09.27.2020 Editorials Editorial: America’s political split roars onto the North Fork Last Sunday was an interesting day on eastern Long Island, where the bitter division that has engulfed America was on full display, just a little more than a month...
09.25.2020 Columns Guest Column: When it comes to voting, the devil is in the details By now, many of us feel like the prisoner in Frank R. Stockton’s 1882 tale, “The Lady or the Tiger?” It’s about an innocent hostage, barbarically tossed into the...
09.19.2020 Columns Guest Column: Eminent domain decision sets a dangerous precedent How long does a parcel of land need to be considered undesirable for commercial development for elected officials to act? For Southold Town, that number is right around 14...
09.17.2020 Columns Guest Column: Comprehensive plan fails to address critical public health issue After years of effort, the Town of Southold has a final draft of its Comprehensive Plan. This deals with a multiplicity of important and complex problems facing the town....
09.13.2020 COVID-19 Editorial: Inauspicious start to new school year as districts try to navigate COVID-19 Sunday and Monday of Labor Day weekend were a roller coaster for students and parents in both the Riverhead and Southold school districts. Both sent notes to students’ families...
09.11.2020 Columns Column: Our family’s little heart warrior I’ll always cherish the moment I read my daughter her first book. I held her in my arms, careful not to disturb the array of wires connected to her...
07.23.2020 Columns Equal Time: What gives with the Southold Town Board? Lack of transparency, no accountability and exclusion continues on the Southold Town Board. Although we have finally joined the 21st century and have our meetings via Zoom, several of...
07.19.2020 Columns Column: In 1764, Native Americans asked for help that never came In 1764 something happened in Southold that received almost no attention in the narrative put forward by early town historians. Those historians wanted to celebrate the “founding families,” to...
07.18.2020 Editorials Editorial: Economically, we are in very deep trouble now As Long Island continues its recovery from the devastating effects of COVID-19, there are clouds on the near horizon that should alarm everyone. While the pandemic rages on in...
07.12.2020 COVID-19 Editorial: A little common sense can prevent another surge of COVID-19 Across Long Island this past Fourth of July weekend, the beaches were packed. Saturday was hot and sunny and the beaches were a powerful attraction for people who have...
