04.10.2021 Columns Column: Slowly emerging back into society My Apple Watch buzzed on my wrist as I drove west along Sunrise Highway. At a quick glance, I could see it was an alert telling me how many...
03.07.2021 Editorials Editorial: Ground rules for political letters this election season Town nominating conventions have been held and with them comes another early start to the election season. With that in mind, we’ve also dusted off our biennial editorial about...
02.28.2021 COVID-19 Editorial: With 500K deaths, we are anything but exceptional America has now crossed into what this time last year would have seemed simply unimaginable: more than 500,000 deaths from COVID-19 in 12 months. There have been more than...
02.27.2021 Columns Column: Spreading joy through The Giving Pears Project Elizabeth Lopez had always kept her health issues private. As a photographer who specializes in weddings and family portraits, she worried about how clients might perceive her if they...
02.21.2021 Editorials Editorial: The state Legislature must fully fund the North Fork Coalition for Behavioral Health The tragic death of 16-year-old Ryan Oliver, a sophomore at Mattituck High School, has reinforced the need for school districts to pay close attention to the mental health needs...
02.20.2021 Columns Column: Time-traveling back to Oceanside The car I was sitting in along with my two sisters, Debbie and Joanne, suddenly stopped. “There it is!” Debbie announced. “Where?” I asked, puzzled. “There!” she answered, pointing...
02.14.2021 News Editorial: Kindness to others is everything we need Kindness toward others, particularly those who need it in a time of crisis, is not necessarily something that is part of the dialogue these days. But in four of...
02.11.2021 Columns Guest Column: Reflecting on nearly 20 years at helm of Peconic Bay Medical Center I remember the day like it was yesterday. It was a brisk afternoon in mid-March 2001, nearly 20 years ago. I had completed two interviews with the hospital board and now...
01.31.2021 COVID-19 Editorial: The time to return to school sports is here The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many hours of painful concern for a lot of Long Islanders, as we worry over the health of our older family members, the vulnerable...
01.31.2021 Columns Guest Spot: Receiving the coveted COVID-19 vaccine shouldn’t come down to luck For us I am an 81-year-old retired nurse practitioner/psychologist, married to a 93-year-old retired urologist. We live in an over 55-community in Riverhead and were anxious to get signed...
