09.06.2026 Guest Spot Guest Column: What matters most During my days as a ferry captain, our crew amused ourselves with a little game. A full boat consisted of 24 vehicles and 150 passengers. We would occasionally calculate...
08.30.2026 Opinion Guest Column: Your body is keeping score. Are you listening? There’s no better place to be active than eastern Suffolk County in summer and early fall. The trails through the Pine Barrens and along the bluffs fill with hikers....
08.23.2026 Guest Spot Guest Column: When it makes sense to gift your house Many people own second homes on the North Fork that, in the right circumstances, can be used to make gifts and reduce the portion of their estate subject to...
08.16.2026 Guest Spot Guest Column: SCWA defends North Fork water main plan Your July 30 editorial regarding the Suffolk County Water Authority North Fork Water Main project omits key facts and misrepresents the intended process and cost The editorial suggests SCWA...
08.09.2026 Guest Spot Guest Column: Savoring the sailing experience A recent column by Jonathan Russo brought back a flood of memories from another era of boating, and sailing in particular. Jonathan has a wonderful way of writing about...
08.02.2026 Opinion Guest Column: There’s some lively fishing to be had As we reach the end of July, we’re starting to see some local fisheries light up again. Black sea...
07.26.2026 Guest Spot Guest Column: Why I oppose sanctuary laws Minerva Perez’s recent letter (“Open letter to Congressman Nick LaLota,” July 2) asks me to identify the specific provisions...
07.19.2026 Guest Spot Guest Column: Preserving parental decision-making rights One issue that resonates with many North Fork parents is the loss of control over decisions involving their children...
07.12.2026 Guest Spot Guest Column: What greed costs Madonna’s 1985 anthem “Material Girl” seems very quaint in 2026. As she sang that “the boy with the cold hard cash is always Mr. Right,” I am thinking that...
07.05.2026 Guest Spot Guest Column: Open Letter to Congressman Nick LaLota I am writing as executive director of OLA of Eastern Long Island, Inc. (Organización Latino Americana), a nonprofit Latino-focused advocacy organization working in the five East End towns of...
07.05.2026 Guest Spot Guest Column: David Magaña Hello world — er, East End Every so often, while on a walk with Henry, an 88-year-old widower who has become my close friend, technology sneaks into our conversation....
06.28.2026 Opinion Guest Column: You didn’t ask, but … Congratulations to the Class of 2026. Not counting pre-K, you’ve been in school for 13 years — 72.2% of your entire life. Wow! That’s a lot of learning. Some...
06.14.2026 Guest Spot Guest Column: Do I need a will? Can I do it myself? Whether you need a will is not as simple to answer as you may think. And if you do need one, should you save money by doing it yourself...
06.07.2026 Guest Spot Guest Column: D-Day and the baby of the family He was the man I never knew, the man who gave me my name. He was brought closer to me through a phone call I got one afternoon. An...
05.31.2026 Guest Spot Guest Column: Foggy facts cloud L.I.S.C. takeover talk The Riverhead Town Board recently held an eminent domain hearing regarding 111 East Main St., the planned home of the Long Island Science Center. Many residents spoke about their...
05.17.2026 Guest Spot Guest column: How executors and trustees protect families Since you care about your family, it’s important to choose the right people to help them when doing your estate planning. That’s where an executor or trustee comes in....
05.10.2026 Guest Spot Guest Column: PBMC already built a stroke solution I have spent nearly a decade practicing interventional cardiology in Eastern Suffolk County. Before that, the better part of my career was at some of the country’s most respected...
04.26.2026 Guest Spot Guest Column: Pant and water I was summoned to the kitchen window: “Look there, in the middle of the yard. I think your Miracle Tree has finally started to grow.” Oh, no. I wasn’t...