07.02.2024 Community Wave that flag: Old Glory through the centuries The United States is probably the most flag-obsessed nation in the world, and July 4th is arguably the most popular day to fly it. Other nations, for the most...
06.17.2024 Community Piano man: Recycling center employee plays himself out on found instrument It was a typical trip on Friday to the Recycling Center for Robert Ruben, a physician and author who lives half the year on the Island and half in...
06.10.2024 News Tick disease on the rise across the region Summer is the time to get out and enjoy the North Fork’s natural beauty, in a garden, on a lawn, on a hike, or just on a stroll along...
03.10.2023 Columns Column: Changes to baseball? Do not get me started We are living in truly dark times. Our institutions and traditions, handed down in America through the generations, are now under assault and seem unsteady, not able to withstand...
02.14.2023 Columns Column: On Valentine’s Day, love’s labor’s won Billie Holiday, in one of her more poignant lyrics, wrote that “love will make you drink and gamble, make you stay out all night long.” Which leads me to...
01.27.2023 Community Shelter Island’s animal control officer helps handle the critters if they’re in your home In the middle of the night, the Shelter Island homeowner knew immediately something was wrong. Soon, she discovered a strange creature in her house. What to do? She knew...
05.29.2022 Columns Column: Dignity, respect on hallowed ground at Calverton National Cemetery Rich Hilts enlisted in the U.S. Army right after graduating from high school in upstate Rome. His first day of basic training was Sept. 11, 2001. “We didn’t believe...
04.01.2022 Columns Column: Truth and consequences on April 1 Today, April 1, many of you will join me in the liar’s club. Hey, there’s a big dog — wait — is that a coyote in the backyard? What?...
02.14.2022 Columns Column: Ten years ago, after Super Bowl XLVI, my life changed Ten years ago this month, the morning after Super Bowl XLVI (Giants 21 — Patriots 17) I gave up drinking. People asked why. That is, some people asked, and...
09.09.2021 News Remembering 9/11: ‘At a loss for words’ at ground zero He has many memories of those September days 20 years ago, but one is especially haunting. It’s of sounds he heard while searching for bodies on the massive hills...
