Sag Harbor Whaling & Historical Museum board member and the museum’s director who talk about Friday’s Luau and Saturday’s Energy Fair at the museum. 
Bettina Stelle
So what can people except from this year’s Luau?
B.S: Well, we will have the pig roast and the Seafood Shop is catering it again. They have catered it for the last [...]

The Sag Harbor Express sits down with the new Southampton Town Comptroller, Tamara Wright, to discuss her background in finance, the state of the town’s finances and why she loves accounting.
What is your background in finance?
I have a masters degree in accounting, or a masters of accountancy. My [...]

Last Wednesday, officials from the Shinnecock Indian Nation and Southampton Town Supervisor Linda Kabot sat down with members of the Office of Federal Acknowledgement for preliminary proceedings regarding the Nation’s application for federal recognition. For nearly three decades, the Shinnecock Nation has lobbied the federal government for official recognition, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs [...]

The new executive director for The Retreat on the effect of the economy on spousal abuse,rehabilitating offenders and the unfortunate need for his work.
How has your experience been at The Retreat so far?
It has been a very positive experience; the Retreat has a long, rich history of providing domestic violence services to the community. We [...]

The Bridgehampton student and NAACP dramatics award winner on making a monologue her own, preparing for an emotional role and hoping to make it to Hollywood.
 
So what was the competition like?
It was pretty stiff. I had to go into a room with three judges who are teachers and professional judges and had to do [...]

The founder of the MOM 5K on fighting brain cancer, new challenges and the man in the duck costume.
 
Could you tell us about your mother, how she passed away, and how you decided to start this race in her honor?
My mother never really liked to be talked about so I’ll keep this part brief. She [...]

On reconstructing Thomas Jefferson’s 6000 volume library, walking in Jefferson’s footsteps and the president’s fascination with games. DeDimone will be speaking about his project at the John Jermain Library on Sunday, May 3 at 2 p.m.
 
You were part of a team of people reconstructing Thomas Jefferson’s 6,000 plus book collection for the Library of Congress. [...]

The Sag Harbor native and generalist, who is studying to become a Rabbi while cycling her way around Israel to raise awareness for environmental sustainability and Arab-Israeli co-existence.
Minna, what inspired you to move away from home and what led you to rabbinical studies in Israel?
I was in the middle of graduate school for sociology when [...]

The recently retired Sag Harbor Post Office worker on sponging stamps, her favorite customers and life after the P.O.
 
When did you begin working with the post office and where?
My first job with the post office was in Farmingdale as a carrier. I did that for four months and then I got the job in [...]

The president of the Sag Harbor Board of Education on crafting this year’s budget, why he wouldn’t cut programs and making priorities
 
How long has the budget process taken for the 2009-2010 budget?
We basically began talking about it during the summer in our goals meetings. And we try to set overall points of interest that the [...]