07.25.2021 Editorials Editorial: Finding volunteer firefighters is an enormous challenge The news at fire departments from Greenport to Wading River is grim. There are just not enough volunteers to do the work that presents itself week after week. Take,...
07.18.2021 Columns Guest Spot: As first loves go, this one was intense and heartbreaking Do you remember the day you fell in love for the first time? I do, like it was yesterday. It was a beautiful October day and for me it...
07.18.2021 Editorials Editorial: When will bay scallops once again be plentiful? For generations, bay scallops have been the jewels of the Peconic Bay fishery, coveted around the world for their sweetness. In years when scallops were abundant in the bays,...
07.17.2021 Columns Column: Twelve minutes after takeoff, 230 lives were lost On the night of July 17, 1996, I was driving east on the Long Island Expressway, headed home to Cutchogue after a workday at Newsday. I passed over the...
07.11.2021 Editorials Editorial: Our history shows us what genuine courage looks like On July 4, 1776, the final draft of the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress. Fifty-six men signed the document. What should speak to us today,...
07.05.2021 Columns Guest Spot: We deserve an apology for these lies It is our community’s misfortune to be served by a newspaper that would publish Hugh Prestwood’s letter (“Guest Spot got it all wrong,” June 17). Witness how rag sheet...
07.04.2021 Editorials Editorial: As news stories go, this one was very big Last week was a typical one in American news. With political developments that ultimately go nowhere; breathless “breaking news” announcements on TV; and endless attacks hurled by politicians and...
07.01.2021 Columns Guest Spot: It is our history that troubles so many You are looking at a photograph of me and my cousin Shannon Lanier. It is a photograph that illustrates why the 1619 Project is such a white supremacist’s nightmare,...
06.27.2021 Editorials Editorial: Our first responders save the day once again We were reminded this week that our bays and boating can be a dangerous combination, as we saw once again that our first responders arrive to save the day...
06.20.2021 Editorials Editorial: Southold moves toward a new Justice Court As we report in this week’s Suffolk Times, the Southold Town Board seems very close to selecting a new home for the Justice Court. This project has long been...
