Surgeon’s Storied Career Focuses on Helping Those in Need
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Dr. Melany Hughes COURTESY STONY BROOK PHYSICIANS
Dr. Melany Hughes COURTESY STONY BROOK PHYSICIANS
Cailin Riley on Nov 10, 2022
Dr. Melany Hughes’s career as a physician and surgeon has been centered around one guiding principle — trying to provide care where care is not guaranteed. Staying true to that... more
SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — Police were called to a boutique on Main Street late last Thursday afternoon where the shop owner said three teens had gone on a shoplifting spree, stealing several pieces of jewelry valued at a little over $200. When police arrived, two of the teens were still in the store, while the third was across the street. An officer escorted the teen who was outside the store back inside. The jewelry was recovered outside the store on the sidewalk and returned to the owner who said she did not want to press charges. The parents of the ...
16 Apr 2025 by Staff Writer
Democracy is under attack, and calling out the shifty, shady ways political parties are taking choice away from voters is essential. It’s very much an issue at the national level, for so many reasons. Not least of which, the House of Representatives — with the full support of Republicans, including 1st District U.S. Representative Nick LaLota — approved a measure last week called the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or the SAVE Act, which would make it much harder for any American to register to vote. Seeking to weed out ballots cast by noncitizens — something that happens so rarely ...
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Gladys Barnes, an early resident of the historically Black SANS communities — the Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest and Ninevah Beach subdivisions in Sag Harbor — made a monumental impact during her 96 years on Earth. When she died last month at her home in Ninevah, Sag Harbor mourned a towering figure in the local cultural and arts scene and one of the people who forged the bonds that make a community a vibrant, welcoming place. Barnes and others lost in recent years have left a legacy in Sag Harbor that is deeply appreciated by those who will continue to enjoy ...
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