Letters

On Friday, February 7, our family nearly lost our entire home due to a house fire. While the damage to our home and loss of much of our belongings is overwhelming, our situation could have been much worse.

We would like to thank the brave volunteers of the Southampton and North Sea fire departments and mutual aid who risked their lives in an extremely dangerous situation. We are safe, and our historic home will be able to be salvaged, and many of our sentimental items, hopefully, restored.

We cannot express our gratitude enough to all emergency service personnel, many of whom we know personally. What you do is truly amazing.

The outpouring of concern and compassion and help from family and friends in our community at a difficult time has been a true blessing to us. We have never felt so fortunate and grateful to live in Southampton.

Kim and Glenn Halsey

Southampton