04.19.2026 Letters Letters to the Editor: Enforce dark sky protections Mattituck Enforce real dark sky protections We are in the height of spring migration, culminating in World Migratory Bird Day on May 9, making this a symbolic moment to...
04.19.2026 Editorials Editorial: American moments In last week’s Q&A in our sister paper Shelter Island Reporter, we learned that after graduating from Clarkson University, Wyatt Brigham, a 2013 Shelter Island High School alumnus, was...
02.09.2025 Letters Letters to the Editor: Editorial said it all SOUTHOLD Editorial said it all I believe the “Our View” piece in the Jan. 30 Suffolk Times says it all. Everyone should read it and think good and hard...
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...
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...
01.25.2025 Opinion Guest Spot: John Kramer, Unpacking the unaffordability of housing I have come to learn that housing unaffordability is a problem everywhere. A useful measure of affordability may be the “median multiple”: Divide a location’s median home price by...
03.24.2024 Letters Letters to the editor: Seriously? SOUTHOLD Seriously? The world is on fire, our beloved country is in chaos and people are sniping about a beach pass? Give me a break! Elaine Goldman GREENPORT Thank...
07.16.2023 Opinion Editorial: Training, teamwork and dedication saved lives In less than an hour on July 6, the lives of two teenagers floating in Long Island Sound were saved by a heroic group of first responders who worked...
05.15.2023 Opinion Editorial: Vote ‘yes’ on North Fork’s school budgets Tuesday This year, news about New York State’s financial aid to North Fork school districts has been a source of encouragement. The state budget for fiscal year 2023-24 includes $34...
05.05.2023 Opinion Featured Letter: The phrase that made me shudder An expert on surviving school shootings credits luck or God’s protection with keeping Long Island from a school shooting (“Expert: Adopt ‘run, hide, defend’ strategy,” April 28). “We have...