The Peconic Baykeeper talks about water quality, what communities need to do to protect bays and why if we don’t start soon it could be too late.
It’s the start of the season and we have already discovered a case of biotoxin in shellfish meat in Sag Harbor Cove. Is this a grim foretelling of what [...]

By Bryan Boyhan
After 50 years in journalism, what have you learned?
My specialty has been investigative reporting, and what I’ve learned is what I picked up way back, when I was an intern at the Cleveland Press. The Press was a hot bed of investigative reporting. It was founded by E.W. Scripps, who was a leader [...]

How are our local waters?
They’re pretty good, scallops are on the rebound. There has been lots of talk about bugs, and we have high hopes for this year. We do a scallop sanctuary project and seed heavily. We broadcast the spawners and keep them pretty dense; the closer together they are the more likely they [...]

The interim head of the Ross School who will officially take over for current Head of School Michele Claeys when she leaves the position this July.
You’ve been in the admissions department at various private schools for many years, currently serving as dean of admissions and financial aid at Lawrenceville School in New Jersey. How easily [...]

By Claire Walla
The interim head of the Ross School who will officially take over for current Head of School Michele Claeys when she leaves the position this July.

You’ve been in the admissions department at various private schools for many years, currently serving as dean of admissions and financial aid at Lawrenceville School in New Jersey. [...]

by Emily Weitz
In the upcoming exhibition of your late husband, Michael Knigin’s, artwork at Temple Adas Israel, the question is asked: Can artwork depicting the past still reach us? What do you think?
The beginning of Michael’s artist’s statement asked the question, “Can art work, interpreting the dark past, still reach us in the hustle of [...]

Executive Director of The Young American Writers Project at Stony Brook Southampton

What exactly is The Young American Writers Project (YAWP)?
The Young American Writers Project was created by the MFA program at Stony Brook by Southampton MFA Director Robert Reeves in the spring of 2009. The program is dedicated to mentoring high school students and [...]

The senior environmental analyst with the Town of East Hampton talks about why business will benefit from a business energy forum hosted by the town next week, what kind of business strategies businesses can use to save money and reduce its carbon footprint and why we all have to do our part to create a [...]

By Claire Walla

At the tender age of 24, the Southampton native is the new organist for the Old Whalers’ Church in Sag Harbor. He discusses his 10-year career and what it’s like to play the oldest organ on Long Island.

Q: Usually, it seems to be little old ladies who play church organs. It’s quite a contrast to [...]

The co-founder of Bay Street Theatre who is stepping down from her Artistic Director’s position after 20 years. Christopher will still act as a consultant for the theater.
Emily J Weitz
You’ve been with Bay Street since the beginning. How has it changed over the past 20 years?
There was a wonderful café cattycorner to where Bay [...]