Southampton Town Councilman Chris Nuzzi is once again proposing changes to the membership of the town’s Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals, this time in an attempt to make... more
The geese have grazed all that is left. They take surviving collards to stubs; there are bald patches in the rye. The carrots we passed over are mined out, gnawed like only a goose bill could, conically downward into the dirt. The oats are bleached linen white. A few more days of winter, and there is no icy grip. It is the witch hazel that gets the show rolling. Not as common as forsythia, and not always yellow, the early blooming tree is the most obvious thing in the landscape, because it glows. Honeybees, nearby scavenging for crocus, are secured ...
by Marilee Foster
Sincere thanks to all firefighters who responded to the Westhampton wildfire of March 8. A 30-foot wall of flames could not overcome the efforts of courageous firefighters who battled flames from the rooftop of my building. The safety of those firefighters who put their lives on the line is of greater importance than the damage I sustained. If the Pine Barrens Commission reduces the vegetative fuel with prescribed burns, sections the vast Pine Barrens preserve with cleared fire breaks or, at a minimum, allows property owners to clear a small buffer between their buildings and the preserve, such wildfires could ...
by Staff Writer
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Brian Bossetta on Aug 26, 2009