The Mast-Head: Going Native
A friend called a single flower that emerged from a thin cosmos plant on my office window this week the “miracle on Main Street.”
The Shipwreck Rose: Ephemera
On Sunday at dinner time, the evening before All Hallows Eve, my son, who just turned 13, decided he wanted to wear a costume for the first time since he was small.
Point of View: I Hope the Spirits Come
This would be a good Hallowe’en to be visited by ghouls and ghosts because the Mohs surgery I’ve had lately has prompted Mary to sing “My Funny Frankenstein” from time to time.
Relay: Giving as Opportunity
There is, as you may know, homelessness in East Hampton Town.
Guestwords: Fuel Lessons From History
The Group of 7 has decided to cap the price it will pay for Russian oil. There may be lessons for that challenge in U.S. history, from World War I to the coal wars of 1922.
Letters to the Editor for November 3, 2022
On the election, pollinator gardens, and plastics.
Recorded Deed 11.03.22
It’s the return of the South Fork real estate transaction report . . .
The Way It Was for November 3, 2022
Halloween of 1922 brought out the entire village Police Department, but each officer exercised “more than his usual forbearance on that particular night.”
On the Water: Back on the Bones
Chris Miller at Westlake Marina in Montauk confirmed that the fishing has been good on several fronts. “The bass fishing is holding up,” he said. “Sea bass too have been cooperating, but many are focused on blackfish, which has been very good since the season opened two weeks ago.”
A Threat to Democracy
The scope of what will happen if the Republican Party takes control of the House is mind-boggling.