Amazing Tribute East Hampton April 23, 2012 Dear David, I am writing on behalf of my family to express our gratitude for the amazing tribute given to my father-in-law, Tony Cangiolosi, at his wake and funeral. The support of family and friends who showed up at the wake was tremendous.
Letters to the Editor 04.26.12
There to Help Montauk April 17, 2012 To the Editor, It’s 2 a.m. and you’re having difficulty breathing. Your chest feels like someone is sitting on it. Or perhaps your child has fallen from a bike and has a head wound. Maybe an accident has happened and you’re bleeding and it won’t stop.
Letters to the Editor: 04.19.12
Gone Now Amagansett April 11, 2012 To the Editor, And to think I never believed the paradise of Cartwright Shoal would ever be taken away. Mrs. Rattray (“Connections,” April 5) and I have shared some glorious memories . . . and never even knew it! But she brought it all back to me with floods of remembered joys.
Letters to the Editor: 04.12.12
Fine Example East Hampton April 7, 2012 Dear Editor, This is a note of congratulations to our elected officials in the Town of East Hampton, the County of Suffolk, and the State of New York. Saturday I attended the grand opening of the Amsterdam Beach Loop (two miles) in the Amsterdam Beach State Park in Montauk.
Letters to the Editor: 04.05.12
Those Who Served East Hampton March 25, 2012 To the Editor, It is time to start thinking about Memorial Day and what it truly means. At the end of February, in The Star you read about the Montauk artists and veterans associations in dispute about Memorial Day weekend.
Letters to the Editor: 03.29.12
Fishing Business Amagansett March 26, 2012 To the Editor, Fifty local fishermen left the Viking Dock at 5 a.m., March 21, to join some 2,000 other fishermen from all coastal states for the United We Fish Rally in Washington, D.C.
Letters to the Editor: 03.22.12
All in Green Amagansett March 17, 2012 Dear David, We were entertained at the Senior Citizens Center on Friday, with a St. Patrick’s Day party, by Michelle and her staff. It was a wonderful party, with a beautiful room decorated all in green. Very pretty!
Letters to the Editor: 03.15.12
Sing Its Praises Amagansett March 8, 2012 Dear David: On Feb. 1 I was floored (literally and physically) with a heart attack.
Letters to the Editor: 03.08.12
Had the Pleasure East Hampton March 5, 2012 Dear David, On behalf of the East Hampton Day Care Learning Center I offer my sincere congratulations to the director, cast, and orchestra of the East Hampton High School production of “Anything Goes.” I had the pleasure of attending the Sunday matinee performance.
Letters to the Editor: 11.22.12
Cost of Litigating Montauk November 15, 2012 To the Editor, When I discuss my class in state and local government I have often joked that I don’t need a text, politicians give me ample material for my lectures.
Letters to the Editor: 11.15.12
Stepped Up Montauk November 9, 2012 To the Editor, At a national and Congressional level, the nature of the debate was brutal, scarring, ugly, and personal to the extent that truth and decency were victims of the worst that we as human beings are capable of.
Letters to the Editor: 11.08.12
A Wake-Up Call East Hampton November 1, 2012 To the Editor, They say that sometimes you have to hit people in the teeth with a baseball bat before they will listen. Well, I think we were hit with a big baseball bat with respect to Hurricane Sandy. Can you believe it, a hurricane on Oct.
Letters to the Editor: 11.01.12
Everything Changed October 29, 2012 Montauk Dear David, On Monday at 3 p.m. the wind started roaring through our home. My son was here with me, as the bus to his workshop in Westhampton Beach did not come because of Sandy. Many had called to urge me to leave our home.
Letters to the Editor: 10.25.12
A Sad Ending Montauk October 20, 2012 To the Editor, Even with the possibility of their lives being turned upside down, the uncertainty of what was to come, the two owners of Ronnie’s Deli on Montauk’s Main Street plowed along all season not knowing whether they would be there at the end of it.
Letters to the Editor 10.18.12
Linda Norris Amagansett October 15, 2012 Editor: I was shocked to read of the suspension of Linda Norris, our indispensable adult day care supervisor, in The Star last week.
Letters to the Editor: 10.11.12
Bullying Manhattan October 8, 2012 To the Editor, It’s always distressing to me to read about bullying, but so much worse to read when a kid is so hurt by the abuse that he kills himself to make the pain go away. Anybody who calls a kid a “fag” or a “queer” may have learned the hate at home from parents.
Letters to the Editor: 10.04.12
Toxic Environment Washington, D.C. October 1, 2012 Dear Editor, My name is Andrew Bennett, and I am a graduate of East Hampton High School, class of 2012.
Letters to the Editor: 09.27.12
Two Ways Out East Hampton September 24, 2012 Dear Mr. Rattray: The Town of East Hampton fire marshal’s office would like to remind everyone that Oct. 7 through 13 is National Fire Prevention Week. The reality is that when fire strikes, your home could be engulfed in flames in just a few minutes.
Letters to the Editor: 09.20.12
Reassuring Montauk September 16, 2012 To the Editor, Once again I feel very fortunate to live in a small community like Montauk. I went through a very frightening health experience in which we had to call 911. The police came within two minutes; the officers administered oxygen and were very friendly, reassuring, and professional.
Letters to the Editor: 09.13.12
Only a Dog’ East Hampton September 4, 2012 To the Editor, On August 27 around 8 a.m. I called 911 to help me with a near-tragedy. They transferred my call to the East Hampton Police Department. I was hysterical on the phone.