Columnists
Viewpoint
By Ella Gatfield Under exceptionally good viewing conditions, if a person has 20/20 vision, they can see the Triangulum Galaxy. ... more
Mon Oct 27
When I’m in my car in the morning on the way to Hampton Coffee, I switch on WLNG. I have ... more
Mon Oct 13
Biddle Duke
The East Hampton Town Board election in November is an unexpected referendum on development in this community. Is the development ... more
Tue Oct 14
“What do you miss about Vermont?” It’s a question people often ask me when I moved back here after living ... more
Tue Sep 30
Fred W. Thiele Jr.
Election 2025 is now in the history books. What happened? Why did it happen? What does it mean for 2026? ... more
Thu Nov 20
With the passing of Columbus Day weekend, summer is now well behind us. This has always been my favorite time ... more
Tue Oct 14
Denise Gray Meehan
Gaudy October is gone. The November landscape is muted colors, falling leaves and skeletal branches. The month opens with reminders ... more
Thu Nov 13
This summer, my garden faced tough challenges, between intense heat and sprinkler troubles. By October, the plants have given up, ... more
Sun Oct 5
Karl Grossman
There’s a highly threatening and new reality for hurricanes. Unusually, the East Coast of the United States was not struck ... more
Wed Nov 19
There were strong Democratic victories nationally in last week’s election, led by Mikie Sherrill winning the governorship of New Jersey, ... more
Thu Nov 13
Marilee Foster
Tom Clavin
Some readers might be old enough to have experienced the Cuban Missile Crisis. It began 63 years ago this week, ... more
Mon Oct 20
As my many — okay, my few — readers know, I enjoy anniversaries of significant events. Certainly, one of the ... more
Mon Sep 22
Andrew Messinger
With the holidays and gift-giving time just around the corner, my desk is piled high with ideas for your favorite ... more
Tue Nov 18
If you have a fireplace, fire pit or wood-burning stove, you’ve probably noticed that the cost of firewood has more ... more
Thu Nov 13
Lisa Daffy
I may as well start off with an apology, because this column is more about me than it is about ... more
Tue Sep 30
A few days after my last column was published, shedding light on the mysterious lives of miner bees, a friend ... more
Tue Aug 12
Tracy Grathwohl
Jessie Kenny
My family recently took the most unforgettable trip to Paris, where my older daughter is spending her first semester of ... more
Mon Nov 17
When I was invited to write a monthly wellness column for this paper, “thrilled” doesn’t even begin to cover it. ... more
Tue Sep 16
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