03.02.2025 Editorials Editorial: Highs and lows Late last week, no shortage of area dog walkers, birders and avid fishermen were a bit taken aback by the unusually low tides along the Peconic Bay shoreline. And...
02.23.2025 Editorials Editorial: Big decision on bird flu As a community newspaper, we often have to weigh the value — or perhaps resist the temptation — of reporting on larger national issues as opposed to the hyper-local...
02.09.2025 Editorials Editorial: Collective chill “February made me shiver, with every paper I’d deliver. Bad news on the doorstep, I couldn’t take one more step.” Given the unrelenting barrage of head-spinning news of late...
02.02.2025 Editorials Editorial: What’s happened to civility? “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” This Golden Rule — a basic, universal principle calling for human decency — has begun to tarnish a...
01.26.2025 Editorials Editorial: Sounding the alarm The numbers are in, and the news isn’t pretty. Virtually all of the area’s volunteer fire departments reported an increase in emergency call responses in 2024, with several hitting...
01.06.2025 Editorials Editorial: Unsung heroes In this week’s paper, we are proud to reveal our 2024 People of the Year honorees, an annual celebration of the public officials, civic leaders, educators, business owners and...
12.22.2024 Editorials Editorial: What is up with the drones? As community journalists, the most important part of our job is to do our utmost to ensure we provide accurate information — because a well-informed community is better able...
12.08.2024 Editorials Editorial: The gift of charity As the holiday season picks up steam — and the attendant barrage of party invites, festive light shows and can’t miss shopportunities accelerates — it can be easy to...
11.29.2024 Editorials Editorial: Giving thanks and giving back What is the truth about Thanksgiving and what is the myth? Of course, there’s nothing more true than the truth, but the myth is also true, if you take...
11.24.2024 Editorials Editorial: Our first responders need more help A devastating Tuesday morning house fire in Mattituck tragically took the life of Edy Herrera, a dishwasher at a local eatery who would have celebrated his 27th birthday the...
