07.05.2026 Editorials Editorial: Happy 250th, America On July 4, 1986, President Ronald Reagan addressed the nation: “All through our history, our presidents and leaders have spoken of national unity and warned us that the real...
06.28.2026 Editorials Editorial: Locals deserve parking privileges Greenport officials deserve credit for saying out loud what many residents have been saying for weeks: The village’s expanded paid parking program needs adjustments. That’s not a retreat. It’s...
06.21.2026 Editorials Editorial: Father’s Day We have a friend who told us a story about his father. He and his younger brother were never embraced by him, although his sisters were always hugged. The...
06.14.2026 Editorials Editorial: State owes us on-time budgets For years there has been an inconsistency in the requirements New York State has for its budget, while imposing strict deadlines school districts must meet. Only for a few...
06.07.2026 Editorials Editorial: Sublime summertime “Almost heaven, West Virginia,” John Denver sang, leading us to believe that he probably never experienced the North Fork in the summer. It gets hot, surrounded by salt water...
05.31.2026 Editorials Editorial: Staying safe in summer Along with this season of family, friends and fun come all the other things that make this time of year on the East End so memorable. And yet with...
05.17.2026 Featured Story Editorial: School budgets face voters May 19 North Fork voters head to the polls Tuesday, May 19, with school districts trying to keep tax increases down – without hollowing out the programs families expect from their...
05.10.2026 Editorials Editorial: Mother’s Day 2026 Every year in early May, we devote space here to pay tribute to mothers. (Fathers, you’ll have to wait for June, but we won’t forget you, either.)And at this...
05.03.2026 Editorials Editorial: A titan of the movement Consider the money to be made by converting 100,00 acres of pristine Suffolk County woodlands into housing, shopping malls and roads to serve residents and visitors. It would be...
04.26.2026 Editorials Editorial: Change continues, business by business Boats sat stacked in their racks at Port of Egypt Marine in Southold last weekend, a tight grid of hulls waiting for launch as gray clouds dulled what had...