Candy Canes and Lumps of CoalCANDY CANE: To East Hampton Town and state officials, for taking steps to address troublesome intersections — adding turn lanes at the Route 114 and Stephen Hands Path intersection, a turn lane into the Ross School from Route 114, and...
The Final StepAs Southampton Town considers aggressive action on sand mines, with plans to use amortization — a tool last used effectively to rid the town of nightclubs and bars the town considered nuisances — to finally end the practice, it’s important...
A Criminal ActThere are mountains, and there are molehills. It is very easy to tell the two apart. But when molehills are built up into mountains, it’s fair to begin to question what all that earth-moving is about. At Amagansett School, the...
Giving ThanksWe are thankful for the ocean, so near to us here on the South Fork, and the serenity of nature surrounding us. Every year, people make the voyage to the East End, often from more urban dwellings, precisely because even...
On the Front LinesStarting a new job is always stressful. But Leydy Renteria-Merced might deserve a spa day after accepting the role of executive director of Centro Corazón de Maria, a Hampton Bays-based immigrant advocacy group. Timing is everything, and Renteria-Merced arrives just...
Too BigSo much of the conversation at East Hampton Town Hall centers on “preserving the community’s character.” What, precisely, does that mean? Does East Hampton’s character trace its roots to 1648 and the original idea of a small cluster of dwellings...
Turning PointThe Southampton Arts Center was filled with incredible talent, energy and generosity last Thursday — both on stage and in the audience, it was an all-star lineup of the men and (mostly) women who run the region’s nonprofit organizations. Having...
Stuck in GridlockIt’s refreshing: Bill Hillman doesn’t mince words. And Suffolk County’s top engineer, who officially retired last week, will be missed, if only for his candor. Speaking recently at a presentation on traffic challenges on the South Fork, the start of...
Staff Writer on Feb 4, 2020