With the holiday storm now moving east and north out over the Atlantic, the East End of Long Island appears to have been spared the brunt of the snowfall , which dumped more than two feet of snow in New Jersey. Sag Harbor and its environs received between six and 12 inches, with some flurries [...]

By Kathryn G. Menu The “Queen of 114,” as Pam Kern is affectionately known by those who pass through the Harbor Heights gas station which she manages on State Route 114 in Sag Harbor, may soon have a building more befitting of her title — one where patrons can get a cup of hot coffee [...]

Recycling Scraps For Schools Garden’s Compost By Claire Walla When she came to Sag Harbor Elementary School 12 years ago, science teacher Kryn Olson saw quickly where her efforts were needed. “Paper is our number one garbage here,” she said. At the time, the school didn’t make efforts to separate waste products. So, on her [...]

by Benito Vila After a pre-season that saw the Pierson girls’ drop three games to Class B schools in League VII and League VI, the Lady Whalers started their League VIII schedule with a 53-37 win over Southold at home Friday. The team overcame adversity off the court before the game, the seniors learning early [...]

By Jim Marquardt As we enter a new year, we definitely should count our blessings, nevertheless there are certain seemingly minor things that I find particularly irritating. Psychologists say we’ll feel better if we vent about them. Andy Rooney gets paid a lot to do it every Sunday and look how happy he is (okay, [...]

By Carl Grossman Finally, a bill to provide more light on the Long Island Power Authority has been passed—and unanimously—by the Suffolk County Legislature. LIPA had lobbied lawmakers not to support the effort by Legislator Edward Romaine to form a Long Island Power Oversight Committee. But, in the end, with the exception of one legislator [...]

By Claire Walla At a press conference in Washington D.C., Robert Groves, director of the U.S. Census Bureau, unveiled the first round of official U.S. population statistics. The results were unsurprising, revealing a U.S. population increase of about 9.7 percent—a relatively low incline, which was expected in the wake of this decade’s economic decline—and a [...]

The Lost Sheep To The Editor, The Christmas season is here again when the Prince of Peace will arrive in time of war. Let us not forgot Jesus taught nonviolence. This raises the question: Has he become irrelevant as a prophet for all time? On the brink of nuclear war we need to rethink the [...]

By Kathryn G. Menu The Hollywood screenwriter and Sag Harbor resident talks about Music to Know, a two-day music festival planned for August 12 and 13 that Collage is organizing with fellow Sag Harbor resident and Sole East Resort owner Chris Jones. The festival was approved for a mass gathering permit by the East Hampton [...]

By Claire Walla “It would be devastating across the board,” said Sag Harbor School Board member Dan Hartnett at Monday’s school board meeting. Hartnett was referring to a two-percent property tax cap proposed by governor elect Andrew Cuomo which, if enacted, he said would significantly limit the amount of money funneling into the state’s public [...]