Clean Up Havens BeachFor decades, the water quality at Havens Beach, Sag Harbor Village’s lone bathing beach, has been questionable at best, with stormwater runoff from the 2-square-mile village, largely filtering through a drainage ditch leading directly into the bay. In such a...
Oh, DeerA female white-tailed deer has an average summer weight of 100 pounds, and a buck averages 150 pounds but can weigh twice as much. Handling and transporting a deer in distress isn’t just difficult — it’s dangerous. Until recently, for...
We Mark Our Ballot: Southampton Town Council Special ElectionMarch 18 is such an odd date for a Southampton Town vote, and timing could be everything as voters go to the polls to temporarily fill a vacant seat on the Town Council, created by Tommy John Schiavoni’s election to...
A Team EffortIt goes without saying — but let’s not let it. The weekend’s sudden drama was a spectacular reminder of a couple of things: how delicate our balance with nature is, how devastating human activity can be without ill intention, how...
Call It What It IsSouthampton Village was originally settled in 1640 and incorporated as a village in 1894. Its bona fides as a historic place are strong, and there are notable pressures that threaten the village’s quaint roots, particularly when it comes to architecture...
Speed KillsThe death of a river otter on the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike last month — the victim of nearby traffic — should serve as a wakeup call to drivers on the East End. The loss of the otter, a species that...
Falling DownFirst, it was the Cranberry Hole Road Bridge in Amagansett, which was closed to all traffic in May 2023, then again a few weeks later, after the road over the Long Island Rail Road tracks was deemed unsafe. The bridge,...
Let's Get TogetherAmong the many ideas that have evolved in the past few decades is the notion of a “gathering.” For centuries, it meant getting together in person, face to face. In the latter half of the 20th century, telephones and even...
