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 [...]

Reasons to Run

Dear Bryan,
I have decided to run for my third term on the School Board. I believe there are three critical areas the School Board must consider in the coming years:
1. Supporting our application to become an International Baccalaureate School is crucial. If our students are to succeed in their future careers they will [...]

What’s Next?

Dear Mr. Boyhan,
I attended the public hearing Tuesday night on the proposed passenger ferry between Sag Harbor and Greenport. Many people raised serious questions about more congested traffic, less parking spaces, where the ferry would be re-fueled, more pollution in the air and water with seven to nine ferries a day and shuttle buses [...]

Give the Ferry a Chance

Dear Bryan,
The proposed pilot program to operate a passenger ferry service between Sag Harbor and Greenport Villages for one season is a very worthwhile experiment for all involved—Village and local area residents, businesses, tourists and even the ferry service operators themselves. There are so many variables that no amount of prior [...]

Constant Droning
Dear Sirs,
I am writing to ask that the Town Board and citizens of Sag Harbor, NY to re-write the noise ordinance laws as currently written.
In as small and densely populated confines of the village we are all subject to noise intrusion of our neighbors, the fact is that many hire companies to mow their [...]

Crimes Against Humanity

To the editor,

Hundred of thousands of victims of P.T.S.D have preceded Staff Sgt. Bales, a 38-year-old father of two children, injured twice in combat, sent back to Iraq three times and then deployed to Afghanistan. How would you like to walk in his boots? These are crimes against humanity on both sides.
While in [...]

Shocked at Bare Earth

Dear Bryan,
I am a member of the Sag Harbor Tree Fund and would like you to include this letter regarding the cutting of boxwoods on Division Street last week
It was a shock to see bare earth where the ancient, billowing boxwoods used to be in front of each of the Rysam /Sleight [...]

Golden Opportunity

Dear Editor,
This is a golden opportunity to determine the best approach to ameliorate the airport noise issue. Let the FAA obligation expire on December 31, 2014. Take control of the airport as the FAA says you can. Implement curfews, hours of operations, numbers of flights. And other non discriminatory protocols. See how effective a [...]

Art for Italy

Dear Bryan,
On behalf of the Pierson High School Art Department and the Pierson students participating in the year’s Italy trip, I would like to thank our community for their support our benefit art exhibition and sale that was held March 3 and 4. We were able to sell more than 50 pieces, the [...]

Are Dogs Worth the Dollars?

Dear Editor,
Over the past few months I have noticed a number of articles in the Sag Harbor Express regarding the proposed use of police sniffer dogs to combat drug use in Sag Harbor’s public schools. While intuitively this proposal just did not sound right to me, since I am neither a [...]