07.26.2026 Editorials Editorial: Bring back Claudio’s Amalfi at Claudio’s flamed out quicker than a Roman candle on the Fourth of July. In just one week, it went from a splashy new waterfront concept to the...
07.19.2026 Editorials Editorial: Patriot games Patriotism has become another political test. These days, people are judged not by how they treat their neighbors or whether they respect the law, but by the signs they...
07.12.2026 Editorials Editorial: Southold’s self-evident spirit Southold showcased its small-town charm and big-hearted hustle within a span of a few hours on the Fourth of July. It started with the annual parade and ended with...
07.05.2026 Editorials Editorial: Happy 250th, America On July 4, 1986, President Ronald Reagan addressed the nation: “All through our history, our presidents and leaders have spoken of national unity and warned us that the real...
06.28.2026 Editorials Editorial: Locals deserve parking privileges Greenport officials deserve credit for saying out loud what many residents have been saying for weeks: The village’s expanded paid parking program needs adjustments. That’s not a retreat. It’s...
06.21.2026 Editorials Editorial: Father’s Day We have a friend who told us a story about his father. He and his younger brother were never...
06.14.2026 Editorials Editorial: State owes us on-time budgets For years there has been an inconsistency in the requirements New York State has for its budget, while imposing...
06.07.2026 Editorials Editorial: Sublime summertime “Almost heaven, West Virginia,” John Denver sang, leading us to believe that he probably never experienced the North Fork...
05.31.2026 Editorials Editorial: Staying safe in summer Along with this season of family, friends and fun come all the other things that make this time of year on the East End so memorable. And yet with...
05.25.2026 Opinion Editorial: On Memorial Day, remember the cost of forever wars This page applauded President Donald Trump’s move, during his first term, to extricate U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan. And we applauded President Joe Biden for making the policy real,...
05.17.2026 Featured Story Editorial: School budgets face voters May 19 North Fork voters head to the polls Tuesday, May 19, with school districts trying to keep tax increases down – without hollowing out the programs families expect from their...
05.10.2026 Editorials Editorial: Mother’s Day 2026 Every year in early May, we devote space here to pay tribute to mothers. (Fathers, you’ll have to wait for June, but we won’t forget you, either.)And at this...
05.03.2026 Editorials Editorial: A titan of the movement Consider the money to be made by converting 100,00 acres of pristine Suffolk County woodlands into housing, shopping malls and roads to serve residents and visitors. It would be...
04.26.2026 Editorials Editorial: Change continues, business by business Boats sat stacked in their racks at Port of Egypt Marine in Southold last weekend, a tight grid of hulls waiting for launch as gray clouds dulled what had...
04.19.2026 Editorials Editorial: American moments In last week’s Q&A in our sister paper Shelter Island Reporter, we learned that after graduating from Clarkson University, Wyatt Brigham, a 2013 Shelter Island High School alumnus, was...
04.12.2026 Editorials Editorial: A fight worth having As we have stated in this space before — and it is essential to repeat — the present administration in Washington is doing everything it can to bury action...
04.05.2026 Editorials Editorial: Two leaps forward for critical care For too long, a stroke on the North Fork has come with a second emergency: distance. That reality is beginning to change. With Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital...
03.29.2026 Editorials Editorial: Spring How soon we forget that spring is, among other things, the season that requires patience to appreciate. Officially, the season arrived Friday, but seasons are far too fickle to...