Though county government can seem at a distance from the needs of the South Fork, we depend on it for a range of services, from environmental protection to keeping harbor inlets navigable.

Amid a fuss about whether or not a certain restaurant should be allowed to paint its facade the way it wants, one key idea may be overshadowed: the essential role the members of a community’s appointed boards play in maintaining a sense of place at a time of great development pressure.

Israel is in an impossible position following the atrocities committed by Hamas on Oct. 7.

Cerberus and I had the crossing to Old Saybrook to ourselves. I could stand a year of Octobers, I thought.