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Letters to the Editor for February 20, 2025

Felled trees and coming storms: It’s our weekly raft of reader comment.

Preserve the Free Press

It’s not only the Associated Press that’s dealing with White House retaliation.

Jeepers, Peepers, Spring Still Will Come

The entire world may be in flames right now, but it keeps turning, the wheel of the seasons keeps rolling onward to brighter days.

The Mast-Head: Supersize Me

If the South Fork of Long Island could have a unifying motto, it might be bigger is better.

The Shipwreck Rose: Dead Souls

The world is a much more mysterious place than you thought it was when you were young and certain.

Gristmill: Time Bandits

Staring through the plate glass at T. Anthony’s pizzeria in the middle of the Boston University campus and seeing a 19-year-old idiot — me.

Guestwords: For Freedom and Reform

Georgia is at a crossroads, and its citizens have taken to the streets in a relentless fight for democracy, freedom, and Euro-Atlantic integration.

Recorded Deeds 02.20.25

Realty, South Fork-style.

LaLota Says Dredge Will Return to Montauk Inlet in Fall

As emergency dredging of the Lake Montauk Inlet to a depth of 12 feet officially got underway this week, Representative Nick LaLota on Tuesday confirmed that plans are still on to dredge the inlet to a full depth of 17 feet later this year. "Local projects like this are exactly what we need to get the return on investment of our federal tax dollars," Mr. LaLota said.

Guild Hall Looks to the Summer

Summer will bring artist-made furniture, a solo show by Mary Heilmann, and site-specific environments by Almond Zigmund and Joel Mesler to Guild Hall.

Dust Jacket Blues

It was hard for our reviewer to get past the cover of Colm Toibin’s latest, “Long Island,” but get beyond it he did, and inside he found an unwanted pregnancy, thundering silences, and his own skepticism.

Film Classics at Sag Cinema

The Sag Harbor Cinema will honor Rialto Pictures with weekly screenings of classic films by Jules Dassin, Jean Renoir, Carol Reed, Jean-Luc Godard, and others.

Chekhov Farces and Live Music

LTV Studios will present two early farces by Anton Chekhov and live music by East End musicians.

The Art Scene 02.20.25

Group shows at the Women's Art Center of the Hamptons and Keyes Art, a curators' tour at SAC, and a single-artwork show at the Parrish.

Connecting, Preserving, Weaving

The Church in Sag Harbor will celebrate the written word, preservation as a creative act, and the art of hand-weaving.

Bits and Pieces 02.20.25

Oscar Wilde onscreen, a documentary about urban displacement, LongHouse lecture, jazz and film at Bay Street, auditions in Southampton.

News for Foodies 02.20.25

A Montauk chef takes his culinary skills to the International Paella Fest in Zihautanejo, Mexico.

Democrats Planned Demonstration as LaLota Visited Montauk

The East Hampton Town Democrats are organizing a demonstration to demand that Representative Nick LaLota hold in-person town hall meetings. The demonstration is planned for Tuesday morning in Montauk, during a press conference about the emergency dredging of the Montauk Inlet, which began over the weekend. 

Stranded Risso's Dolphin Could Not Be Saved

A female Risso's dolphin over nine feet long was found beached and still alive at Albert's Landing Beach Friday morning, but rescuers' efforts could not save it.

Revived Cinema Opens in Southampton

Five years after it closed its doors, the Southampton Cinema has reopened on Hill Street as the Southampton Playhouse, with IMAX features, first-run releases, and an inaugural repertory program of films from 1932.