Sag Harbor Days: Memories of Thai Flavors
One of the most memorable dishes I’ve ever eaten was a plate of Thai basil chicken at a neighborhood restaurant near my student apartment during my graduate school days.
Editorial: The Fee Debate
The Sag Harbor Village Board has compounded its errors as it grapples with the difficult issue of trying to recoup some of the expenses the village incurs from the use of public property.
Home: Meet the Potters,
Since my own retirement I have stumbled upon many articles about the best places on earth to retire.
Editorial: Long-Range Plan Needed
It is time for officials to roll up their sleeves and start to talk about creating a long-term infrastructure plan for Sag Harbor’s waterfront, its sidewalks and streets, its wastewater treatment plant, its parking inventory and how traffic flows through its increasingly congested streets.
Editorial: Children Have To Lead
That teenagers are picking up the mantle, where adults have failed, is not surprising when it comes to the issue of gun control.
Editorial: Establishing a Real Baseline
Thanks to a public-private partnership a comprehensive testing program will establish a baseline for water quality across the village’s most important economic and recreational resource — its bayfront.
Expressions: French Reunion
Oh, to be 19 again, when air travel was still a novel experience and the notion of flying to Paris on a Boeing 747 was a dream come true.
Editorial: Another Void To Fill
Sag Harbor residents were hit with another dose of bad business news this week when Ken O’Donnell announced that his La Superica restaurant would not re-open this spring as it has done every year since 1991.
Editorial: Time to Shut Down Sand
The disturbing news, announced this week by two local environmental groups and the Noyac Civic Council, that contaminants have been found in the groundwater beneath the Sand Land sand mine and mulching operation in Noyac, is a game changer.
On the Road: Duck and Cover — and Other Games From the Nuclear Era
The sound of hundreds of alerts being issued simultaneously on hundreds of cell phones and digital devices filled the tropical night air. Just one thought went through my mind. “Uh oh … here we go again.”
Point of View: One of These Things Just Doesn’t Belong
The shooting in Parkland, Florida, where 17 students and teachers were killed, is one of 17 school shootings in 2018, according to EveryTown for Gun Safety.
Editorial: Public Health First
With questions remaining about the source of the chemical contamination that has infiltrated more than 100 private water wells in Wainscott, the answer to one question is already known.
Editorial: The Kids Lead
Confronted by an absence of leadership by their adult elected officials when it comes to discussing meaningful gun control, high school students across the country are taking things into their own hands.
Editorial: Precious Water
Since the Suffolk County Department of Health Services announced back in October that it had found elevated levels of perfluorinated compounds, commonly known as PFCs, in a number of wells in Wainscott, East Hampton Town has found itself facing a serious public health threat.
Editorial: In the Shallow End
For years, residents have petitioned the Sag Harbor Zoning Board of Appeals for relief from the zoning code to build swimming pools on lots that, in many cases, are quite small.
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Editorial: A Good Connection
A small group of Noyac residents this week proved that speaking up to government officials can bring results.
Editorial: Other Options
Cities like Fort Myers, Florida, Malibu, California and Seattle, Washington have gone as far as banning plastic straws, stirrers and utensils.
“Trashy Fashy” — a Discarded Plastic Doll — Hopes To Raise Awareness About Pollution
It all began with an abandoned plastic doll on a stunning beach, and the nagging notion that the seaside façade hid something far less unspoiled.