by Lauren Chattman   Tis the season of mysterious-looking squashes—Blue Hubbard, Delicata, Carnival, Buttercup — overflowing from bins at area farm stands. You may think that they exist to stand beside your pumpkin, adding variety to your doorstep or tabletop décor. But the football-shaped spaghetti squash isn’t merely decorative. It is easy to prepare [...]

Check the Facts on Candidates Dear Bryan, As the November 2 mid-term election nears, I am dismayed at the amount of inaccurate information on the airwaves and in print – almost all of which plays on fear. As an electorate we seem to have decided to forgo fact for fiction, knowledge for fear, reason for [...]

by Julie Penny Hugging its shore, I’ve walked the length of Long Beach hundreds of times. Sometimes, alert to the moment, sometimes wistful with the ghosts of friends who’ve gone before me, remembering the sound of their laughter as we’d strolled contentedly, absorbing the feast of sun, sea, sand and sky. Sometimes, when picking up [...]

Sag Harbor Yacht Club’s annual regatta, the Maycroft Cup was raced this past Saturday, September 25th, in and around Shelter Island Sound and Gardiners Bay. Twenty-three sailboats competing in six divisions came to the starting line in the yacht club’s 14th annual regatta. Starting against the Shelter Island shore with winds blowing 8 to 15 [...]

By Jacob Sisson Field Hockey Greenport/Southold/Shelter Island (0) – Pierson/Bridgehampton (4) The Pierson/Bridgehampton Lady Whalers (3-2-0, 3-1-0) had a busy week on the field hockey field, finishing the last week with a 3-1 record. The Lady Whalers’ week started at home as they welcomed Greenport/Southold/Shelter Island (1-3-0, 0-3-0). Two goals from Sariah Cafiero and a [...]

By Jacob Sisson The East Hampton/Bridgehampton/Pierson football team came into Saturday’s away trip to Shoreham Wading River (0-3-0, 0-3-0) with a chance to push their record above .500 for the first time this season. After a heartbreaking opening game loss to Miller Place and a subsequent return to winning ways against Rocky Point, East Hampton/Bridgehampton/Pierson [...]

By Claire Walla These days, it’s hard to imagine anything speeding down Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton. But, there was once a time when cars gripped the pavement at top speeds; there was even a time when they hugged the dirt roads that cut through town, racing past cornfields and around the monument on Montauk Highway [...]

The founder and chairman of the Fighting Chance board, sits down with the Sag Harbor Express to talk about his organization’s most recent move, what makes his organization successful and the importance of community participation in cancer testing initiatives. Why did Fighting Chance move and what was the organization looking for from a new space? [...]

By Annette Hinkle It can often be difficult to wrap one’s imagination around an individual who is incredibly prolific. For these creative minds and deep thinkers tend to leave in their wake an astounding collection of materials filled with insight and wisdom. Such is the case with Melinda Camber Porter who, in her lifetime, was [...]

By Claire Walla Napa Valley, Bordeax, Champagne, Tuscany… If you suddenly find yourself salivating over the prospect of sipping a fine wine, it’s no surprise—these place names are most famous for their grapes. Long Island doesn’t exactly have the same connotations. At least not yet. “This year is shaping up to be one of the [...]