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Primary Matters

If Democratic voters do not bounce the supervisor from the ballot, we can expect months more tension until the general election in November or even until 2022.

Jun 10, 2021
Point of View: A Spring Morning

I was telling Mary that I’d dreamed of a former boss dressed in a Santa suit, and she asked if I’d asked for a raise. Dream on, I said.

Jun 2, 2021
The Mast-Head: Early Mornings

Lately I have been leaving the house early to get to the office by 6 to write before the distractions of the day begin.

Jun 2, 2021
Gristmill: Say It Ain’t So, Osaka

Naomi Osaka first said that she’d be absenting herself from media interviews at the French Open, and then promptly passed on the whole shebang. Wringing of hands ensued.

Jun 2, 2021
Report From Gucci Gulch

A confluence of events on the retail scene has many people in and around East Hampton talking about what exactly is the nature of this community.

Jun 2, 2021
Guestwords: The High Way of History

I read the sign’s words out loud: “Grand Army of the Republic Highway,” adding, “I love that about America. You’re never far from our history, and we’re still fighting the Civil War.”

Jun 2, 2021
The Shipwreck Rose: Old Glory

I may have mentioned this before, but I enjoy walking in the middle of the road.

Jun 2, 2021
Conduct Unbecoming a Town Board

Tuesday’s flare-up among members of the East Hampton Town Board was unusual only in its intensity; sadly, we have gotten used to a certain level of steam when the group gets together.

Jun 2, 2021
Guestwords: A Question for Gardeners

Why do so many men of a certain age suddenly take up gardening?

May 27, 2021
Gristmill: There Is a There There

Patchogue: Good for more than just thrift stores.

May 26, 2021
They’re Doing What to Newtown Lane!?

Of all the dumb things that the newest members of the East Hampton Village Board have thought of so far in their term, reducing Newtown Lane to one lane eastbound, that is, toward Main Street, may be the topper.

May 26, 2021
The Shipwreck Rose: Money to Burn

I was surprised, when I lived in rural Canada, to discover that not everyone in the Western world owns as much stuff as Americans do.

May 26, 2021