12.04.2021 Columns Column: Two minutes is all it takes in a house fire We see reminders about fire safety so often that they can become like white noise. The reminders to change batteries in smoke detectors. Or to plan an evacuation route...
11.25.2021 Columns Column: A year after pandemic-altered Thanksgiving, traditions new and old return When Thanksgiving plans came up for discussion at the weekly family video meeting, my mother asked if we could celebrate this year like we did not last year. At...
11.11.2021 Columns Column: With a Vietnam-era helicopter, they made history In 2000, former U.S. Marine Alan Weiss of Cutchogue had an idea that sounded impossible to pull off but, if successful, would help honor the men he served with...
10.18.2021 Columns Guest Spot: What are ballot propositions all about? Don’t let the often-inscrutable ballot proposals dissuade you from deciding on them. And don’t approve any just because the wording seems sort of okay. The five proposals on the...
10.02.2021 Columns Column: A new way to look at history on the East End “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” — William Faulkner In a voice touched with emotion, Donnamarie Barnes stood under a canopy of pine trees on a...
09.05.2021 Columns Column: UFOs are no laughing matter For the record, I have never seen what I would call a UFO. Not that I don’t want to. I would love to. Beyond that, I would love to...
08.01.2021 Columns Column: When farmers fought nuclear power, and won When a well-wisher offered him a premature birthday greeting, Robbie Hartmann, who began his 88th year Saturday, responded good-naturedly with a cautionary note. “I didn’t make it yet,” he...
07.18.2021 Columns Guest Spot: As first loves go, this one was intense and heartbreaking Do you remember the day you fell in love for the first time? I do, like it was yesterday. It was a beautiful October day and for me it...
07.17.2021 Columns Column: Twelve minutes after takeoff, 230 lives were lost On the night of July 17, 1996, I was driving east on the Long Island Expressway, headed home to Cutchogue after a workday at Newsday. I passed over the...
07.05.2021 Columns Guest Spot: We deserve an apology for these lies It is our community’s misfortune to be served by a newspaper that would publish Hugh Prestwood’s letter (“Guest Spot got it all wrong,” June 17). Witness how rag sheet...
07.01.2021 Columns Guest Spot: It is our history that troubles so many You are looking at a photograph of me and my cousin Shannon Lanier. It is a photograph that illustrates why the 1619 Project is such a white supremacist’s nightmare,...
06.09.2021 Columns Column: The buried past eventually reveals itself In this column, I have previously written about different aspects of North Fork history. These stories have explored the fate of the Native people who lived here, the Revolution...
05.08.2021 Columns Column: A talented pianist, teacher turns 100 Henrietta Cetas didn’t set out to become a music teacher. If not for the persistence of a neighbor’s child who lived across the street, she may have never discovered...
04.21.2021 Columns Guest Spot: A milestone for our nation as we stride toward equity We the members of the African American Educational and Cultural Festival Inc. cannot help but believe that the jury finding Police Officer Chauvin guilty of all three charges —...
04.17.2021 Columns Guest Spot: We can’t fail our youth now The North Fork is experiencing an increased need for comprehensive mental health and substance use services within our schools and community. The North Fork Coalition for Behavioral Health was...
