With all of the wonderful, shocking, unjust or entertaining things that are quickly happening in the news these days, it ...
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When I wrote about the contentious Smithtown Board of Education (BOE) election in my last blog post, there was almost ...
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Suffolk County launches Hate Crimes Task Force to aid in investigations and prosecutions. According to statistics released by the FBI ...
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Southampton Town Trustees back SOAR – Supporting Oyster and Aquaculture Restoration. “The fact that 80% of the seafood in this ...
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This is the story of how our inability to confront our racist history is fueling a right-wing misinformation campaign against ...
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Southampton’s Energy Future is Bright - Energy initiatives for a Sustainable Southampton The Town of Southampton is the first municipality ...
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Is it possible to accomplish police reform satisfactory to all stakeholders? Thanks to the leadership of Jay Schneiderman and the ...
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There seems to be a great deal of momentum building behind the movement to close East Hampton Airport. Without commenting ...
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I’m Tom Neely and I’m running for Southampton Town Highway Superintendent. Many years ago, Dan Rattiner of Dan’s Papers wrote ...
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My name is Will Peckham and I’m running for Town Trustee to protect and enhance our local Blue Infrastructure.  Building ...
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I have learned a great deal about Lee Zeldin over the last few years. While my journey as an activist ...
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WE HAVE A RANGE OF CHOICES FOR DEALING WITH THE FILIBUSTER.  WHY DOESN’T JOE MANCHIN GET THIS? “A relic of ...
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Is it true ? Truth is that which is true in accordance with facts or reality. Trust on the other ...
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It is interesting to watch Congressman Lee Zeldin call out Andrew Cuomo, to seek Cuomo’s resignation and to subsequently pursue ...
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Ever since I scheduled COVID vaccine appointments for my family in January, I have been worrying about people who need ...
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We’re The Southampton Democrats And We’ll Tell You Things You Won’t Hear Anywhere Else. Like what?  Like Local Matters.  That’s ...
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As the old saying goes: “Ignorance is bliss.” Marjorie Taylor Greene, or “MTG,” says American dollars should not go to ...
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On January 20th, the Southampton Town Democratic Committee (SHDems) and the JP Spata Southampton Democratic Club created a virtual Gala ...
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In 2017, the Trust began administering a cost-share grant program on behalf of New York State Department of Agriculture and ...
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Heal by Remembrance, Heal by Action, Heal by Hope. The spineless and cowardly Republicans who aided and abetted our twice ...
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Your recent story on Alex Gregor’s graceless exit from our political scene [“Without A Clear Party Line To Run On, ...
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Our 1st District U.S. representative, Lee Zeldin, fails again. On February 4, 11 Republican members of the House of Representatives ...
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It has just now been my privilege to have one of those great community experiences that we sometimes have in ...
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Sometimes there’s a question so simple that it doesn’t take a lot of work to get to the answer. As ...
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This week's blog is a fascinating conversation with a Democratic Party powerhouse who is retiring.  "Whereas last week I focused ...
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