08.30.2026 Editorials Editorial: Tick tactics for the front line Terms such as “a war” or “an explosion” to describe social conditions or medical emergencies are often used by public officials and, yes, journalists — at times to sensationalize...
08.30.2026 Letters Letters to the Editor: Keep newspapers alive Riverhead Keep newspapers alive There are many reasons why newspapers are going out of business. Perhaps one reason is if you write about people who have power and money,...
08.29.2026 Guest Spot Guest Column: Your body is keeping score. Are you listening? There’s no better place to be active than eastern Suffolk County in summer and early fall. The trails through the Pine Barrens and along the bluffs fill with hikers....
08.23.2026 Editorials Editorial: You’re being watched The novelist/prophet George Orwell famously created a police state with an authoritarian dictator running a country where surveillance was a method to ensure total mind and body control of...
08.23.2026 Letters Letters to the Editor: Extolling the Eagle Greenport Extolling the Eagle What a boon the SS Eagle was for Greenport’s maritime heritage! What a privilege it was for Greenport to host the women and men from...
08.22.2026 Guest Spot Guest Column: When it makes sense to gift your house Many people own second homes on the North Fork that, in the right circumstances, can be used to make gifts and reduce the portion of their estate subject to...
08.16.2026 Editorials Editorial: Eagle shows Greenport its future — and its past For a few glorious days last weekend, Greenport looked like Greenport ought to look. Blue skies and warm breezes greeted families crowding into Mitchell Park and the docks to...
08.16.2026 Letters Letters to the Editor: Rocky road Peconic Rocky road There is a stretch of road that runs in front of Mattiuck High School. When I drive on it, my teeth chatter, and it feels like...
08.15.2026 Guest Spot Guest Column: SCWA defends North Fork water main plan Your July 30 editorial regarding the Suffolk County Water Authority North Fork Water Main project omits key facts and misrepresents the intended process and cost The editorial suggests SCWA...
08.09.2026 Editorials Editorial: August Hang in there, we’re almost out of the woods. Or should we say out of the kennel? Next Tuesday, Aug. 11, we’ll have come through “the dog days of...