Suzy Heffernan and Kristen Neimeth met in 2015 while competing in the Deep Pond Triathlon in Wading River. Both were relative newcomers to the sport and were at similar points in their lives, each with two children. READ
Columns
Southold Town faces countless issues that are highlighted weekly in the local papers and on social media. Amid all the controversy, the coastal discussion often seems lost. READ
The current impeachment inquiry is necessary to protect our status as a democracy with unfettered free elections. While impeachment is a difficult process that will forever stain our nation’s history, failure to act and to allow Trump’s lawless behavior would establish an even more dangerous precedent by permitting election interference and abuse of powers. There is no defense for congressional inaction given the facts that have come out to date. READ
I would like to directly respond to the attacks that I have been receiving online and on social media in recent days. In the past weeks I have been targeted by a coordinated group of politically affiliated social media trolls as well as receiving threatening private messages. READ
How do we, as a community, interact to expand local efforts addressing mental health and substance use disorders for our youth and our families? READ
Donald Trump is stealing from veterans and endangering the lives of their children to pay for his wall. Only Congress — and Lee Zeldin — can stop him. Mexico was never going to pay for the wall. READ
Those of you who know me, know that I am not the type of person to sit down and write one of these letters to the newspaper during campaign season. However, this time I feel I have no choice. READ
As we approach another anniversary of Sept. 11, I’d like to thank our local fire departments, in particular the Southold Fire Department, for the yearly display of remembrance, reflection, honor and duty for those lost in the horrific 9/11 attacks. READ
Mr. Townsend pictured in 1987. (Courtesy photo)
Joe Townsend Jr. was the third person we met when my wife, Joan, and I moved to the North Fork in 1977. That’s because he was the nephew of the first two people we met, Barbara and Stuart Dorman, publishers of The Suffolk Times, the community newspaper we purchased in partnership with Joan’s brother David. READ
A front-page article in last week’s Suffolk Times described a petition that spreads misinformation and insinuations about the recent listing of the East Marion Main Road Historic District on the State and National Registers of Historic Places and about the East Marion Community Association. READ