In Sag Harbor, the good news about the school district vote on May 15 is that two thirds of this will be easy.
First of all, we see no reason to vote against the district’s adopted $34 million budget for the 2012-2013 school year. Representing an increase of $956,172 over this year’s operating budget, and a [...]

By Anetta Nowosielska
As far as my childhood memories can take me, the issue of schooling was anything but complicated (this is back in the Middle Ages when Ronald Reagan was on his second presidency.) My neighborhood was home to several impressive looking academic buildings that required a uniform, phys ed gear, and hallway passes. I [...]

By Joan Baum

Though it’s serendipitous that Tory Cowles and Ruby Jackson will soon share space at the Romany Kramoris Gallery, their separately striking, colorful dimensional pieces seen together will generate a surprising – and, because unexpected – delightful harmony, which Romany Kramoris no doubt intuited. Cowles’ joyous mixed media “Abstractions: Paintings” and Jackson’s playful “Suspended [...]

by Michael Heller
Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce president Robert Evjen, Save Sag Harbor members Jayne Young and Hillary Loomis and benefit committee volunteer Ginny Hubert met at the windmill on Long Wharf on Monday to announce the donation of $5,703 by Save Sag Harbor toward a new sail for the windmill. One of the four [...]

Inside the Circus
by Peter Hamilton Travis

This month, shouldn’t we all take just a moment from adding a fresh polish to our highly polarized sunglasses (Summer’s glint & glimmer out here can be unbearable!) to remember those sad, unfortunates who are Hard of Memorializing: Those who forget to remember. Look, even though Oprah’s humble little [...]

By Emily J. Weitz
Liz Kramer and Deirdre Guest have discovered the triple threat of home ownership: interior design, property management, and staging. From re-imagining the décor of a house to making sure the pipes don’t freeze in winter, they take care of their clients’ homes as if they were their own. But when they’re ready [...]

Sag Harbor Tennis
Sag Harbor resident James Ignatowich, 11, proved dominant on the tennis courts in Connecticut when he ran away with the UTSA New England 14-and Under Boys Tournament.  Ignatowich, one of the youngest competitors in the tournament, held on April 20, won the finals match (6-1)(6-2). With the win, Ignatowich was pushed up to [...]

Eight Years of Progress

Dear Bryan,

As you know, I have been in involved in the politics of our school district for eight years now and feel I have a good perspective on how far we have come.   I first got involved in 2004 with a group of parents, teachers and community members focused on improving our [...]

Whalers take first League IX title since 2001

By Andrew Rudansky
With their 15th win of the season in the books this past week, the Pierson Whalers tied up their first League IX boys varsity baseball title since the 2001 season. That 2001 team made it all the way to the Long Island Class C game [...]

Coach’s protest leads to flip-flop in seeding

By Andrew Rudansky
After an official hearing regarding rules violations by the Westhampton Hurricanes, Section XI has determined that a match between Ross and Westhampton on April 28 will be retroactively forfeited in Ross’ favor due to an illegal lineup violation by Westhampton.
The original results of the April [...]