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Editorials

Driving While V.I.P.

The New York Post and The Daily Mail seized on the Justin Timberlake D.W.I. stop to sling insults at the arresting officer — who was simply doing his job.

Jun 27, 2024
Slow Down on the Traffic Circle

At the Long Lane and Stephen Hand’s intersection, should we really be shifting heavier, faster traffic there from Montauk Highway?

Jun 27, 2024
Come on, Hear the Noise

A court matter involving a social media celebrity and his ear-splitting muscle car resonates here, where intentionally loud cars add to the general din.

Jun 20, 2024
Class of 2024: Never Give Up

The high school classes of 2024 walk across the stage in the June sunshine in the coming week, diplomas in hand and mortarboards hurled skyward and step across an invisible Rubicon into an adult future that, at this precise moment, feels uncertain at best and possibly perilous.

Jun 20, 2024
Roadway Tipping Point

A proposed traffic circle at the intersection of Long Lane, Stephen Hand’s Path, and Two Holes of Water Road in East Hampton is a road sign of sorts pointing at the unintended effects of growth. 

Jun 13, 2024
Hail! A Hall of Famer

More than 56 years after he first wrote for this newspaper, Jack Graves will be inducted into the Long Island Journalism Hall of Fame by the Press Club of Long Island at an awards banquet in Woodbury.

Jun 13, 2024
Red-Light Cameras for Safety, Not Cash

According to an insurance group’s study, fatal accidents at intersections dropped by almost 25 percent in cities where the use of stop-light cameras was widespread.

Jun 13, 2024
A Court Adrift on Ethics Oversight

The Justice Alito flag scandal reminds us how the Supreme Court is different and answers only to itself.

Jun 6, 2024
Loose Lips Sink Nicks

Nick LaLota will say anything it takes to stay in the convicted felon ex-president’s favor and not anger First District voters.

Jun 6, 2024
South Lake Swim Tests

What makes the health risks at South Lake Drive Beach in Montauk so unfortunate is that they have chiefly affected kids.

Jun 6, 2024
R.I.P. John Drew

It was with profound befuddlement that news was received in this office, last week, that John Drew Theater at Guild Hall had been renamed.

May 30, 2024
Getting Serious on Pedestrian Safety

We’re not sure how likely it is that that the Protect Our Pedestrians Act will be able to sidestep the usual Albany roadblocks, but the issue it reflects is an increasingly important one.

May 30, 2024