A Season Of Hope“It’s going to disappear. One day — it’s like a miracle — it will disappear,” said President Donald Trump in February 2020, speaking of the COVID-19 pandemic that was just beginning to gain horrific momentum. On paper, the quote can...
From The AshesLike the age-old story of the phoenix rising from the ashes, “Stargazer,” the recently dilapidated bright red sculpture on County Road 111 in Eastport, will see new life. Thanks to a $100,000 grant from the Manes American Peace Prize Foundation...
What’s The Secret?There’s a small group of people who know why John Czartosieski wasn’t brought back to be the Westhampton Beach head tennis coach this year. He’s not among them. And the rest of the community is left to wonder as well....
A Place To StartWith North Haven Village poised to adopt the South Fork’s most decisive leaf blower ban, banning the use of all gasoline-powered leaf blowers by landscapers and homeowners alike, it’s time for other municipalities to begin thinking regionally, take a firm...
The First To GoIt’s becoming more and more clear that the devastation of the region’s bay scallop population is a complex matter that won’t be easily solved, if it can be solved at all. But it seems likely that one looming factor is...
Next TimeWe’ve all seen it: the “I survived Hurricane Henri” meme, with a photo of a single flimsy plastic chair blown over. It was scattered all over social media on Sunday as the East End slowly began to realize that a...
HeartbreakingIn the heat of the moment, people say things they later regret. Here’s hoping that’s the case for a handful of people who spoke at the August 12 Southampton Village Board meeting, objecting to a code change that would allow...
The Last, Best ShotThis past week, The Boston Globe published a series of articles focusing on vaccinations in an effort to urge the hesitant to a point of comfort with getting the shot. The Express News Group participated in “The Last, Best Shot”...
Florida Should Not Be EmulatedIn a 1996 opening sketch on “Saturday Night Live,” U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Bob Dole, played by Norm MacDonald, dreams that he’s debating Thomas J. Whitmore, the fictitious president from “Independence Day,” played by Bill Pullman. The debate takes...
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Staff Writer on Jan 19, 2021