Dan White’s name was not mentioned during the Sag Harbor Board of Education meeting on Monday, but it took only a very minimal reading between the lines to determine that he was the primary topic of debate and conversation related to several comments and statements read during the public comment portion of the meeting by both parents and students in the district. White is a physical education teacher in the district and the head coach ...
Editorials
It seems a lifetime ago, but there were moments of real promise in the relationship between the Shinnecock Nation and state and local governments. In...
Letters
Set Record StraightThe recent statements made by the Southampton Town Board at its December 19 meeting regarding the nation’s gas station travel plaza — that the Council of Trustees was not willing to share any plans, etc. — is completely false. The Trustees hosted a meeting on September 9, at the nation’s office, where we met with Southampton Town Supervisor Maria Moore, Councilman Michael Iasilli and Town Attorney James Burke. We were very forthcoming with our plans and answered several questions about...
Protect CrabsAs reported in The Press, the New York State Legislature recently considered a proposal to increase the protection of Atlantic horseshoe crabs [“Governor ‘Drops the Axe’ on Horseshoe Crabs, Vetos Bill That Would Have Ended Commercial Harvest,” 27east.com, December 18]. Assemblyman Fred Thiele voted against the legislation, citing their value as bait in commercial fisheries. Horseshoe crabs are also caught and drained of up to one-third of their blue blood and then released back to the sea alive. There are...
Nearly 35 years ago, Joe Romanosky Jr., the last person to coach the Southampton varsity ....
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Read More East Hampton SportsWhile things may not seem to be going all that great for the Pierson boys ...
Read More Sag Harbor SportsExperiencing the fruits of an artist’s labor in its final form — be it a painting or performance…
