently in vogue [“Crowding...
Dec 20, 2021
The exposure this week of the texts sent by Fox News “journalists” to former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on the day of the January 6 insurrection was stunning. The...
Dec 20, 2021
Regarding your recent editorial concerning NIMBYs and YIMBYs [“Saying Yes,” Editorial, December 9]: The residents of Hampton West Estates near Gabreski Airport are quite concerned about the possible purchase, by...
Dec 20, 2021
Yes! I’m awake. Awake to East End businesses closing down because they can’t find employees to work. Awake to schools unable to hire enough teachers. Awake to veterans living with...
Dec 20, 2021
As the Christmas holiday approaches, I wanted to give my thanks to all of our Department of Public Works employees. We have had some tough times, and all of you...
Dec 20, 2021
I read with great interest the article by Stephen Kotz on the proposed cell tower adjacent to the Long Pond Greenbelt preserve [“Neighbors, Environmentalists Urge Verizon To Drop Call For...
Dec 20, 2021
On behalf of the Sag Harbor Historical Society, I would like to thank everyone for participating in our second annual “Light Up the Harbor” decorating initiative. This all began last...
Dec 20, 2021
Last week, the Suffolk County Board of Elections finalized the election results for the town highway superintendent position. I’m proud of my campaign, which focused on experience, issues and solutions....
Dec 14, 2021
Ann Thomas, a recent Republican and Conservative candidate for Southampton Town Council, wrote a Letter to the Editor this month [“Great Strides,” Letters, December 9] “to connect with the local...
Dec 14, 2021
We should all thank the many volunteers dedicated to our town and village committees and boards. It is often hard and tedious work with very little thanks. Many good ideas...
Dec 14, 2021
This is a comment on your article “New Canalside Walkway Proposed For Public Access at Hamptons Boathouses In Hampton Bays” [27east.com, December 7]. Rechler Equity is responsible for the leased...
Dec 14, 2021
I would rather not write this letter, but readers Ed Surgan and John Porta, in their responses to my recent letter, have made statements that I cannot leave unaddressed. Mr....
Dec 14, 2021
For a number of years, over three administrations and numerous attempts by the Landscape/Tree Preservation Committee to help enact legislation, Sag Harbor Village has struggled to codify laws to preserve...
Dec 14, 2021
The frivolous lawsuit brought by the owner of the iconic brick courtyard on historic Jobs Lane against the Southampton Village Board [“Courtyard Owner Files Suit,” December 9] proves once again...
Dec 14, 2021
It is immensely disheartening that this newspaper buttressed its advocacy for “affordable housing” with the simplistic shibboleths of Michael Daly. It swallowed, then regurgitated, Daly’s two-part reduction of a complex,...
Dec 14, 2021
The East End is an expensive place to live, and the ongoing effects of the pandemic have made it even more so: Housing is scarcer and more costly than ever,...
Dec 13, 2021
I had read with interest Carey London’s article about The Automat [“Hungry? Let’s All Go To The Automat!” Arts & Living, December 2]. During the early 1950s, my guardian was...
Dec 13, 2021
John Neely, in the December 2 edition [“They Should Know,” Letters], takes issue with another reader’s concerned comments about critical race theory being taught in our schools as though it...
Dec 06, 2021
“That’s why we have our legal consultants,” the former head of the Village Planning Board told me a couple of years ago when I challenged him on the questionable legality...
Dec 06, 2021
I was surprised that several longstanding community residents were not aware that the state, town and villages offer tax credit programs for homeowners, and additional benefits for older Americans (over...
Dec 06, 2021
Baseball and the U.S. Supreme Court’s legitimacy have a lot in common. Baseball has rules. The Supreme Court has laws. Baseball has established its rules through precedent. The strike zone...
Dec 06, 2021
Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903), a man ahead of his time. The Garden Club of America is a founding partner of “Olmstead 200,” a project to celebrate the 200th anniversary of...
Dec 06, 2021
You know the country has sunk to an unfathomable low when a media mafioso like Jeff Zucker gets to set the standard of journalistic probity. Like a dog with his...
Dec 06, 2021
This newspaper recently interviewed Jay Jacobs, the New York State Democratic Committee chairman, to discuss election losses [“Q&A: Jay Jacobs, State Democratic Leader, On A ‘Red Wave’ Election Year In...
Dec 06, 2021
On November 27, the holiday season kicked off in Southampton Village with a record number of spectators at the 25th annual Fire Truck Parade of Lights, followed by the annual...
Dec 06, 2021
Seven children shot, four died. And this happens over and over. The failure was not about the gun; it was with the parenting. We should all hold our heads in...
Dec 06, 2021
On behalf of the Park and Recreation Association of Sag Harbor, I would like to thank Phil and Diane Bucking, who donated the Christmas tree that is now lighted and...
Dec 06, 2021
It’s official: By the time you read this letter, hopefully, the final count of the 2021 election will be certified. Contrary to the misinformation of the Republican insurrectionist party, the...
Dec 06, 2021
I am writing to support the Schiavoni application in any way possible. I’ve struggled for over a week over what to say, and how to say it. What is happening...
Dec 06, 2021
My appreciation for the kind words from John Porta [“Circus Act,” Letters, December 4], and my Sag Harbor friend [“No Boogeyman,” Letters, November 25], regarding my comments on the Carlos...
Dec 06, 2021
With the election over and the holiday season in full swing, I thought now would be the perfect time to connect with the local community. First, I want to congratulate...
Dec 06, 2021
It was immensely refreshing to find two readers taking Carlos Sandoval to task for his recent opinion piece [“The Ballot And The Boogeyman,” Vistas, Opinion, November 11]. His reasoning and...
Dec 02, 2021
Reader Ed Surgan and others have used these pages to rail against critical race theory, which they mistakenly imply is being taught in our schools. According to Wikipedia, CRT is...
Dec 02, 2021
Michael Daly is again sputtering, with his particular take on the “workforce and affordable housing crisis” [“Courage Is Needed,” Letters, October 28]. Whether speaking as preacher, real estate agent or...
Dec 02, 2021
When the Southampton Village Planning Board approved the Paul Robinson 245 Old Town Road subdivision by voice vote and without a full environmental review, the Planning Board violated New York...
Dec 02, 2021
Virtual participation in town and village meetings has become something that we want to keep going, even when public in-person meetings resume. People who have jobs, families, caregiver responsibilities and...
Dec 02, 2021
As 2021 draws to a close, many use this as a time to reflect and take stock in what we want our future to look like in the new year....
Dec 02, 2021
This Thanksgiving was a relief for me, as I was finally able to enjoy a holiday with my New England family for the first time in two years. The name...
Dec 02, 2021
I greatly appreciated the column in this past week’s edition titled “In Another World” by Anthony Brandt [Out Of Left Field, Opinion, November 25], in which he lays bare the...
Dec 02, 2021
Is anyone paying attention? Southampton Village Mayor Jesse Warren has been talking for two years about fiscal responsibility and diversity among village employees and the police and dispatch departments. Fiscally,...
Nov 30, 2021
As loving parents, we are responsible to prepare our children for the real world. Yes? We are to guide and teach them — teach them from the simplicity of tying...
Nov 29, 2021
Getting a jump on Christmas, Jay Schneiderman has already wrapped up his gifts for his favorite developers. While pontificating, and making empty gestures to address traffic on County Road 39,...
Nov 22, 2021
I was on the Zoom meeting last week and am really extremely puzzled and upset. The severity of the case of the Schiavoni property and its continued delay is not...
Nov 22, 2021
We are reaching out to you on behalf of Sag Harbor Helpers, a 501(c)(3) volunteer-based organization, which has become a very viable source of assistance to our local Sag Harbor...
Nov 20, 2021
Advocates of rezoning to alleviate the affordable housing problem in the Town of Southampton either ignore or don’t understand the problems with their proposals. Their proposals will urbanize areas of...
Nov 19, 2021
We recently received a letter from the Suffolk County executive regarding free COVID testing for employees, retirees and dependents taking place at Smith Point Park. With fuel now costing almost...
Nov 19, 2021
Farrell strikes again, and again. As Bridgehampton residents, we’ve watched the relentless construction of increasingly larger new homes replace more modest older ones over the past 20-plus years. While they...
Nov 19, 2021
I know Evelyn Konrad is prosecuting a zoning dispute, but she is wrong regarding the causes of pollution in Old Town Pond (and other waters throughout Southampton Village) [“What Has...
Nov 19, 2021
One word can be worth 1,000 pictures, especially when omitted by The Press. “Concern for Independent Living,” the official name of the organization pushing 60-unit “workforce” housing on County Road...
Nov 15, 2021
A few years ago, the late Southampton Press columnist Phil Keith and I shared emails about zoning. Phil, a conservative, always treated me with respect and a willingness to listen...
Nov 15, 2021
The expensive, two-year-long effort to clean out the pollution from Old Town Pond will be a totally wasted effort if the Southampton Village Planning Board’s grant, in January 2021, of...
Nov 15, 2021
The spotted lanternfly was first noticed years ago. New York State was trying to watch out for it since 2017. Staten Island had its first confirmed case in August 2020....
Nov 15, 2021
Carlos Sandoval calls himself a progressive pluralist [“The Ballot And The Boogeyman,” Vistas, Opinion, November 11]. That he is not; in fact, he’s so left he has left the country....
Nov 15, 2021
The Warriors Rock Veteran Tribute Concert held at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center this past weekend was a major success, reaching and frequently surpassing expectations. More specifically, attendance levels...
Nov 15, 2021
I want to thank all of those who supported me, and voted for me, during my campaign for Southampton Town justice this year. While I did not win, I am...
Nov 15, 2021
Once again, our war memorial is falling apart and in need of major work to save it [“Fundraising Will Begin To Restore World War I Monument In Agawam Park,” 27east.com,...
Nov 15, 2021
The Town Board, led by Supervisor Jay Schneiderman, has been operating under the mistaken impression that they “rule” the Town of Southampton. The results of the most recent election should...
Nov 15, 2021
A comment or two from my point of view in response to Carlos Sandoval’s column, “The Ballot and the Boogeyman” [Vistas, Opinion, November 11]. Initially, Mr. Sandoval calls himself a...
Nov 15, 2021
On behalf of the Southampton Christmas Decorations Committee, I am thrilled to report that the annual Parade of Lights will take place on Saturday, November 27, beginning at dusk in...
Nov 15, 2021
A good public meeting of the Sag Harbor Board of Trustees was held on Tuesday evening, November 9, but I’d like to speak in defense of Randy Croxton’s presentation, which...
Nov 15, 2021
It should be known that the proposed housing on County Road 39 is not for locals. Anyone from around the country can apply, because it’s federal. It is my understanding...
Nov 09, 2021
Recently, in these pages, the departing highway superintendent offered a dubious proposition to his successor candidates: effectively, to carry on his legacy of picking fights, grandstanding, obstructing town operations, wasting...
Nov 09, 2021
Deeply grateful to have the continued support of the people of the Town of Southampton to carry on the critically important work of the Trustees of the Freeholders of the...
Nov 09, 2021
We all know County Road 39 is a huge and dangerous road now. We know the speed limit is 35 mph, and everyone travels in excess of 50 mph. And,...
Nov 09, 2021
Disinformation and gaslighting seem to have worked very well in the November 2 election. Take the Virginia governor’s race, where the Republican winner, Glenn Youngkin, vowed to ban critical race...
Nov 09, 2021
Any U.S. citizen can understand the actual truth about election integrity, and I chose to learn it myself. I spent last Tuesday as an election inspector at the East Quogue...
Nov 09, 2021
The Beautification Committee of the Hamlet of East Quogue annually each December holds a holiday tree-lighting ceremony in our hamlet park. Last year, the festivities were suspended due to COVID...
Nov 09, 2021
Thank you to all the people of Southampton who put aside time in their busy day to vote on Election Day. I am so grateful to have been elected to...
Nov 09, 2021
On November 6, Bryan Polite, the chairman of the Shinnecock National Council of Trustees, was the featured speaker at the Southampton Democratic Club’s monthly meeting. He talked about several of...
Nov 09, 2021
In the October 28 Letters to the Editor, Polish Club Director John Kosciusko gives a wonderful history lesson on the Polish Hall [“Plans For 230 Elm”]. He then goes on...
Nov 09, 2021
On Sunday, Westhampton Beach High School closed its three-show run of “Brainstorm,” a play about the teenage brain that is both written and performed by the students [“Looking Into The...
Nov 09, 2021
It is my personal opinion that the purpose of denying village residents admittance to the Village Board of Trustees meetings is denying citizens their constitutional right of assembly and their...
Nov 09, 2021
What a shame that the Bridgehampton Citizens Advisory Committee felt so unheard by our elected officials that they felt pressed to disband their organization [“Bridgehampton CAC Members Resign En Masse,...
Nov 01, 2021
Congratulations and big thanks to Mayor Jesse Warren for his patient implementation of a long-term strategy to save the iconic brick courtyard on historic Jobs Lane by applying our own...
Nov 01, 2021
The October 12 East Hampton Airport Re-Envisioning Report delivered by the consultants Dodson and Flinker to the East Hampton Town Board has produced potentially very misleading results. While presented as...
Nov 01, 2021
Direct quote from developer Alfred Caiola on Next Door: “If there is some kind of gentrification in Hampton Bays in general, maybe they’ll have to fix the water. Maybe even...
Nov 01, 2021
John Kosciusko’s letter [“Plans For 230 Elm,” Letters, October 28] is a reminder of the important role that organizations like the Southampton Polish American Political Society (and its facility) play...
Nov 01, 2021
I served eight years in the military protecting this country. I paid income taxes, exactly what I owed for 64 years. Now it has become increasingly clear to me that...
Nov 01, 2021
Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote in this election. Also, thanks and deep appreciation to all the veterans and those currently serving in our armed forces...
Nov 01, 2021
As a new subscriber to The Press, I was astonished to read your editorial on who should lead East Hampton Town as supervisor and Town Council [“We Mark Our Ballot:...
Nov 01, 2021
I didn’t know how much I really missed the library until those sliding doors recently opened and I entered that wondrous space once more. The library is a place of...
Nov 01, 2021
To be able to provide affordable housing to veterans and others with low incomes all sounds good, except the subsidiary is only good for 20 years. After which the rents...
Nov 01, 2021
Starting in March, all hell breaks loose. At 7:30 a.m., the giant truck pulls up to my neighbor’s house; an army of men gets out, and they start the machines...
Nov 01, 2021
Traffic is currently the biggest problem in Southampton Town, and the consequences are many. Small businesses and restaurants are struggling to find employees. Schools are losing qualified teachers. School buses...
Oct 26, 2021
It’s rare, in these days of political turbulence and social media, that good people are willing to put themselves out there as a candidate for public office. We are fortunate...
Oct 26, 2021
Barbara Wilson is a hometown girl, born and raised in Southampton to very hard-working, decent and humble parents, as is she. Barbara worked hard to put herself into law school....
Oct 26, 2021
For 15 years, I have been a homeowner in Hampton West Estates. We have worked hard for the community to be a safe and beautiful environment, and have succeeded. However,...
Oct 26, 2021
Our community, workforce and affordable housing crisis has been allowed to fester for so many years on the East End of Long Island. We have been losing local community members...
Oct 26, 2021
As a former LongHouse Reserve board member and donor, I want to add my voice to the chorus of commentary concerning the recent firing of Matko Tomicic [“LongHouse Reserve Donors,...
Oct 26, 2021
Folks: It is time to shut down the candy store. According to the account in last week’s Press [“Sweeney Named New Village Clerk,” October 21], the Southampton Village mayor and...
Oct 26, 2021
I am writing this letter to once again ask all registered voters in Southampton Town, regardless of political affiliation, for your support, and your vote, in my race for Southampton...
Oct 26, 2021
I am a lifelong Republican who supports Tom Neely for highway superintendent this year. Here’s why. I was the senior clerk typist in the Town Transportation & Traffic Safety Office...
Oct 26, 2021
There seem to be some questions, misinformation and, simply put, lack of information regarding 230 Elm Street, historically and affectionately known as Polish Hall. Founded approximately 100 years ago, it...
Oct 26, 2021
I am running for Southampton Town highway superintendent, and here’s why. The highway superintendent is responsible for the maintenance of our town roads. That means keeping the roads clear of...
Oct 26, 2021
Election Day, November 2, is almost here, and early voting is now taking place until October 31. I am proud of my record serving as your town justice for the...
Oct 26, 2021
Running for office for the first time has been an amazing experience. I underestimated the joy I would feel from the support shown by my friends, local acquaintances and total...
Oct 26, 2021
A few words in memory of the recently deceased Marge Sullivan, and also of her late husband, R. Peter Sullivan III, on behalf of all who loved them for many...
Oct 26, 2021
When I was young, my friends and I would walk to the library after school and do our homework up in the beautiful rotunda of the John Jermain Memorial Library....
Oct 26, 2021
A thought experiment: Compare our national government with Southampton Town government. Not being encumbered by a filibuster rule helps, but competency and devotion to continuous improvement has helped the Democratically...
Oct 26, 2021
As one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed against the Village of Southampton over its heavy-handed attempts to bring a semi-commercial operation into a residential community [“Village Board Backtracks...
Oct 26, 2021
In the United States, unlike in most other Western democracies like Canada, the U.K., Germany or Sweden, voting is an individual responsibility: Voting is optional, and voter turnout is considerably...
Oct 26, 2021
So, here it is, 2021, with a local election set for November 2. But it’s an off year, right? And it’s just a local election, right? So, who cares? That’s...
Oct 26, 2021
I am writing in support of Barbara Wilson to remain a town justice in Southampton. As a lifelong resident of Southampton, Barbara knows this community and its people, and it...
Oct 26, 2021
I would like to take this time to thank all the residents and taxpayers of this great town for allowing me to be your superintendent of highways for these last...
Oct 26, 2021
How can the unions not mandate vaccination? Isn’t their job to protect their members? One-third of U.S. employees belong to unions; add their families, and you would reach herd immunity...
Oct 26, 2021
In 2005, I attended Charlie McArdle’s retirement party, celebrating his 21-year career in law enforcement. The party was attended by a few hundred people from our community and law enforcement...
Oct 26, 2021
The plethora of published pleadings by the pundits of the various parties and the candidates running for election in Southampton Town has totally overrun the capability of the average reader...
Oct 26, 2021
Every inhabitant of the Springs (dead end) will be negatively impacted by the 50-home subdivision at 289/290 Three Mile Harbor Road, and they do not know it yet. Over 7,000...
Oct 19, 2021
The Town of Southampton and the surrounding region are at a critical point in their growth and development. Issues such as decreasing water quality, loss of natural environment, as well...
Oct 19, 2021
Zooming right along at breakneck speed — and with public input stifled by the process — the STAR Aquatics “pool” fiasco is slotted in for a “pre-submission” hearing before the...
Oct 19, 2021
Political promises of affordable housing. Southampton is at a crossroads. Are we going the route of other western Long Island towns and density? Read the YIMBY website: There is a...
Oct 19, 2021
By now, fall garden cleanup is well underway. By November, the spent foliage will be cut down and cleared off, and the raked leaves will be removed. But if you...
Oct 18, 2021
Yes, it’s true: No East Hampton Town Board members or Town Trustees showed at Truck Beach. Not one currently elected official showed again. For the second time, I showed support,...
Oct 18, 2021
There are many benefits to owning land. First, land ownership gives the owner peace of mind. Land ownership can be a great investment, as long as you enter the deal...
Oct 18, 2021
Apparently, Jennifer Glass took my criticism of the John Jermain Memorial Library and twisted it to her version [“Parallel Universe,” Letters, October 14]. But let me set the record straight...
Oct 18, 2021
It is my honor to support Cyndi McNamara, candidate for the Southampton Town Council. She is uniquely positioned to represent the interests of our community. Having grown up in Southampton...
Oct 18, 2021
Finally, Kara Bak, Southampton Town’s director of community housing, reached out to me this week regarding the purchase of 26 U.S. Coast Guard homes. Not that she offered much information,...
Oct 18, 2021
Never did I dream that I would be immersed knee deep in these matters, important as they surely are to our coastal community. As a Southampton Town Trustee, having served...
Oct 18, 2021
I find that Democrats and Republicans alike will say in a political discussion, “Oh, those self-eating Dems can’t make policy … can’t get together …” I have been thinking about...
Oct 18, 2021
Reading the Neanderthal rambling from a pilot who lives in Virginia, that East Hampton Airport should accept Federal Aviation Administration grants [“Runway To Anywhere,” Letters, October 7] is a fast...
Oct 18, 2021
In regard to the Southampton Town plan to obtain surplus housing from the U.S. Coast Guard and the issue of transparency of local government, I offer this interesting piece of...
Oct 18, 2021
Washington proves to us time and time again that we need balance in our government. If not for a few senators with common sense, we would be another $6 trillion...
Oct 18, 2021
Can any of us say, out loud, that they think our country is headed in the right direction? If you, as a Democrat with deep disgust over Donald Trump, made...
Oct 18, 2021
Unintended consequences are the foreseeable, disastrous results of shortsighted decision-making. Take the big piles of painted wood, the McMansions, which have replaced spacious lawns and breathing room between properties on...
Oct 18, 2021
The Southampton Democrats’ campaign slogan is: “Democrats Deliver.” These are not empty words. With a majority in our local government, Democrats have delivered on policies that are improving people’s lives....
Oct 18, 2021
How do you feel, America, being an investor in another one of Trump’s deals? He has made his money off his investors for years. He can sell great — he...
Oct 18, 2021
This is in reply to the Dai Dayton and Sandra Ferguson letter (Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt) advocating that the recent Community Preservation Fund purchase of the 8-acre field...
Oct 18, 2021
In an interview with Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday,” Dr. Anthony Fauci complained about not being liked. People who have conspiracy theories deny reality and don’t particularly care for...
Oct 18, 2021
I’m running for reelection to the Southampton Town Council. During the almost four years that I’ve served on the board, we have done important things in water quality, economic development,...
Oct 18, 2021
For the past 24 years, our community has had the good fortune to have Barbara Wilson as our town justice. Throughout this time, Judge Wilson has consistently demonstrated the compassion,...
Oct 18, 2021
We hear a lot these days about climate change and the environmental challenges we are facing today, and the greater threats in the not-too-distant future. These threats are real, especially...
Oct 18, 2021
I’m writing to express my support for the reelection of Barbara Wilson as Southampton Town justice. I was fortunate to be her law clerk for a number of years and...
Oct 18, 2021
I have been a Hampton West Estates resident for almost 40 years. As a member of the Hampton West Residents Association, we have worked hard to improve the quality of...
Oct 18, 2021
Election time is here again. Tip O’Neill once said, “All politics is local.” This is never more true than when it comes to Southampton Town. With all the chaos of...
Oct 18, 2021
Born and raised in Southampton and having served for 24 years as Southampton Town justice, I am honored to be running for reelection as the Southampton Town “justice for all.”...
Oct 12, 2021
Having seen East Hampton Community Alliance’s full-page ads (in several publications) for the past few weeks, warning of the dire effects of the airport closure, I am surprised by the...
Oct 12, 2021
On May 24, The Southampton Press published a letter I wrote titled “Battle of the Thirds.” This letter was about the candidates on this November’s ballot for Suffolk County Legislature...
Oct 12, 2021
Southampton Town justice is not a political position, which is good, because I’m not, nor have I ever been, a politician. I am running for Southampton Town justice and respectfully...
Oct 12, 2021
I’m running for Southampton Town highway superintendent. Why? After recently retiring from a 34-year transportation career, I know that the best way to serve my community is as your highway...
Oct 12, 2021
Matko Tomicic, executive director of LongHouse Reserve, was dismissed from his position without notice from the board of directors on Saturday, September 4, of Labor Day weekend for no reason...
Oct 12, 2021
In regards to the negotiations between Southampton Town’s community housing director, Kara Bak, and the U.S. Coast Guard, we still have heard nothing. I guess we will be forced to...
Oct 12, 2021
Bravo to Regal UA Hampton Bays for once again supporting the arts locally by presenting “The Met: Live in HD” 2021-22 season. It was a wonderful performance and wonderful to...
Oct 12, 2021
The John Jermain Memorial Library is a beacon of light and love in Sag Harbor. I can’t think of an institution in the village with a greater dedication to the...
Oct 12, 2021
As we approach the one-year anniversary of when I called the Trustees to ask when we are dredging Napeague Harbor, I’m reminded that we are on the poor side of...
Oct 12, 2021
In the upcoming election on November 2, we are fortunate to have Tom Neely, a new candidate for Southampton Town highway superintendent. Tom will be the most experienced candidate we...
Oct 12, 2021
A 60-unit residential housing complex is being considered for development on the main traffic artery on the East End, County Road 39. Why does this not make sense? Because we...
Oct 12, 2021
Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt sends congratulations to Southampton Town on the recent Community Preservation Fund purchase of the 8-acre field in Sagaponack. The field sits next to Poxabogue...
Oct 12, 2021
We wanted to once again thank this amazing community of ours for helping us make the 2021 Hamptons Marathon & Half the success it was this past weekend. We couldn’t...
Oct 12, 2021
Due to COVID-19 and its restrictions last year, the East Quogue Civic Association got started late last summer putting together our Summer Concerts Series. Despite that, we were able to...
Oct 12, 2021
I am applying for the job of Southampton Town councilwoman. You, the voters, will review my background and accomplishments and decide on November 2 whether I get the job. I’m...
Oct 12, 2021
People want to live here. Our successful stewardship of our environment has made the Town of Southampton highly desirable. It is our commitment to preserving green spaces and farmland, clean...
Oct 12, 2021
Isn’t it time for our mayor to provide guidelines to turn our Board of Architectural Review and Historic Preservation, Zoning Board of Appeals, and Planning Board into the powerful regulatory...
Oct 12, 2021
I have not lived in the East End for many years, but I am a full-time, voting Southampton resident who cares greatly about local elections. I don’t understand how Barbara...
Oct 12, 2021
The Town of East Hampton has made pledges as far back as 2014 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and more recently declared that there is a “climate emergency.” In the...
Oct 12, 2021
As a longtime town resident, I have often wondered why we elect someone to head Southampton Town’s Highway Department instead of selecting the person with the best professional qualifications for...
Oct 12, 2021
I live in Shinnecock Hills (west of the college) and work in Riverhead. Most weekday mornings, as most of us are aware, we need to travel east on Country Road...
Oct 12, 2021
I was so excited to read the excellent article featuring the “Tiny Creatures” Netflix series and its producer, Christina Douglas [“Shinnecock Filmmaker Wins Emmy For Doc,” Community, August 26]. It...
Oct 12, 2021
Critical race theory is becoming a destructive distraction for many students in our public schools. Its focus is group equity rather than individual equality. Each American, Black, white, brown or...
Oct 12, 2021
Sometimes I feel like I live in a parallel universe. It stumps me when someone sees something so different from my own perspective, and, as we all know, difference of...
Oct 12, 2021
Well, I finally broke down and went shopping at the Westhampton Beach Lidl, and I must say I was even more depressed, angry and nostalgic than I could ever have...
Oct 12, 2021
I just read with disappointment and dismay that a new lawsuit against Quogue has been filed in the case of the tragic July automobile accident in Quogue [“Second Wrongful Death...
Oct 12, 2021
The game of basketball in Sag Harbor has always been much more than just a game. It was a way of life. Having been born in Sag Harbor, I always...
Oct 12, 2021
The Hampton Bays Civic Association held its 10th annual Family Fun Day and Rubber Duckie Race on September 11. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, it was broadcast virtually. Beautiful weather and...
Oct 05, 2021
Today, in the most beautiful place on earth, Suffolk County District 1, we have a problem. The world, the country and the anger from both sides is prevalent at the...
Oct 05, 2021
As I write this letter, our Republican/Conservative candidates for the East Hampton Town Board are dealing with a very disappointing situation. Three local groups have invited us to participate in...
Oct 05, 2021
End Zoom at Town Hall. At last count, seven-plus people could not get past technical glitches to voice their traffic, environmental and other concerns at the scoping session for Concern...
Oct 05, 2021
We attended an exciting football game in New Jersey on Sunday. It was everything a fan could hope for. But this letter is not about football. It’s about the return...
Oct 05, 2021
The Town Board held a Zoom meeting on September 28 regarding the affordable housing project proposed for County Road 39. We had a group of eight with a few computers....
Oct 05, 2021
Our sign and American flag were stolen Monday evening, September 27. Enemies of a park think they might shut us down, but that theft hardened our resolve. No housing will...
Oct 04, 2021
Why won’t the Town Board read written comments at public hearings? Neither my letter nor the excellent analysis of the Group for the East End were heard during the important...
Oct 04, 2021
A recent opinion piece by Tom Clavin revealed his personal distaste for mandates regarding vaccines and masks [“Who Is That Masked Man?” The Road Not Taken, Opinion, September 16] and...
Oct 04, 2021
As Election Day approaches on Tuesday, November 2, please consider casting your vote for the Southampton Town Democrats. The candidates include a teacher, a traffic expert, a sea captain, conservation...
Oct 04, 2021
Southampton Town’s new community housing director, Kara Bak, announced in the August 12 edition [“New Director At Helm Of Housing,” Residence] that she was negotiating with the U.S. Coast Guard...
Oct 04, 2021
LTV Chairman Steven Olken mentioned a variety of people and their, plus his, issues in a recent letter to the print media. I will try to break it down for...
Oct 04, 2021
Thank you to everyone who came out to support the 10th anniversary edition of the Sag Harbor American Music Festival. It was one of the most beautiful weekends of the...
Oct 04, 2021
East Hampton should quickly renew Federal Aviation Administration grants to protect East Hampton Airport’s ability to serve the community for years to come. Swift action to protect the airport could...
Oct 04, 2021
I am writing this letter to ask all registered voters in Southampton Town, regardless of political affiliation, for your support, and your vote, in my race for Southampton Town justice....
Oct 04, 2021
Kudos for urging action on climate change. Extolling Southampton Village’s declaration of a climate emergency and breaking ground to install EV charging stations, the papers stated: “It’s late to start,...
Oct 04, 2021
I am writing to express my support of Cynthia McNamara for Southampton Town Council and to share a story of how Cyndi’s perseverance has bettered my family. We were informed...
Oct 04, 2021
What’s going on at the John Jermain Memorial Library? We continue to have a Neanderthal stance requiring a mask, even though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the...
Oct 04, 2021
The Hampton Bays Beautification Association held its 35th annual Garden Party and Famous Auction at Oakland’s Restaurant in Hampton Bays on Saturday, September 18. A very special thanks to Fandango...
Oct 04, 2021
All too often, everyone seems to forget that when you hear the words “climate change,” that is the natural process. For far too long, we act as if the minuscule...
Oct 04, 2021
An article on September 16 reported the good news that the Southampton Town Community Preservation Fund “surpasses $1 billion” in taxes raised since its inception in 1998 [“Southampton CPF Surpasses...
Sep 28, 2021
In the fall, the sun sets earlier, and the local Democratic minions write letters to the editor. Recently, two local Democratic sycophants touted the achievements of the Democratic-controlled Town Board....
Sep 28, 2021
There are many wonderful candidates on the slate this year. I am writing to support Tommy John Schiavoni for reelection as a Southampton Town councilman whom I have had the...
Sep 28, 2021
I’ve been spending a lot of time on the water of late, boating, swimming, kayaking and paddleboarding. The air is crisp, the water still warm. The natural beauty is just...
Sep 28, 2021
I’ve been upstate at college for a few weeks now, and the people I have met here have never met my mom. Despite that, I’d be willing to bet they...
Sep 28, 2021
While you may know where President Joe Biden stands on vaccine mandates, or what Mitch McConnell’s stance is on raising the debt limit, do you know who’s running for Southampton...
Sep 28, 2021
Fellow Southampton College alumni and I would like to thank you for printing the letter “We Were Here” on September 23 and thereby sharing with our community our thoughts from...
Sep 28, 2021
Homeowners in Azurest, Sag Harbor Hills and Ninevah Beach, Sag Harbor’s historically African American beachfront communities, issued a resounding vote of support last week for a proposal to form a...
Sep 28, 2021
Once again, Jay Schneiderman is double-ramming Tuckahoe taxpayers, as well as everyone else maddened by taxes, over-development and traffic gridlock on the East End. As fatal accidents pile up and...
Sep 28, 2021
It’s all about the traffic. We talk about protecting our environment and promoting our economy, but to do that we must solve Southampton Town’s traffic crisis, on the ground and...
Sep 28, 2021
The Hampton Bays Lions Club wishes to thank the Southampton Town Board, the Southampton Town Police Department and the Southampton Town Parks Department for their assistance in the 10th annual...
Sep 28, 2021
I would like to extend a most heartfelt thanks to Matko Tomicic for over two decades of fun at LongHouse Reserve. Jack Larsen, God bless him, chose Matko 26 years...
Sep 28, 2021
I live in Hampton West Estates, which is located in Westhampton, adjacent to the U.S. Coast Guard housing, and have for over 30 years. I have been a member of...
Sep 28, 2021
It’s great if blinking lights are easing the commuter traffic into and out of Southampton. What remains in need of relief are the residential through roads, from the daylong deluge...
Sep 28, 2021
I have just finished reading every word of your special section “Remembering 9/11” [September 9]. Each and every article is written eloquently, poignantly and respectfully, masterfully capturing the complex range...
Sep 28, 2021
I am writing to you to express my deep concern over the lack of enforcement of speed limits in Southampton, specifically on Noyac Road and Majors Path. I live directly...
Sep 28, 2021
• Eight years, no new senior center. For the last eight years you’ve been promised one. Promised again! • Six years, no communication tower turned on in Springs. No cell...
Sep 28, 2021
The new and improved Westhampton Beach Village and Main Street should serve as the perfect example of the benefits of an infrastructure investment. It is night and day compared to...
Sep 21, 2021
Tom Neely is the man for East End traffic control as Southampton Town highway superintendent. Yes, he can do the job, and we need his skills desperately. Tom has the...
Sep 21, 2021
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5350 held its annual golf outing at The Vineyards Golf Club in Riverhead on August 30. The event was a great success due to our...
Sep 21, 2021
At its recent meeting, the Southampton Town Conservation Board issued a rare and well-documented denial of a new house application at 151 Seascape Lane. The board makes difficult decisions balancing...
Sep 21, 2021
The recent court decision concerning the Hampton Bays Downtown Overlay District has stopped this deceitful and bad plan from being implemented. The plan’s intent is to urbanize the Hampton Bays...
Sep 21, 2021
I am writing to register my displeasure with the decision by the Town of Southampton Planning Board to proceed to site plan review on a proposal by the Sag Harbor...
Sep 20, 2021
On the East End of Long Island, we believe we are “woke” — we believe we are doing something. We believe we are good people. We recycle, we greet our...
Sep 20, 2021
You may have heard of my refusal to participate in the upcoming debate among town supervisor candidates. I will not participate in a Zoom debate — for I don’t consider...
Sep 20, 2021
Recently, State Senator Anthony Palumbo and I penned a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul, which was direct in its message: It simply recognized the reality that many of our hospitals...
Sep 20, 2021
Regarding affordable housing on Community Preservation Fund land in East Hampton, the subject of a September 22 hearing: 284 and 290 Three Mile Harbor Road, East Hampton, 14-plus acres, were...
Sep 20, 2021
Rain comes, rain falls, in wondrous forms: “gentle,” “moderate,” and, sometimes, “storm.” Of all rain’s forms, from the day I was born, dear heart seeks “gentle,” so safe, so warm....
Sep 20, 2021
“We” are writing in response to the article of September 16 [“Group Wants To Move Windmill Back To Southampton Village, 27east.com, September 15]. We are the more than 10,000-strong Southampton...
Sep 20, 2021
What is your favorite part of living in Southampton? Some residents may say beautiful fields and foliage, while others may say our beautiful beaches. I would go so far as...
Sep 20, 2021
With the end of Labor Day weekend, two other major events begin. First, you cannot wear white until next summer — don’t ask us why. Second, the fall political season...
Sep 20, 2021
I read with great interest the article about John Melillo and the show of his art at Southampton Cultural Center, and his recollections of happy times at Sea Breeze Boarding...
Sep 20, 2021
Penning this letter is of the most importance. Debate season is upon us, and we’ve been asked to partake. Excitement, as if you haven’t been reading the papers, Facebook, Twitter,...
Sep 20, 2021
My home in Noyac represents a unique family history. It was a second home for my family for three generations. In the 1960s, my grandparents purchased the quaint beach house...
Sep 20, 2021
As the Southampton Town election draws near, this might be the time to raise a few questions for candidates Cynthia McNamara and Supervisor Jay Schneiderman, both of whom are endorsed...
Sep 20, 2021
Sitting in my home three weeks ago, I had on my television. I was shocked, furious, upset — in short, outraged — when I saw on Channel 12 News a...
Sep 13, 2021
I have watched this culture as change took place from my first viewing of David Mamet’s play “Oleanna” almost 30 years ago. I have two daughters and three female grandchildren....
Sep 13, 2021
I listened to the “27 Speaks” podcast on undergrounding electric power lines. I feel a bit less like a howling crazy person. Karl Grossman started talking about this in 1985?...
Sep 13, 2021
Understanding where we come from will only allow us to understand where we are going. Some of these changes include the appointment of Sue Hurteau as the acting chief of...
Sep 13, 2021
Given that Governor Kathy Hochul recently approved virtual access to public meetings in accordance with New York State’s Open Meetings Law, we urge the Village of Sag Harbor to immediately...
Sep 13, 2021
Why did Southampton Town officials feel the need to defend their design for the Hampton Bays Downtown Overlay District (HBDOD) at a virtual Hampton Bays Civic Association meeting, when the...
Sep 13, 2021
Throughout the course of the year, legitimate veterans service organizations take donations to help with relief programs and to assist their communities helping veterans, military members and the youth of...
Sep 13, 2021
Jill and Joe Biden go out to dinner one evening. Jill tells the waiter, “Bring me shrimp cocktail for an appetizer, and for the entree, prime rib, rare.” And the...
Sep 13, 2021
The Sag Harbor Antique Fire Truck Museum’s special exception application looks to be on the approval track with the Southampton Town Planning Board. The museum is looking to purchase a...
Sep 13, 2021
Many of us in Sag Harbor’s historically African American neighborhoods (Azurest, Sag Harbor Hills, Ninevah) attended the locally sponsored HarborFest in Sag Harbor and noticed an obvious lack of diversity...
Sep 13, 2021
Michael Daly, self-appointed authority on affordable housing in general, and the Concern for Independent Living application specifically, now anoints himself arbiter of “reality” and “mythology” [“Common Myths About Affordable Housing...
Sep 13, 2021
For months now, I’ve been saying to close friends that the irrational rhetoric concerning vaccine hesitancy and wearing masks is because our poor educational system has finally caught up with...
Sep 13, 2021
My name is Patrick Gunn and I am running for Southampton Town justice. I ran last year and, although unsuccessful, I am proud of my effort and how my opponent...
Sep 13, 2021
I am writing to express our gratitude for the efforts of the Conservation Board, which last week issued a rare denial for a new house build application on fragile and...
Sep 13, 2021
I was quite surprised about one item on the September 9 agenda for the Southampton Village Board meeting. The trustees are attempting to change the code with regard to which...
Sep 13, 2021
The recent tragic loss of life in New York City of occupants of illegal basement apartments demonstrates the danger that they pose to their occupants. The occupants died by drowning...
Sep 13, 2021
Local pilots and their out-of-town hired sycophants are cloaked in a heavy mantle of shame this week with two actions shining a bright light on their disregard for our community....
Sep 13, 2021
My life has been an eastward migration from bungalows in Breezy Point and the Rockaways, to West Islip, Fire Island and now Sag Harbor. I remember Reynolds Channel and the...
Sep 13, 2021
My husband and I are full-time Montauk residents. Our home is in the flight path of the Montauk Airport, and when planes and helicopters fly over, all conversation in my...
Sep 13, 2021
Sag Harbor, we need to do better. As a community, we have a racial bias problem. Most of us don’t realize it, or, if so, don’t want to admit it,...
Sep 08, 2021
Thanks for exposing the scourge of gas-powered leaf blowers in the lead editorial last week [“A Place To Start,” Editorial, September 2]. It turns out that, beyond the noxious noise,...
Sep 06, 2021
2010 brought what is referred to down in Lazy Point as the “December Storm.” In January 2011, the residents began to flood Town Hall looking for help with Napeague Harbor....
Sep 06, 2021
Thank you, Anthony Brandt, for the buffoonery you share with us in your column titled “The Real America” [Out Of Left Field, Opinion, September 2]. I must tell you, your...
Sep 06, 2021
Labor Day has passed and the 2021 campaign season is now underway in earnest. In my humble opinion, things are going very well here in the Town of Southampton with...
Sep 06, 2021
With the sad passing of Nancy Nagle Kelley, the planet, the country, the state, the county, the waterways and open spaces of Long Island, and the street she lived on...
Sep 06, 2021
I am compelled to respond to the letters of Frances Genovese [“Killing Fields,” August 19] and Linda Slezak [“Don’t Be A ‘Snowflake,’” September 2], criticizing the women who made credible...
Sep 06, 2021
I sat here in disbelief over what was written [“Good Neighbor,” Letters, August 19]. First, the pilots have never been good neighbors. The proposal for a restaurant and playground is...
Sep 06, 2021
The fate of our pollinators — ladybugs, bees, birds, butterflies, bats and more — has been at the forefront of environmental issues for many years but is getting special attention...
Sep 06, 2021
I remember when the new King Kullen Shopping Center in Hampton Bays was proposed, and one of the selling points to the community was its walkability — that it would...
Sep 06, 2021
SeeClickFix is awesome! This app was touted as a new communication tool for residents at the Southampton Village mayor and trustees’ excellent and well-attended State of the Village presentation [“Mayor...
Sep 06, 2021
On November 2, Southampton Town voters will cast their ballots to determine town leadership for the next two to four years. Events over the past few years make plain that...
Sep 06, 2021
Dear Taliban, We Americans don’t usually negotiate with terrorists, but things are pretty whacked out these days, so we’re willing to make a deal. We would like to offer you...
Sep 06, 2021
Wind is perpetual on an island. I’ve wondered why the thought of making wind work for us properly was forgotten. It’s money, most likely. Just look at this deal East...
Aug 31, 2021
Two done-deal, side-by-side proposals being pushed by Jay Schneiderman are scurrying through a mockery of “review” during these last dog days of August. They are the STAR Sports Complex, posing...
Aug 31, 2021
I was disappointed to see yet another Press editorial that has tried to divide our community, this time in regard to the proposed Heart of the Hamptons facility [“Heartbreaking,” Editorial,...
Aug 31, 2021
To the so-called parents who oppose mask mandates: Your opinion is not science. Your “freedoms” do not extend to jeopardizing other people’s children, teachers and staff, or the community at...
Aug 31, 2021
The Southampton Press recently published an editorial regarding a successful challenge brought by a Hampton Bays resident, Gayle Lombardi, that blocked the rezoning of the hamlet’s downtown business district [“No...
Aug 31, 2021
Yes, I am a supporter of Heart of the Hamptons, and, no, I am not a resident of the Village of Southampton. However, I was born in Southampton, raised in...
Aug 30, 2021
We went to New York City yesterday to see the “Immersive Van Gogh” exhibit. It was outstanding! But this post is about the city itself and what I hope it...
Aug 30, 2021
Everyone who is in favor of the food pantry on Meeting House Lane should offer an alternative in their neighborhood. If they cannot offer an alternative close to their home,...
Aug 30, 2021
I’ll bet there are a lot of people who voted for Joe Biden who have the same feeling as the guy who bought an Edsel. Steve Vella Water Mill
Aug 30, 2021
Comments made by residents in opposition to Heart of the Hamptons moving to the ambulance barn make it abundantly clear that they are unfamiliar with the organization, the people they...
Aug 30, 2021
On behalf of the First Presbyterian Church of Southampton, we are thrilled that Heart of the Hamptons will soon be our new neighbor at 44 Meeting House Lane. Thank you...
Aug 30, 2021
The Hampton Bays Civic Association’s recent production, starring representatives of the Southampton Town Board did little to clarify truths or rumors surrounding the Hampton Bays downtown overlay district [“Hampton Bays...
Aug 30, 2021
Those in favor of the Heart of the Hamptons on Meeting House Lane seem to be missing the point. Totally not reading all the paragraphs. The point being, HOH does...
Aug 24, 2021
The dangerous climate in our country promoting systemic racism is now being perpetuated in the guise of critical race theory. As a person of color, my first experience with racism...
Aug 23, 2021
Bonnie Verbitsky, the founder of Bridgehampton Action Now, made a critical point and a great suggestion in her letter to your paper last week [“Sensitive Area,” Letters, August 19] regarding...
Aug 23, 2021
Alexa, play something stupid. “Okay, here’s Joe Biden’s press conference.” Steve Vella Water Mill
Aug 23, 2021
It is striking how the Biden administration is starting to unravel. Since the election, Americans have witnessed a steady erosion of American interests as the Democrats and their progressive agenda...
Aug 23, 2021
Frances Genovese wrote a very erudite commentary about the “feminist” reaction to Andrew Cuomo’s fall from grace [“Killing Fields,” Letters, August 19]. Making “the punishment fit the crime” is to...
Aug 23, 2021
I am not a resident of the Town of East Hampton, but, living in Bridgehampton/Sagaponack north, our daily life is impacted by the East Hampton Airport. As a nonresident, I...
Aug 23, 2021
I enjoyed Tim Motz’s article about the Rolling Stones [“A Rolling Stones Throwdown,” Stories from the South Fork, Opinion, August 12]. He might wish to re-listen to The Allman Brothers...
Aug 23, 2021
Did you ever find yourself going down the rabbit’s hole? To begin asking questions that lead you down the path of more discovery? This discovery could potentially be mind boggling....
Aug 23, 2021
I am the community entitlement advocate for the Town of Southampton. I am writing this letter to express my support of Heart of the Hamptons remaining within Southampton Village at...
Aug 23, 2021
Everyone in the community recognizes the incredible contributions of Heart of the Hamptons. We applaud their efforts, especially during this pandemic. That said, the Southampton Village Board is proposing a...
Aug 23, 2021
Our local food pantry and charity, Heart of the Hamptons, needs to relocate. Its present location, at 168 Hill Street in Southampton Village, is in a residential neighborhood, about a...
Aug 23, 2021
Two done-deal, side-by-side proposals being pushed by Jay Schneiderman are scurrying through a mockery of “review” during these last dog days of August. They are the STAR Sports Complex, posing...
Aug 23, 2021
Such great news to see that possible sewage treatment solutions in Southampton Village are front and center [“Hopes Rise For Sewers,” Eastern Edition, The Southampton Press, August 19]. Just last...
Aug 23, 2021
I grew up in Southampton always aware of helping our neighbors in need. In January of this year, I joined the board of Heart of the Hamptons, because I know...
Aug 23, 2021
I don’t go to the beach; it’s all that sand. I go to the beach when there’s a coastal storm, and this past Sunday was no exception. I want to...
Aug 23, 2021
I really wish I could put a sign on my car this summer, and drive around with it all day, one that reads: “PLEASE STOP HONKING!” Living on eastern Long...
Aug 23, 2021
My maiden name was Cynthia Kendrick Sebolt — I am the third great-granddaughter of Captain Mercator Cooper on my mother’s ancestral side. My concerns for the last five years have...
Aug 23, 2021
I was greatly saddened and distressed to read the August 18 story concerning the pushback to the new home for the Heart of the Hamptons [“Neighbors Object To Permitting Food...
Aug 23, 2021
I would like to thank Heart of Hamptons for personally helping me and my family, including my pet. I’m so blessed to have local businesses, farmers and local donors for...
Aug 23, 2021
I have served as program coordinator at Heart of the Hamptons for the last two years. Since 1980, we have operated out of the basement of the parish hall at...
Aug 23, 2021
Thank you, Mayor Jesse Warren, and the Southampton Village Board, for providing a new headquarters for Heart of the Hamptons. You join an incredible list of individuals, businesses and organizations...
Aug 23, 2021
The good news is that, like many in Southampton Village, I am grateful to Heart of the Hamptons for their work to address food insecurity in and around our community....
Aug 23, 2021
I was dismayed to see the comments of some of the neighbors of the proposed location for the Heart of the Hamptons food pantry [“Neighbors Object To Permitting Food Pantry...
Aug 23, 2021
Due to staffing challenges coming from multiple directions, South Ferry may have difficulty staffing enough boats at times between now and Labor Day. Travelers should anticipate up to 20-to-30-minute delays...
Aug 18, 2021
I write to inform the public about a delay in fulfilling my Freedom of Information Law request regarding an application filed with the Southampton Town Trustees by 65 Cliff Drive...
Aug 17, 2021
In September 2020, the Southampton Village Board voted unanimously to authorize a lease agreement for Heart of the Hamptons to occupy 44 Meetinghouse Lane [“McLoughlin And Arresta Begin Terms On...
Aug 17, 2021
Congratulations to Kara Bak on her new position as Southampton Town director of housing [“Kara Bak Assumes Helm Of Southampton Town Housing And Community Development,” Residence, 27east.com, August 10]. I...
Aug 17, 2021
This is a letter I have been meaning to pen for a while but, like most of us, have gotten caught up in the busyness of daily life. I am...
Aug 17, 2021
I’m not sure what your editorial “Our Best Hope” [August 12] was trying to say by claiming we prematurely declared victory and threw our masks away. This is disingenuous at...
Aug 17, 2021
I am writing this letter as a board member of Heart of the Hamptons in support of our new location on Meeting House Lane. Heart of the Hamptons is about...
Aug 17, 2021
In Greek tragedy, hubris (arrogant, blinding pride) always brings down the king/hero and with it come the terrible consequences of worldly loss, and the bitterness of reflection and regret. The...
Aug 17, 2021
A recent email from a longtime reader of my blog questioned why I continue to write in opposition to “Bridget the Third.” This email was not written in her support,...
Aug 17, 2021
I have been a volunteer at Heart of the Hamptons for the past six months, and my husband has been on the board for the past four years. Heart of...
Aug 17, 2021
drip drop, drip drop Softly falls, the calming rain, quietly soothing this weary brain. In rhyme it whispers, directly to soul: “Dream on, dear one, in rain, dream on. Soon...
Aug 17, 2021
As a resident of Water Mill, I read with great interest “From Canoe Place To North Roads, Traffic Schemes Strategized In Southampton Town” [27east.com, August 10]. No one should have...
Aug 17, 2021
Last week, the Southampton Village Board meeting discussion concerning Heart of the Hamptons’ new location left me feeling very disheartened. At the meeting, a group of residents spoke about their...
Aug 17, 2021
I am so grateful to Heart of the Hamptons for the support they gave to my family over the past few years while my husband battled cancer and couldn’t work....
Aug 17, 2021
Suffering through the worst summer traffic on record, I truly appreciate Supervisor Jay Schneiderman’s efforts to ease road flow [“From Canoe Place To North Roads, Traffic Schemes Strategized In Southampton...
Aug 17, 2021
Musical drama can be very entertaining, but not at the expense of wetlands and the pond they border [“Bay Street Embraces The Great Outdoors With ‘Camelot,’” Arts & Living, 27east.com,...
Aug 17, 2021
The United Nations International Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, just released its latest findings on the threat posed by climate change, and the news is not good. The headline...
Aug 17, 2021
I work at Southampton Intermediate School, and I write in support of Heart of the Hamptons’ work and its new facility at 44 Meeting House Lane. I have had the...
Aug 16, 2021
Why didn’t the Southampton Town Board invite the Bridgehampton Citizens Advisory Committee to comment on the special events permits for the Konner property, across from the Commons, regarding Bay Street...
Aug 10, 2021
On August 5, this paper published my purported Letter to the Editor [“Seeds Of Development”] about the Southampton Town Board manipulating Hampton Bays property in the defunct overlay district to...
Aug 10, 2021
I would like to respond, obliquely, to a Letter to the Editor published July 1, titled “The Drug Pushers.” Although I don’t do prescriptions, I thought I’d relate an incident...
Aug 10, 2021
One should not let Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman’s (and others) personal attacks on a citizen who exercised her rights to challenge a government decision distract one from the serious...
Aug 10, 2021
According to whaling records, on November 9, 1843, Mercator Cooper left Sag Harbor as captain of the 440-ton ship Manhattan on a whaling voyage. On March 14 and 15, 1845,...
Aug 10, 2021
The daily rituals of traffic are becoming a plague on the East End. The “trade parade,” as it is currently known among local residents, is coming to a tipping point....
Aug 10, 2021
I am thankful to The Southampton Press for the editorial “No Need To Bully,” published in the August 5 edition. No one should be bullied or demonized by officials of...
Aug 10, 2021
It started with Hampton Bays Volunteer Ambulance to safely remove me from my home in their newly acquired chair on the stairs to the waiting ambulance. I never felt safer,...
Aug 10, 2021
“The Twelve Sounds on the Flight Path to KHTO,” a poem by Clifford Lavine: On the flight path to KHTO, These sounds were heard by me: Twelve crows a-cawing; Eleven...
Aug 10, 2021
When we speak of recycling, we need to speak of how much is actually done. The United States, as a nation, lost about $800 million two years ago. We actually,...
Aug 10, 2021
I am a local recreational pilot and believe the East Hampton Airport should remain open and fully operational. I would like to bring up a few points. While no solution...
Aug 10, 2021
Kudos to Lars Clemensen and the Hampton Bays School Board for their COVID immunization program, partnering with Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, to encourage immunization of our local children ages 12...
Aug 10, 2021
Over 60 residents signed letters to the Town Board supporting Concern for Independent Living’s proposal to construct 60 apartments on the property behind the church on County Road 39. They...
Aug 10, 2021
I’m not sure if hypersonic missiles or Iran’s drones have a chance of first-strike capability. If so, or if some countries will think so, and/or don’t fear a second strike,...
Aug 10, 2021
In Greek tragedy, hubris (arrogant, blinding pride) always brings down the king/hero and with it the terrible consequences of earthly loss, and the bitterness of reflection and regret. The Bible...
Aug 10, 2021
I attended the Citizens Advisory Committee meeting about traffic in Bridgehampton that you reported in your July 29 editions [“Police Chief Tells Bridgehampton Residents No Easy Fixes For Traffic Woes,”...
Aug 03, 2021
The time has come to once again challenge and verify the taxation of our visitors that come to the East End. The 3 percent hotel occupancy tax that has been...
Aug 03, 2021
What America do Democrats think they are living in? Because it certainly is not mine. From my perspective as a senior, I cannot believe I am being led by an...
Aug 03, 2021
The use (or misuse) of handicapped parking stickers is becoming epidemic. Many people use the sticker of a deceased relative, a spouse, or a friend. Some people even “lend” their...
Aug 03, 2021
On a night that is free of clouds and moonlight, one can see about 4,000 stars. One can see the Milky Way — the galaxy that is home to our...
Aug 03, 2021
During my tenure as the police liaison (previously titled commissioner, for the past 30 years), I have had the great privilege of negotiating and understanding operations as they pertain to...
Aug 03, 2021
Having just read the interview that appeared last week with Roger Waters [“Q&A: Rock Star Roger Waters Talks About His Connection To South Fork, And The Shinnecock,” 27east.com, July 28],...
Aug 03, 2021
I will try to make this as short as possible. My opinions from the work that has been presented to us as the public, regarding case 21-E-0261. 1. The Public...
Aug 03, 2021
I see in this week’s paper the announcement of the opening of the Nathaniel Rogers House, at long last [“At Long Last, Bridgehampton’s Nathaniel Rogers House To Be Unveiled,” 27east.com,...
Aug 03, 2021
It was a great and generous gift that Roger Waters gave to the Shinnecock Nation, and the part of the article/Q&A devoted to that and to the struggle of the...
Aug 03, 2021
On behalf of the Southampton Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, I write to say that words cannot express our heartfelt gratitude for having Sean King as a neighbor in...
Aug 03, 2021
You may have heard the phrase “30 x 30” before, but what does it signify? It’s pretty simple, really, but vitally important. The objective of the 30 x 30 movement...
Aug 03, 2021
Ralph Fasano’s proposed 60-unit affordable housing on County Road 39 is not the proper venue for this already congested area [“Town Board Calls For Full Environmental Study Of Proposed Housing...
Aug 03, 2021
I have read various articles explaining the mentality in states like Arkansas and Missouri as to why they have such low vaccination rates. One prominent explanation is that many people...
Aug 03, 2021
I’m glad to see that Congress may be on the road to pass a big infrastructure funding bill. I think everyone can agree that this county is need of it....
Aug 03, 2021
Thank you for the nice article on the rabidly antisemitic Roger Waters [“Q&A: Rock Star Roger Waters Talks About His Connection To South Fork, And The Shinnecock,” 27east.com, July 28]....
Aug 03, 2021
The State Supreme Court overturned Southampton Town’s plan to develop stores/housing along Montauk Highway, Hampton Bays [“Court Reverses Decision On Hampton Bays Downtown Overlay District,” 27east.com, July 28]. The plaintiff...
Aug 03, 2021
“Promise her anything, but give her Arpege.” Anyone out there remember the 1965 ad for cologne besides me? Well, this is how I’m feeling about the town’s plan for the...
Aug 03, 2021
First, I need a bit of help. Please fact check me. There was an article about a woman who has an organization dedicated to eradicating the inequality baked into our...
Aug 03, 2021
Thanks go to Dee Yardley, his crew and all who helped get John Street and parts of Glover Street repaved. These two streets were in terrible shape, and it’s not...
Aug 03, 2021
I hope it is not too late to RSVP to Ralph Fasano (whose application for multi-“workforce” housing is before the town) and his public invitation to come visit homes that...
Aug 03, 2021
Hampton Bays became the latest target for a suggested bypass that does not address any root causes. Such a proposal reminds me of Band-Aids that are lower-cost store brand offerings,...
Aug 03, 2021
Regarding my recent Letter to the Editor, per Aiden Corish’s observation, I recently saw the least expensive studio co-op in the Hamptons: $115,000. I happened to meet the owner, too,...
Jul 27, 2021
Newspapers and other media are reporting on the hopeless tangle that Congress finds itself in trying to create a bipartisan committee on the insurrection on January 6. It is a...
Jul 27, 2021
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the fact that neither “Bridget the Third” nor her Republican so-called opponent, Robert J. Carpenter III, wanted the position of Suffolk County legislator,...
Jul 27, 2021
Communication systems in Springs, both cellular and emergency, have become unnecessarily politicized and confused. As Councilperson Kathy Burke-Gonzalez pointed out at the last East Hampton Town Board work session, the...
Jul 27, 2021
Regarding the Hampton Bays bypass plan: Either none now know or a choice was made to ignore its true purpose and design: It was to be a four-lane road connecting...
Jul 27, 2021
I would like to give a special shout-out and a big thanks to Westhampton Beach Mayor Maria Moore and Westhampton Beach Village Trustee Brian Tymann for going over and beyond...
Jul 27, 2021
The Noyac Civic Council was fortunate to have a tour of The Church in Sag Harbor given by one of its founders, April Gornik. The current exhibition, called “Road Rage,”...
Jul 27, 2021
Are we taking proper care of Mecox Bay? Is it being opened wide enough, often enough, deep enough or for a long enough duration of time to cleanse Mecox Bay?...
Jul 27, 2021
Years ago, I was fortunate enough to stumble upon volunteering at the Wicoff House Museum. That volunteering would lead into being an intern, which would lead into being a lead...
Jul 27, 2021
I am a lifelong Long Islander transplanted by choice to East Quogue in 1994 due to the beauty of the area, the proximity to Riverhead for shopping and nearby magnificent...
Jul 27, 2021
So the Southampton Village Board wants to defund the North Sea Fire Department [“Furious About Float, Village Board Member Calls For Banning FD From Next Year’s Parade,” 27east.com, July 14]....
Jul 27, 2021
The “housing plan” that The Press reported on in its July 22 edition is anything but [“Town Board Calls For Full Environmental Study Of Proposed Housing Project In Southampton,” 27east.com,...
Jul 27, 2021
I cannot believe or understand the complaints about the North Sea Fire Department’s float in the Fourth of July parade [“Furious About Float, Village Board Member Calls For Banning FD...
Jul 27, 2021
I knew of the accident from seven states away as soon as I awoke this morning. All day long I’ve asked myself, why? Why does it have to take a...
Jul 27, 2021
For the last three months, several people have asked me why I became a candidate for the East Hampton Town Board. My answer is simple: Seniors in the town are...
Jul 27, 2021
State Supreme Court Justice Joseph A. Santorelli issued a final determination on July 20, granting my petition against the Town Board of the Town of Southampton and annulling Town Board...
Jul 27, 2021
Carlos Sandoval, I was offended by your column “Mirror, Mirror” [Vistas, Opinion, July 8]. Your celebration of the debate about “Critical Race Theory” and its forced introduction in our secondary...
Jul 20, 2021
I am writing to encourage the Sag Harbor Village Board to reinstate the access to board meetings on Zoom. It does not seem that the problem is money, as the...
Jul 20, 2021
I am writing to respond to the recent letter by Paula Angelone [“Violence Is Wrong,” Letters, July 15]. I agree with her that violence is bad, and we are becoming...
Jul 20, 2021
Oh boy! Who is “reigning” on the parade [“Furious About Float, Village Board Member Calls For Banning FD From Next Year’s Parade,” 27east.com, July 14]? Since when is anything coined...
Jul 20, 2021
In a stunning display of total disregard for the principle of representative government, the entire Southampton Town Board voted first that they approve of the park swap in Hampton Bays...
Jul 20, 2021
Your editorial urges Governor Andrew Cuomo to pass legislation that would allow the creation of the Community Housing Fund, a new 0.5 percent tax to use for affordable housing measures...
Jul 20, 2021
Many southern and western Republicans don’t trust science, even though they view Trump as their leader. He helped achieve the COVID-19 vaccine, but it wasn’t by himself — he needed...
Jul 19, 2021
I was so pleased to attend the Southampton Arts Center’s opening display this past Saturday. Wow! What a fine display, so fresh and inspiring. Individual expression yet cohesive in content....
Jul 19, 2021
Having had the singularly nasty experience of appearing before the Southampton Village Planning Board when it was chaired by Roy Stevenson, I find it more than lamentable that he ran...
Jul 19, 2021
As I sat in on my first advisory committee meeting, something I’ve unfortunately not been able to attend previously due to other obligations I had with the fire department, my...
Jul 19, 2021
Let’s give credit where credit is due. Recognizing the impact of the pandemic on families, President Joe Biden and the Democratic Congress built into the American Relief Plan aid to...
Jul 19, 2021
In case you only get your news from one of our liberal news sources on TV or in print, I’d like to inform you of a few stories you probably...
Jul 13, 2021
I was shocked by what I felt to be misleading information in your recent podcast, “Piping Plovers Are No Picnic When It Comes To Beach Driving In Southampton.” For starters,...
Jul 13, 2021
Southampton Town faces myriad problems. Some issues are blatant; for example, traffic. Other concerns are more subtle. If you are a “self-hauler” and use the Hampton Bays, North Sea or...
Jul 13, 2021
On Independence Day, Lex Scott, founder of the Utah chapter of Black Lives Matter, declared the American flag a “symbol of hatred,” yet another reflection of the twisted logic of...
Jul 13, 2021
I was shocked at the lack of sensitivity that was displayed in two Letters to the Editor that appeared online recently. They both used the recent profoundly tragic building collapse...
Jul 13, 2021
Won’t someone please show me how to chloroform that absurd, idealistic, teenaged Pollyanna who keeps bouncing back within me after each terminal betrayal, each cowardly lie, every unnecessary, ugly deception...
Jul 13, 2021
I’m glad to see that critical race theory is driving Carlos Sandoval “nuts” [“Mirror, Mirror,” Vistas, Opinion, July 8], as I to find it nuts but in a totally different...
Jul 13, 2021
I write in reply to Frances Genovese’s letter, “Flawed Proposal” [July 1], in which she raises concerns and questions regarding Concern for Independent Living’s proposal to build affordable homes on...
Jul 13, 2021
When I first viewed the “for sale” sign on the Southampton theater, my heart sank. It holds many fond memories for me. It was a part-time job that I held...
Jul 13, 2021
I take exception to last week’s letter to the editor by Thomas M. Jones, titled “Enough, Already” [July 8]. While I believe Mr. Jones’s desire was to express his patriotism,...
Jul 13, 2021
The communication tower in Springs was completed in 2015. Truth be told, I’m amazed that the fire department has had to face the challenges for these many years. If I...
Jul 13, 2021
I has come to my attention that the unpleasant lunch with a trustee at the American Hotel, which Jim Larocca describes in your interview [“Q&A: Jim Larocca On His View...
Jul 13, 2021
I was disturbed to read in this week’s Southampton Press that there were youthful shenanigans occurring in the town-owned abandoned house on Bay Avenue in East Quogue [“Neighbors Rebuke Bay...
Jul 12, 2021
How much? For how far? And why? These are my questions regarding the proposed bypass of Montauk Highway between the junctions of Route 24 and Springville Road in Hampton Bays...
Jul 12, 2021
VFW Post 5350, Westhampton Beach, is holding its 2021 golf outing on Monday, August 30, at the Vineyards Golf Club in Riverhead, a great links-style course. Golfers may register online...
Jul 06, 2021
It is high season in Southampton, and there are more of us here this year than anyone can remember. There is also less patience and fewer expressions of manners. Here...
Jul 06, 2021
I want to thank the Democratic and Working Families voters who voted for me in early voting, by absentee ballot, or on primary day, June 22, in my race this...
Jul 06, 2021
Thank you, Southampton Town Council, for the ban on lighter-than-air balloons [“Southampton Town Board Adopts Balloon Sales Ban,” 27east.com, June 29]. This plastics ban could not have come soon enough....
Jul 06, 2021
A returning resident — I was born in Southampton and attended public schools here — I managed to turn a passion for the ocean into a lifelong journey. Back in...
Jul 06, 2021
Since COVID began, I wear a black mask with “VOTE” imprinted in large white letters. After the presidential election, my husband turned his inside out, thinking it wasn’t relevant any...
Jul 06, 2021
It’s incredible that the East Hampton Town Board continues to hold important meetings at 11 a.m. on a Tuesday. I certainly would have attended, but, alas, like most of us,...
Jul 05, 2021
Instead of celebrating our independence from tyranny and the sacrifices that a common people endured to secure freedom for a new nation, this newspaper gaslights the January 6 riot as...
Jul 05, 2021
Two of the most heartwarming experiences we have enjoyed in the Village of Southampton in our nine years living here were the opening of the Southampton African American Museum (rebuilt...
Jul 05, 2021
I was dismayed to read Erica Buckley’s letter, “The Drug Pushers” [Letters, July 1], and learn of the unethical practice by chain pharmacies of refilling prescriptions early and then pressuring...
Jul 05, 2021
I have been reading about the collapse of that Florida apartment building. That tragedy showed me problems apparently embedded in the privilege of self-government: decision-making characteristics seem shared by the...
Jul 05, 2021
A building falls in Florida, people asleep are crushed and won’t see the sun again. Despite all the warning signs and the experts, the unthinkable happened. It’s human nature to...
Jul 05, 2021
Regarding “What To Celebrate” [Editorial, July 1]: Thank you, thank you, thank you. Preston T. Phillips Bridgehampton
Jul 05, 2021
Attention, Hampton Bays residents, regarding a Route 24 extension: There was a public hearing at Town Hall recently, and no one showed up, pro or con, about this proposal. It...
Jul 05, 2021
Our new Southampton Village government should stop another flagrantly illegal notice of a Board of Historic Preservation and Architectural Review public hearing scheduled next Monday, one to which it is...
Jul 05, 2021
My grandfather Maurice Bloch, Tammany Hall’s State Assembly leader, managed two statewide Democratic campaigns. In 1926, he managed Robert F. Wagner’s campaign for his first term as a U.S. senator....
Jul 05, 2021
In her letter titled “Vote In November” [Letters, July 1], Barbara Wilson said she has the integrity to ensure justice for all. Barbara Wilson was found guilty by a State...
Jul 05, 2021
A few days ago, in Southampton Town, two similar yet different events took place. The first event occurred in the Village of Southampton, where a highly emotional and hotly contested...
Jul 05, 2021
If there is one universal “good” from the pandemic, it’s that we modern-day humans finally started to appreciate and even need the great outdoors. The global lockdown improved air quality,...
Jun 28, 2021
Have you been bothered by aircraft noise while trying to enjoy the outdoors with family and friends? Southampton has been the doormat for the East Hampton Airport (KHTO) for years,...
Jun 28, 2021
Glaring questions remain about the Southampton Full Gospel Church “affordable housing” proposal (60 units on 9 acres on County Road 39), which zoomed full speed ahead, prodded by Jay Schneiderman...
Jun 28, 2021
My heartfelt thanks to all the people who took the time to vote during early voting and on June 22. I also extend my thanks to all the poll workers...
Jun 28, 2021
I write this letter in response to what was widely called by the Westhampton Beach High School community a “Junior Prom,” held last Wednesday night. As a result of the...
Jun 28, 2021
Who wrote our history? Why was our history written? Writing history gives you the chance to render your opinion. Since the interpretation of history is always subjective, writing allows you...
Jun 28, 2021
Yes, it’s true: No East Hampton Town Board members or Town Trustees showed at Truck Beach. Not one currently elected official. I certainly showed support, representing me personally and our...
Jun 28, 2021
At the first public meeting of our reconstituted Southampton Village Board on July 8, I will recommend a review of our local laws for announcing public hearings by our three...
Jun 28, 2021
When I hear folks explaining the historical details of “Juneteenth,” I find a disturbing “white wash” of the facts; the omission is an Irish hero of the days after Lee’s...
Jun 28, 2021
During the past couple of weeks, I’ve begun planting the first of the 10 acres of pumpkins I’ll need for our fall season at The Milk Pail, established in 1969....
Jun 28, 2021
With Jesse Warren’s stunning reelection results, it is time to get serious about cleaning up Lake Agawam. Band-Aid approaches do not work. Drainage for most of the village, as far...
Jun 28, 2021
Election day was a very sad day for the locals. The polls were a circus. People who have clearly never voted here before were asking for directions to the Southampton...
Jun 28, 2021
I have been bicycling in Southampton since 1960, when I was 6 years old. Cycling has taken me through northern Europe and across the United States. My bike buddy is...
Jun 22, 2021
I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Southampton Village voters for putting their trust in me and electing me as their trustee. It is especially gratifying that...
Jun 22, 2021
The Southampton African American Museum grand opening on Juneteenth was indeed a kairos moment — to reach the 70 percent goal, allowing all COVID-19 restrictions to be lifted, and President...
Jun 22, 2021
I want to thank my neighbors for bringing back sanity to our election process in the Village of Southampton. Maybe we will be an example to others: Fear and dirty...
Jun 22, 2021
I want to send a tremendous thank you to everyone who contributed to our “Help Susie Give Cancer the Boot!” campaign: our generous sponsors, those who made online donations to...
Jun 22, 2021
It has been a wonderful two years serving as one of your Southampton Village trustees. I first want to thank all of those who have supported me and been enthusiastic...
Jun 22, 2021
The roots of an unethical, unsustainable economy are now laid bare and compounded by the predicted demographic change in the labor force. Should it ever have been legal to use...
Jun 22, 2021
Now that the village race is behind us, I want to congratulate Mayor Jesse Warren and Trustee-elects Robin Brown and Roy Stevenson. I also wanted to thank Trustee Mark Parash...
Jun 22, 2021
Did The Southampton Press decide to forgo standards in its advertising department? I’m referring to the multiple full-page ads that ran in the weeks running up to the mayoral election,...
Jun 22, 2021
On May 25, the Southampton Village Policeman’s Benevolent Association members made ourselves available to the public to answer any questions. This is the first time they have ever seen the...
Jun 22, 2021
Congratulations, Mayor Jesse Warren, and welcome, Trustees Robin Brown and Roy Stevenson. This was more than a hugely decisive election: This was a mandate. What I heard voters say: This...
Jun 22, 2021
Extending a congratulations to Mayor Jesse Warren and newly elected Trustees Robin Brown and Roy Stevenson for their wide-margin win in last Friday’s election. A new direction has been set,...
Jun 22, 2021
“Fire Dr. Fauci” — that’s the latest battle cry from Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene and some of her “dingbat” Republican allies. Throughout the horror of the past 15 months of...
Jun 22, 2021
An incident involving a Hampton Bays volunteer firefighter caused my blood to boil and provoked me to expose this danger to the public right now, before summer gets going, post-pandemic....
Jun 22, 2021
Jesse Warren is to be congratulated on his win in Friday’s election. However, I believe the real winner were the voters of Southampton Village. They choose not to be intimidated...
Jun 22, 2021
I would like to thank our entire village for your support in our Southampton Village election on Friday, June 18. We could not have done it without everyone’s help, and...
Jun 22, 2021
I’m wondering how many other readers have had the experience with local drug chains whereby unrequested prescriptions are filled as much as two weeks earlier than they are due. It...
Jun 22, 2021
Congratulations to the Democratic candidates and the successful advancement for some. I am looking forward to participating in a positive campaign and movement for the betterment of East Hampton Town....
Jun 22, 2021
In 2014, the East Hampton Senior Services Committee issued its final report to the East Hampton Town Board. As a person who qualifies as a senior citizen, I was interested...
Jun 22, 2021
I’m not sure why your editorial “We Mark Our Ballot” [June 10] states that “fingers point both ways” in terms of negative campaigning in the Southampton Village mayoral election, when...
Jun 22, 2021
P.T. Barnum said: “There’s a sucker born every minute.” The ringmaster has been reelected and all the clowns are in place. Let the circus begin. Rob Allan Southampton Village
Jun 22, 2021
As one of the people who spoke at the public hearing regarding the Atlantic Golf Club proposal I feel it is necessary to correct your comments in your editorial “A...
Jun 22, 2021
I had the privilege of serving on the Southampton Town Board from 2001 to 2005, and from that experience I learned a lot about local politics — and a lot...
Jun 14, 2021
The East Hampton Town Board recently has made the decision to purchase the Avalon Motel on Fort Pond in Montauk. This action has come at the most inopportune time, when...
Jun 14, 2021
Judge Barbara Wilson has the experience as being a fair, dignified and impartial justice and will be getting my vote in the June 22 primary. Judge Wilson has served as...
Jun 14, 2021
The mayoral race is all about money. Maybe if the chief got less money we could give the policemen on the beat a higher salary. Then they wouldn’t need as...
Jun 14, 2021
I am a registered Democrat. On Tuesday, June 22, I will be voting for Barbara Wilson as my choice for Southampton Town justice. I am sure many of you know...
Jun 14, 2021
I am a full-time resident and homeowner in the Village of Southampton. After growing up in Old Westbury, marrying and raising my children there, I moved to Southampton full time...
Jun 14, 2021
As we approach the final days of one of this village’s most heated election cycles, there are many who have yet to decide for whom they will be voting this...
Jun 14, 2021
Last night I attended Bay Street Theater’s production of “Becoming Dr. Ruth” and would say I found it to be one of the most moving shows ever performed there. Tovah...
Jun 14, 2021
It is with great enthusiasm that I endorse Mayor Jesse Warren for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the director of a local healthcare center and a registered nurse...
Jun 14, 2021
The Southampton Press has endorsed Michael Irving to become the next mayor of Southampton. However, this endorsement significantly understates Mayor Irving’s accomplishments during his prior term in office. Consider, for...
Jun 14, 2021
To follow up my last letter: With geocubes blocking a road in town, I began questioning, what for? Certainly, anyone can see what has happened in Hawaii. These structures have...
Jun 14, 2021
On December 9, 2014, I was in the U.S. Supreme Court being sworn in as a member of the U.S. Supreme Court bar. My ultimate dream was that I would...
Jun 14, 2021
It has come to our attention that some of the mailings going out about our mayoral race have taken a negative stand toward Mayor Jesse Warren. We, as candidates, have...
Jun 14, 2021
I believe everyone in the Sag Harbor community should be very proud of how our schools have remained open throughout the school year. Whereas the city schools have relegated to...
Jun 14, 2021
Adam Grossman is the right man for Southampton Town justice. Yes, he is the right man: dedicated and long on experience. A native East Ender who has practiced law for...
Jun 14, 2021
My name is Barbara L. Wilson, and I am asking for your vote in the Democratic, Conservative and Working Families primary. Early voting has already started at the Stony Brook...
Jun 14, 2021
I just finished reading the article on the proposed Hampton Bays bypass, which would utilize lands acquired using Community Preservation Funds to divert through traffic away from the Hampton Bays...
Jun 14, 2021
Mayor Jesse Warren’s opponents have made this election needlessly complicated. Voters need only focus on a few simple issues and determine which candidate has better addressed them. Jesse Warren is...
Jun 14, 2021
I am writing in support of Jesse Warren for mayor. As a fellow first-time mayor, in Sag Harbor, now in my own contentious reelection campaign, I feel like the level...
Jun 14, 2021
Are you withholding from publication Letters to the Editor that are critical of Joe Biden? This is being discussed by my golf buddies. Maybe you’re thinking that the grace period...
Jun 14, 2021
If Willa Bernstein is not a defense attorney, she should be. Her letter [“Entitled To Vote,” Letters, June 10] contains just the sort of red herrings, mis characterizations and ad...
Jun 14, 2021
In the June 22 Democratic primary, voters can cast a vote for good court management, fairness and sound jurisprudence in Southampton Town by supporting Adam Grossman and Shari Oster. For...
Jun 14, 2021
I applaud the front-page article in last week’s Southampton Press clarifying the truth about the relationship between Hulbert Waldroup and Mayor Jesse Warren [“Florid Flyer Attacks Village Artist and Gallery...
Jun 14, 2021
When will Governor Andrew Cuomo take control of the Department of Environmental Conservation? The DEC is ignoring the May 27 Appellate Court ruling that annulled the permit for the Sand...
Jun 14, 2021
It is with great pleasure that I shall cast my ballot for Barbara Wilson on Tuesday, June 22, in the Democratic primary. Barbara has been the Democratic choice for the...
Jun 14, 2021
In 2016, National Public Radio researched the origins of the African proverb “It takes a village to raise a child.” NPR was unsuccessful, largely because the spirit that the phrase...
Jun 14, 2021
Last week, The Southampton Press reported on the appeal of an application within Southampton Village [“Southampton Village Board Member Withdraws Appeal Of Building Inspector Decision,” 27east.com, June 9]. Before any...
Jun 14, 2021
With this letter, I am asking the mayor to make an immediate written request to Adam Potter. It would simply say: “Adam … Village review of your plans will take...
Jun 09, 2021
I am writing in support of Mark Parash and Andrew Pilaro for Southampton Village trustees in the coming election on June 18. As we approach election day, I am continually...
Jun 07, 2021
Condemn Messaging You know, if I weren’t already for Jesse Warren, I sure would be after seeing all these seriously dumb, misleading, deceptive and, frankly, embarrassing anti-Warren postcards and phone...
Jun 07, 2021
It has been a long time since I have written a Letter to the Editor. As a member of the Southampton Town community, I am honored to be running for...
Jun 07, 2021
I am writing to endorse Chris Fiore for North Haven Village trustee. As a 30-year full-time resident of North Haven, I feel strongly that steadfast and thoughtful leadership will be...
Jun 07, 2021
As a Southampton Town resident, I often follow village politics without getting involved. However, the current state of division and dysfunction in the village is very concerning and impossible to...
Jun 07, 2021
Finally, some almost realistic news reporting by Kitty Merrill on May 27, when she wrote that the “police won’t be cut” [“Mayor Says Police Won’t Be Cut,” The Press, Eastern...
Jun 07, 2021
I am hoping that Southampton Town joins other jurisdictions and entities and soon enacts a ban on balloons inflated by lighter-than-air gases, like helium. With good reason, California, Connecticut, Florida,...
Jun 07, 2021
This is the saddest letter to the editor I’ve ever written. Sadder that there is a reason for writing it. The latest campaign against our elected Southampton mayor is totally...
Jun 07, 2021
Bay View Avenue has been blocked by Geocubes since 2018. This is not only a deeded road to the homeowners and landowners but can be used as the emergency access...
Jun 07, 2021
I enjoyed the recent Zoom debate among the candidates for the Sag Harbor Village Board. My thanks to your group and the other sponsors. Aidan Corish and Bob Plumb expressed...
Jun 07, 2021
What do the Conservative Party and Working Families Party have in common? Not an awful lot. Actually, the two platforms are quite different, and mostly incompatible. The Working Families Party...
Jun 07, 2021
Rob Coburn’s Letter to the Editor [“Eligible Voter,” Letters, June 3] is all wrong. Beginning with the statement “I’m not a lawyer, but …” he goes on, nevertheless, to give...
Jun 07, 2021
Last year, when the pandemic began its assault on our nation, many workout patterns of older citizens changed dramatically. Locally, the Y closed, and the East Hampton School District forbade...
Jun 07, 2021
Some people have picked up more balloons on the beach than me, but not many. The other day, I picked up 40 deflated balloons between Sagg Main and Jobs Lane...
Jun 07, 2021
When I decided to run for village trustee, I never dreamed the campaign would be so contentious. Personal attacks. Anonymous texts filled with anger and vitriol. Efforts to influence the...
Jun 07, 2021
Barbara Wilson is running for a spot on the Democratic line in the June 22 judicial primary. Barbara Wilson is a registered Republican. Barbara Wilson is not a Democrat. Adam...
Jun 07, 2021
North Haven residents, please vote on June 15 for Terie Diat and Chris Fiore. Terie is completing her first year as a trustee after narrowly defeating Chris last June. Chris...
Jun 07, 2021
Southampton Village is a place I call home, a place that I respect more than any other in the world. I am ashamed of how some have decided to bring...
Jun 07, 2021
On April 27, an article appeared in the online edition of the paper, reporting that the Diocese of Rockville Centre had finally released the list of 101 Catholic priests “credibly...
Jun 07, 2021
As summer visitors enter Southampton Village, one of the safest, most prosperous and beautiful residential places in the world, they are greeted by foreboding “Save Our Police: Southampton in Crisis”...
Jun 07, 2021
Much has been written lately about the red “Save Our Police” signs blanketing Southampton Village. Quite a bit of it has been in condemnation of them, some even referring to...
Jun 07, 2021
I want to highlight the incredible work of Mayor Jesse Warren in ensuring that Southampton Village was safe and healthy during the pandemic. I worked as director of infectious diseases...
Jun 07, 2021
I am writing in support of Terie Diat’s and Chris Fiore’s candidacies for the North Haven Village Board in the municipal election on June 15. Terie is running for reelection...
Jun 07, 2021
Elections have consequences. I believe Jim Larocca and I both care deeply about the village. And I believe we both bring strong resumes and experience to our jobs — Jim,...
Jun 07, 2021
On Thursday, May 27, the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court annulled the 2019 Department of Environmental Protection permit allowing the Sand Land mine to dig deeper...
Jun 07, 2021
Mayor Jesse Warren is by far one of the most productive and involved mayors that Southampton Village has ever elected. He has tackled problems that previous administrations had struggled to...
Jun 07, 2021
The two candidates for Sag Harbor mayor care greatly for the village and are qualified. Both have positions on issues that we agree with and several that we do not....
Jun 07, 2021
I came here in 1978, and I worked at the Corner Bar. Bill King, the artist from East Hampton, told me, “Whoa, you were here then? I would never come...
Jun 07, 2021
As we get closer to election day, I become increasingly aware of the quiet, calm demeanor of both Andrew Pilaro and Mark Parash. They present the most gentlemanly qualities while...
Jun 07, 2021
The League of Woman Voters takes pride in the nonpartisan educational debates we sponsor during election seasons. It is our goal to enable voters to become familiar with candidates and...
Jun 07, 2021
A two-part question for candidates, if you will, for any Sag Harbor Village Board seats. One: A train or airplane wreck normally starts long before the actual occurrence, because people...
Jun 07, 2021
I am writing this letter to make you aware of a situation with the bus parking lot at the corner of Division and Grand streets in Sag Harbor Village. Pierson...
Jun 07, 2021
On Tuesday, June 15, I will be on the North Haven ballot for reelection as village trustee. When the voters on North Haven go to vote, they will find an...
Jun 07, 2021
I want to express my gratitude to the League of Women Voters for hosting a civil, fair and informative debate last Tuesday. Cathy Peacock asked thoughtful and pointed questions of...
Jun 07, 2021
Mayor Jesse Warren has my full support for several reasons: He has lowered taxes, revived our downtown, brought village government into the 21st century with new technology, increased law enforcement...
Jun 07, 2021
Aquay, family, friends and neighbors. It has been nearly a week since the rediscovery of 215 Native children buried in a mass grave at the Kamloops Residential School has been...
Jun 07, 2021
I was thrilled to see the cover story about our horseshoe crab population on the East End [“Horseshoe Crabs: The Real Blue Bloods Of The Hamptons, Vulnerable To Extinction,” 27east.com,...
Jun 07, 2021
There is a full-page advertisement in last week’s Sag Harbor Express, on Page A19, signed by the “Committee to Save Our Waterfront.” It levels a number of charges against Sag...
Jun 07, 2021
I don’t want to name names, but there are a few Democratic senators in Congress who clearly care more about protecting the filibuster, an antiquated procedural norm that lets a...
Jun 07, 2021
On June 22, there will be a primary election for the Democratic nomination for Southampton Town justice. There are three contenders for two slots. Shari Oster and Adam Grossman are...
Jun 07, 2021
I write with a full heart to passionately and zealously support the use of Community Preservation Fund revenues to purchase lands in the Sugar Loaf Hill area of Shinnecock Hills....
Jun 07, 2021
We wish to inform your readers that Save Sag Harbor had no involvement in the creation or the purchase of the political ad that appeared in the May 27 edition...
Jun 01, 2021
On Thursday, May 27, the New York State Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court annulled the 2019 Department of Environmental Conservation permit allowing the Sand Land mine to dig...
Jun 01, 2021
The first play I saw in New York when I came home from two combat tours in Vietnam was “Hair,” a game-changing sensation in musical theater that unlocked in me...
Jun 01, 2021
I read Aidan Corish’s letter [“Everyone Is Important,” May 20]. He quotes The Times as saying, “We live where prices meet the sky.” I write because I bought an affordable...
May 31, 2021
I read in The Express that Bay Street Theater is weighing anchor, or at least threatening to do so [“Bay Street Theater Says It May Have No Choice But To...
May 31, 2021
Waiting in a grocery checkout line in Southampton Village this rainy Saturday morning, I heard the following conversation between the two people in front of me: Person A: “I haven’t...
May 31, 2021
As a 40-year Westhampton resident, I write to agree with those who are not impressed with the opening of Lidl supermarket [“Shoppers Check Out New Lidl Grocery in Westhampton Beach,”...
May 31, 2021
I do not know who “Protect Sag Harbor” is, but a full-page ad in the newspaper with the headline “Save Sag Harbor” in red lettering startled me. Save Sag Harbor,...
May 31, 2021
With the extended sabbatical that the East Hampton Town Board had taken these past several months, I had hoped that they would have come up with a long-term permanent plan...
May 31, 2021
Many of you may know me for the position that I held at Southampton Village for 20 years. In that time, I saw several elected officials come and go. I...
May 31, 2021
It is both heartwarming and hopeful that the passionate tirades for and against the former White House resident, expressed in Letters to the Editor over the past four years, have...
May 31, 2021
Based on Trustee Jim Larocca’s sometimes wildly contradictory stances on land use near and surrounding the 7-Eleven properties, I can see his election resulting in the worst possible outcome for...
May 31, 2021
In 2005, a new mayor helped by three cronies passed bad local laws, embedded corruption in village government and silenced voices of opposition. The residents of Southampton Village are paying...
May 31, 2021
Interesting to find that the Bay Street Theater group feels they are being victimized by Jim Larocca because he wants them to be accountable to the community. It appears that...
May 31, 2021
Who the village mayor is does matter. Though for me it’s the little things that distinguish a great one from the all the rest. It’s the one who knows how...
May 31, 2021
In a recent ad in The Press, I was called the “shadow government.” Wanting peace in the village is not a shadow government. Do you know who writes the ads?...
May 31, 2021
Last week, I attended an informational session with the Southampton Village Police Department in front of Village Hall. Shortly after I arrived, Mayor Jesse Warren approached the group of officers,...
May 31, 2021
I realize that we live in an era of divisive politics, but, even by those standards, what’s going on ahead of the June 18 Southampton Village mayoral/trustee election should be...
May 31, 2021
I am exhausted by a trend in America of taking an important idea, dumbing it down to single-syllable words, repeating it over and over again, and presenting as an explanation...
May 31, 2021
I was surprised by Michael Irving’s misleading and erroneous Letter to the Editor [“Classic Bait-And-Switch,” Letters, May 20], particularly given the mailers he’s sent awarding himself an “A” and Mayor...
May 31, 2021
It looks like the Brookhampton Conservative Committee in Hauppauge and Good Neighbor DeVito, two outside organizations, are exerting enormous influence on the coming election for Southampton Village mayor. Scurrilous photographs...
May 31, 2021
I was disgusted by the juvenile advertisement recently printed in this paper titled “Don’t Be Bob,” paid for by Frank Devito, a top supporter of Michael Irving, Andrew Pilaro and...
May 31, 2021
If one of the reasons to install lighting at Hampton West Park is to accommodate adult leagues using the park at night, I vote no — unless some measures can...
May 31, 2021
As we find ourselves on the back end of the pandemic, I want to take time and reconnect with our village residents. With division on the rise and lines being...
May 31, 2021
Southampton Town must ban helium balloons, now. The many compelling reasons why have been fully stated by others, and I won’t get into that here. I just want to address...
May 31, 2021
Many thanks to the Noyac Civic Council members who tirelessly picked up trash along Noyac Road, Circle Beach and around Trout Pond for the Great East End Clean-Up on Saturday,...
May 31, 2021
I read with interest Wendy Moonan’s letter and critique relative to the proposed Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor [“Clueless Design,” Letters, May 20]. Her list of accomplishments and her...
May 31, 2021
We are writing to tell you all we learned about the work on Town Pond. We are in second grade at John M. Marshall Elementary School, in Kristine Eberhart’s class....
May 31, 2021
The article “Bay Street Theater Says It May Have No Choice But To Move Out Of Sag Harbor” [27east.com, May 25] leaves several troublesome questions unanswered. 1. Neither Bay Street...
May 31, 2021
I have had intensive experience working on a property on Lake Washington in Seattle, which has a similar history and contamination profile to the National Grid “gas ball” lot in...
May 31, 2021
I would like to take a moment to say how pleased I am with the various interactions I have had with Andrew Pilaro and Mark Parash. It is particularly refreshing...
May 31, 2021
Pursuant to the briefing Ed Hartnett gave the trustees [“Consultant Refutes Task Force Criticism Of Southampton Village Police Attributed To His Firm,” 27east.com, May 19], it seems even more shameful...
May 24, 2021
It’s the bottom of the ninth inning and two outs — and, yes, it is. Everyone in the flying community has known for years (especially the last five) that, come...
May 24, 2021
Friends don’t turn their backs on you because of a disagreement. Friends work together and find ways to fix problems. I thought many of the people I worked with politically...
May 24, 2021
Folks, here is a simple truth: We live in one of the wealthiest villages in the entire country. While we come from humble origins in 1640, today we are the...
May 24, 2021
I applaud Andrew Messinger’s article against gas-powered leaf blowers [“Problems With Blowers Go Beyond The Noise,” Hampton Gardener, Residence, May 13] and want to support his message. While Southampton Village...
May 24, 2021
I write to endorse the SV-21 team of Michael Irving for mayor, and Mark Parash and Andrew Pilaro for trustees, in the upcoming Southampton Village elections. I have never spoken...
May 24, 2021
In a recent editorial, The New York Times wrote, “Local governments are failing at the basic task of accurately assessing property values, and there is a clear and striking pattern:...
May 24, 2021
I looked with interest at Jim Larocca’s proposal for a waterfront park as laid out in his ad for mayor, with the headline: “We can dream, can’t we.” While a...
May 24, 2021
I have been a resident of Southampton Village since 1998 and, until recently, have pretty much stayed out of local politics. However, I find the recent deluge of misinformation, truth-bending...
May 24, 2021
I could not agree more: People who fish for a living could be an incredibly powerful political force [“Fishermen Should Be A Political Force,” In the Field, Sports & Outdoors,...
May 24, 2021
I enjoyed your “Q&A” with the Chief Michael Sarlo [“Q&A: East Hampton Town Police Chief Talks About Reform Process And Its Impact On Morale,” 27east.com, May 5]. But the one...
May 24, 2021
This evening, I watched the Southampton Village Board session with Edmund Hartnett. During the meeting, Hartnett addressed the Village Board directly, bringing to light glaring discrepancies between the report he...
May 24, 2021
I just sold a co-op. Let’s call it East End Manor. What I realized while doing my taxes is something that every co-op shareholder should recognize about their maintenance increases....
May 24, 2021
Several people supporting Mayor Kathleen Mulcahy have phoned me alleging that I am managing Trustee Jim Larocca’s campaign. I am not anyone’s campaign manager. However, I have spoken with both...
May 24, 2021
There is an old adage that says: “If you live long enough, you’ll experience everything.” Well, I have followed and studied politics for more than six decades, and I thought...
May 24, 2021
An email titled “Save Our Village” recently found itself in my inbox, and I believe it’s doing the rounds throughout Southampton in support of Jesse Warren’s campaign and the two...
May 24, 2021
It is unfortunate that mayoral candidate Jim Larocca has made a conscious and politically motivated decision to make Bay Street Theater’s proposal to remain in Sag Harbor his campaign focus....
May 24, 2021
So, how much less expensive are those fancy foreign cars and SUVs when you buy them without the turn signals installed? Seems to be a popular option. Thomas MacNiven Wainscott
May 24, 2021
As you get ready to vote for a Southampton Village mayor, think about our two prior mayors: It’s been “scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours” government for special interests. In...
May 24, 2021
The Southampton Town Board will hold its second public hearing on Tuesday, June 8, on whether or not to ban the sale, distribution and use of helium-filled balloons. The answer...
May 24, 2021
After a long, detailed process (made longer by COVID-19), I have sold my parents’ property in Shinnecock Hills to the Town of Southampton for preservation, as of March 2021. This...
May 24, 2021
Thank you for Michael Wright’s reminder that the recreational fishing community has everything to gain from more robust engagement with federal, state and local officials charged with stewarding our fisheries...
May 24, 2021
The public is being severely disenfranchised by the continued restriction of meetings and hearings to Zoom. While this emergency measure had to be endured during the most difficult time of...
May 24, 2021
I wish to express my sincere thanks and give full credit to our village workers for the recent renovation to the fountain in Agawam Park. In addition to all the...
May 24, 2021
Mayor Jesse Warren frequently refers to himself as the “CEO of Southampton Village,” reinforcing his responsibility and oversight of all village departments. As for his oversight of the Southampton Village...
May 17, 2021
Once again, another spring season is upon us. And with a new season comes new opportunities to address the many issues that seem to plague East Hampton residents each year....
May 17, 2021
Year after year, we see politicians in Congress make promises about what they can do for constituents like me. And, year after year, the progress is usually less than we...
May 17, 2021
I am a 20-plus year resident of the village and am greatly distressed by the mayor’s attacks on the Southampton Village Police Department. The last thing I want is to...
May 17, 2021
Has the happy homeowner referenced by Jay Schneiderman [“In The Midst Of Skyrocketing Sales, Town Board Agrees To Hire Consultant To Assist Assessors,” 27east.com, May 5] considered the following questions:...
May 17, 2021
As the author of the recent Rizzoli book “New York Splendor: The City’s Most Memorable Rooms,” and a writer about architecture and design for Town & Country, House & Garden,...
May 17, 2021
In 2009, I was a Southampton Village resident when a fuel oil tank fell on me while I was attempting to carry it down the basement steps of my home...
May 17, 2021
“Honey, what do you want for Christmas?” “Oh, Mommy, I wanna big red firetruck.” “I wanna dolly that talks.” “I wanna bike.” “Mommy, I don’t want anything. I just wanna...
May 17, 2021
I write this letter in response to Desirée Keegan’s article [“Westhampton Beach School Board President Calls Parent A Bully During Board Meeting,” 27east.com, May 12]. As a parent of children...
May 17, 2021
Recent political ads and letters in this paper misrepresent the facts about the letter I sent in support of Bay Street Theater and the National Grid lot. I’d like to...
May 17, 2021
Sebonack Golf Club hosted a charity golf outing to benefit Quogue Wildlife Refuge on Tuesday, May 10. “Golfing With the Owls” was a successful fundraiser, honoring Quogue Village Mayor Peter...
May 17, 2021
The climate crisis, the array of challenges and responses, can be overwhelming in contemplating approaches. In one instance, we have the U.S. military-industrial complex polluting more than 140 countries combined....
May 17, 2021
Elected officials have a fiduciary responsibility to our residents and stakeholders. Our current Southampton Village mayor, Jesse Warren, has failed to hold this responsibility in favor of achieving a political...
May 17, 2021
A new normal is unfortunately taking over some medical practices. Perhaps you’ve had this experience: You arrive for an appointment with your physician, yet are seen by a PA (physician...
May 17, 2021
Last week, The Southampton Press published an article regarding the findings of the Southampton Village Police Task Force [“Consultant, Task Force Report Waste and Mismanagement In Southampton Village Police Department,”...
May 17, 2021
Ever rising house prices might be great for the Community Preservation Fund, but not so for the community. There is no doubt that the CPF has been enormously successful in...
May 17, 2021
Support Needed During these crazy times in Southampton Village, I stress the importance of not forgetting about our police dispatchers. These men and women work day and night, 365 days...
May 17, 2021
An open letter to Jay Schniederman and the Town Board: I am a Hampton Bays resident, and as we head toward summer I can see the dramatic increase in eastbound...
May 17, 2021
At the May 14 Southampton Village Board meeting, Jeff Brodlieb, chair of the Board of Architectural Review and Historic Preservation, and Paul Travis, chair of the Planning Commission, suggested an...
May 17, 2021
In the recent special meeting held by the Southampton Village Board, many topics regarding the operations of the Southampton Village Police Department were discussed by a task force put together...
May 17, 2021
I read your informative cover article on efforts to clean up Lake Agawam [“New Device Deployed To Combat Algal Blooms In Lake Agawam In Southampton Village,” 27east.com, April 21], and...
May 17, 2021
I want to write a quick note to thank a remarkable Town of Southampton employee. Way back when I was an active community volunteer, I had innumerable interactions with town...
May 17, 2021
Traffic in front of my home in Hampton Bays marks late spring, as diesel engines, squeaking brakes and a blaring car radio mingle in with backyard birdsong as I sip...
May 17, 2021
A Heavy Load An open seat for Southampton Town highway superintendent invites this ask of the candidates: Will you help redress the noisy and dangerous cavalcade on many of our...
May 17, 2021
In response to Desiree Keegan’s article [“Westhampton Beach School Board President Calls Parent A Bully During Board Meeting,” 27east.com, May 12], I am the parent and I would like to...
May 17, 2021
The Town of Southampton is considering placing a ban on the sale of balloons filled with helium. These restrictions will cover Mylar balloons and “old fashioned” latex balloons. Mylar balloons...
May 17, 2021
After reviewing the Hartnett report on the Southampton Village Police Department, I came to two conclusions. The first is that Mayor Jesse Warren’s “task force’s” interpretation of the report is...
May 17, 2021
It has been an honor, an education and one of the great pleasures of my life to serve the people of Sag Harbor for the past four years. We share...
May 12, 2021
Early in Jim Larocca’s service as a trustee of Sag Harbor Village, we were notified by National Grid that the company was going to put the former manufactured gas site...
May 11, 2021
When someone comes into your life and then disappears without warning, and then after time you realize how much you loved him, in your heart are the memories that stay...
May 10, 2021
North Haven’s charm stems from its beautiful forests and estuaries. Many people move to North Haven for this reason and expect it to stay this way. Maybe not for long....
May 10, 2021
It started with “Jesse, Time to Go” signs, posted illegally overnight around town. Next, it was fake “polling” calls asking if we supported dissolving the Southampton Village Police Department. Now...
May 10, 2021
From the first day humans stood up straight and walked on Planet Earth, the quest to discover the “Laws of Nature,” science, is and has been one of the major...
May 10, 2021
The Quogue Wildlife Refuge is happy to announce the launching of its “Go Native for Wildlife” plant initiative. Through this initiative, QWR is working with local garden centers so that,...
May 10, 2021
In a 2016 study, researchers found that ants could turn their mortal enemies into allies. After intense battle, they stop fighting and form a truce. It is now our time...
May 10, 2021
A plan for a new theater, an expanded park at the entrance to Sag Harbor, relocating businesses affected — it all sounds like a plan with great promise and potential....
May 10, 2021
For years, some candidates in our village elections have solicited absentee ballots from patients in a local nursing home. Even if it’s technically legal, soliciting votes from nursing home residents...
May 10, 2021
The highest concentrations of soil microbial life and energy occur within the upper few inches of the soil’s surface. When we disturb and remove the organic matter covering the ground,...
May 10, 2021
After the tragic passing of George Floyd, the words “police reform” became a headline across the nation. You can google it for a very detailed meaning of what that means,...
May 10, 2021
Is it true that North Haven is about to expand its clearing code [“Opposition Stalls Vote By North Haven Board To Ease Clearing Code,” sagharborexpress.com, April 30]? As an artist...
May 10, 2021
Last week’s Southampton Press was incandescent with everything that is wrong with this place. Starting with the front-page account of Jay Schneiderman “musing” about “the market” and the “thrill” of...
May 10, 2021
Many of the citizens of Sag Harbor Village took to the streets against the 7-Eleven when it was proposed. Now, many years later, it seems like an old friend is...
May 10, 2021
Thank you to Susanne Jansson and Liz Schroeder from the Conservation Committee of the Westhampton Garden Club for their letter on how we can manage our yards in ways more...
May 10, 2021
As the Southampton Village demolition code now stands, outside of historic districts, the Building Department may issue demolition permits without review for any building built after 1926. For build 
