I received the February 29 edition of The Southampton Press and I had to sit down to read about Penny Candy [“Remembering June Morris and the Penny Candy Shop,” 27east.com, February 27]. It was the most beautiful and heartwarming story about June and Harvey Morris.
It evoked the most warming memories for me for all the times I rode my old blue bike to Penny Candy with a dime or quarter in my pocket. Then I’d cross Montauk Highway to the green by the windmill to fly my kite. Those were the days.
June and Harvey were such a big part of life in Water Mill, such special people. They were a gift to all of us that is irreplaceable. Water Mill was so blessed.
Terry Rutkoske
Islip
Not a JokeJust last week, the Southampton Town Democratic Party’s vice chair, who jokingly described herself as Chairman Gordon Herr’s “henchwoman,” went after a former elected official and a former Southampton Town Planning Board member [“Beware of Grudges,” Letters, April 24]. Why?...
You've Been DupedI’d like to respond to Andi Klausner’s recent letter [“Beware of Grudges,” Letters, April 24], in which she assumed the role of grifter Gordon Herr’s “henchwoman.” Andi, you’re not the henchwoman — you’re the patsy. Andi’s letter got me thinking:...
Not WelcomeConsider this a public thank you to Charles McArdle, Southampton Town highway superintendent. Mr. McArdle is one of very few elected officials to actually work for the people who elected him and not for an out-of-town, private corporation that has...
Insight SoughtI was shocked to read that every school board trustee election, from Eastport South Manor to Riverhead, to Westhampton Beach, to Shelter Island, to East Hampton, is uncontested this year, except one. All of these districts but one. Let that...
Soil Is CallingAnother growing season is starting, as potato planting on the East End gets underway. From year to year, farmers have no way of knowing when that first day of planting will begin. Everything depends upon the weather. Finally, the time...
It's a ProcessYour April 17 editorial, “Under Attack,” raises important concerns about democratic integrity — but it overlooks the very real democratic processes that exist within our political parties. Party leaders don’t govern by fiat. They are elected by committee members, who...
Ways To HelpThe community response to our bike collection has been heartwarming. We have delivered more than 30 bikes to the Long Island Bike Cooperative in Manorville, and there are still more to be delivered. They will repair bikes. We will have...
Stick to the CodeOur 6-year-old loves Dr. Seuss’s classic “The Lorax,” a cautionary tale featuring a dapper, environmentally minded gentleman spitting into the wind as he attempts to “speak for the trees.” He does so over the indifference of a rapacious salesman producing...
