This year, residents in Sag Harbor are faced with one of the most difficult elections in recent history, as the village says good-bye to a mayor almost everyone agrees has been an excellent leader through some of the more challenging years this village has faced.
With the departure of mayor Greg Ferraris and long-time board [...]

Well, the lines have been buried and our vistas are preserved. Hallelujah! Now that we’ve gotten what we wanted, it’s time to ask for the check. But be prepared — like the unscrupulous waiter who slips an extra appetizer or two onto the bill when its delivered to the table, LIPA is billing us for [...]

From Albany to Southampton Town, municipal finances are in dire straits and with available funds shrinking by the second, it is rare to find a piece of legislation that stimulates a local economy and costs the government next to nothing.
The town board has successfully struck this balance by passing legislation to allow outdoor dining [...]

If ever there was a time to protest taxes, today would be the day. The MTA payroll tax is misguided and unjust. It is infuriating how state legislators, including some elected to serve the best interests of Long Islanders, blatantly disregarded Suffolk County when they voted in favor of this tax. Apparently, the state believes [...]

Theirs are familiar faces. They are our friends, family members, neighbors, teachers and employers. They can be found in our congregations, shopping at the IGA, eating in local restaurants and they are an intrinsic part of our community. Their children go to school with our children, attend the same birthday parties, play Little League and [...]

Considering the challenges that lay ahead for the Sag Harbor School District, from rising costs to negotiating teacher’s salaries, we don’t envy the job the newly appointed members of the school board will have before them.
We recognize the commitment each candidate has made by offering their time and varying fields of expertise to the [...]

We have supported the idea of a strong public school in Bridgehampton before and we see no reason to stop now, especially in view of the remarkable turnaround the school has made in the past ten years. We remember saying about 15 years ago, when the conversation about closing the school had come up once [...]

From the victory garden at the White House to the oyster club of Sag Harbor, it seems we are living in the DIY, or “Do It Yourself,” era; and that’s a very good thing. For far too long, we Americans have relied on commercial grocery stores to ship in our food from thousands of miles [...]

There are two very important school elections coming up this month. Sag Harbor and Bridgehampton residents both go to the polls on May 19 to cast their votes for school board candidates and the 2009-10 budget.
For both communities, when it comes to the school board, there is a great deal at stake this year.
Here in [...]

To the concerned Sag Harbor citizens who feel the student art exhibition that is offered at the high school each year during election night is a form electioneering and favorably sways the school budget vote, we have three simple words for you — Let it go.
We find it absurd to believe a well painted (or [...]