01.24.2020 Columns Column: Backlash over New York’s bail reform fueled by fear With family members by his side, Thomas Murphy walked out of a Central Islip courtroom Tuesday, free to return home ahead of his March 17 sentencing. Since his initial...
01.16.2020 Columns Column: He mastered the craft of sports photography For more than two decades, Garret Meade has been a fixture on the sidelines of high school sporting events on the North Fork, capturing remarkable action shots of athletes...
07.27.2019 Columns Column: A mariner’s long journey toward Greenport A compass affixed to a table below deck of the sailboat Ness points south as the steel-hulled boat gently rocks while docked at Mitchell Park Marina in Greenport. Phillip...
06.23.2019 Columns Column: A day at the races with the Riverhead Rotary For a young kid, there are few experiences in sports as thrilling as walking into a baseball stadium for the first time and looking out at the pristine green...
05.25.2019 Columns Column: Firing up the grill and planning out the Summer of 19 Memorial Day weekend has arrived, we’ve finally felt a 70-degree day again and the rainy portion of spring is hopefully behind us. Summer has unofficially arrived on the North...
03.24.2019 Columns Column: The madness of March can be cruel From my couch 240 miles away from Binghamton, my heart pounded with anticipation Saturday. I spent several years at the beginning of my career covering sports, and few games...
03.10.2019 Columns Column: Enjoying a rare winter without snow Early Sunday morning I texted a map showing projected snow totals across Long Island to my colleague Bob Liepa, our paper’s sports editor. “Has there ever been a year...
12.02.2018 Columns Column: Chasing those holiday shopping deadlines In the holiday rankings, Thanksgiving always seems high atop any list. What’s not to love? Endless food, football games all day — and no pressure to buy any gifts....
10.07.2018 Columns Column: Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? At stake on July 17, 1941, was more than an extension of his already-famous hitting streak. When the great Yankee Clipper Joe DiMaggio arrived that day at Cleveland Stadium,...
08.12.2018 Columns Column: Celebrating 76 years of marriage They were married in a small ceremony in New Jersey. The groom, a 25-year-old dentist, and the bride, a 24-year-old nurse, had met just a year earlier, quickly fell...
