12.17.2021 Columns Column: There was no one quite like Seth His name never appeared in a byline or photo credit in one of our newspapers. You wouldn’t find his name in the masthead. But for more than a decade,...
12.07.2021 Columns Russell Penny, killed at Pearl Harbor, was Suffolk’s first WWII casualty “The Secretary of War desires me to express his deep regret that your son, Russell M. Penny, was killed in action in defense of his country at Hickham Field,...
12.05.2021 Columns Guest Spot: New Trustees must get code changes Over two years ago, on Oct. 7, 2019, The Suffolk Times printed an opinion piece written by Trustee Nick Krupski. Nick was running for reelection to the Board of...
12.04.2021 Columns Column: Two minutes is all it takes in a house fire We see reminders about fire safety so often that they can become like white noise. The reminders to change batteries in smoke detectors. Or to plan an evacuation route...
11.25.2021 Columns Column: A year after pandemic-altered Thanksgiving, traditions new and old return When Thanksgiving plans came up for discussion at the weekly family video meeting, my mother asked if we could celebrate this year like we did not last year. At...
11.11.2021 Columns Column: With a Vietnam-era helicopter, they made history In 2000, former U.S. Marine Alan Weiss of Cutchogue had an idea that sounded impossible to pull off but, if successful, would help honor the men he served with...
10.18.2021 Columns Guest Spot: What are ballot propositions all about? Don’t let the often-inscrutable ballot proposals dissuade you from deciding on them. And don’t approve any just because the wording seems sort of okay. The five proposals on the...
10.17.2021 Columns Guest Spot: Before there was a Cross Sound Ferry You have to hand it to Cross Sound Ferry. While the company is unlikely to win a corporate popularity contest on the North Fork because of the heavy traffic...
10.10.2021 Columns Guest Spot: I am very proud of my record of service in Southold I would like to give an accurate account as to the actual manner in which my office has served the public during the COVID-19 pandemic beginning on March 17,...
10.09.2021 Columns Guest Spot: The Enclaves is a disaster for Southold “Don’t pee on my leg and tell me it’s raining.” That’s how my neighbor, Bridget, a housepainter, began her letter to the Zoning Board of Appeals, asking them to...
10.02.2021 Columns Column: A new way to look at history on the East End “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” — William Faulkner In a voice touched with emotion, Donnamarie Barnes stood under a canopy of pine trees on a...
09.11.2021 Columns Column: One small way to help heal after 9/11 Posing for a photo nearly 20 years ago, the young members of Girl Scout Troop 731 proudly held up a quilt they worked together to create. The red quilt...
09.05.2021 Columns Column: UFOs are no laughing matter For the record, I have never seen what I would call a UFO. Not that I don’t want to. I would love to. Beyond that, I would love to...
08.28.2021 Columns Guest Spot: Let’s get rid of the polluting leaf blowers It is really hot. Many of us remember when no one had an air conditioner — or at least where I’ve lived in Greenport almost no one did. There...
08.01.2021 Columns Column: When farmers fought nuclear power, and won When a well-wisher offered him a premature birthday greeting, Robbie Hartmann, who began his 88th year Saturday, responded good-naturedly with a cautionary note. “I didn’t make it yet,” he...
