Category Archives: East Hampton

COVID-19 is here!

Posted on March 9, 2020 by David Posnett

We now have a confirmed case admitted at Southampton Hospital.  It is time to reassess.   Although there is but a single patient confirmed on the South Fork of Long Island, suspicion is running high. (update 3/11: 6 cases in Suffolk … Continue reading →

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How Solar-friendly is your town on Long Island?

Posted on December 30, 2019 by David Posnett

Great resource:  Long Island Solar Report Card 2019.  An in-depth evaluation of 19 municipalities and solar policies on Long Island.  Municipal regulations to promote vs. discourage solar panels!  Interesting.  I did not know how different the rules are from one … Continue reading →

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“Deep Canvassing” and the Lessons Political Campaigns Can Learn From It

Posted on December 5, 2019 by David Posnett

Submitted to this blog by Arthur Schiff. By Gabby Weiss, November 22, 2019 Deep Canvassing has grown in popularity as an organizing tool in the past few years, but while most people have heard of it, many are still unsure … Continue reading →

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Bravo East Hampton Star!

Posted on October 11, 2019 by David Posnett

Reprinted verbatim from: https://www.easthamptonstar.com/20191010/shrinking-congressman This is gutsy. And overdue. Shrinking Congressman By Star Staff October 10, 2019 Here we go again. Representative Lee Zeldin is out front in his support of President Trump, dismissing as phony a serious impeachment inquiry … Continue reading →

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Those Bothersome Facts

Posted on November 4, 2017 by David Posnett

In the age of “alternative facts”, Breitbart and Fox faux news, we can all make an effort to point out BS when we recognize it!  Bravo Nigel, an R&R regular, for his Letter to the Editor of the East Hampton … Continue reading →

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Paul Giardina: proud Zeldin fan

Posted on November 4, 2017 by David Posnett

Letter published in the East Hampton Star, Nov 2nd, by one of our R&R regulars (just to remind us of the record):   Zeldin’s Record   According to his Feb. 13 letter to the East Hampton Star, Paul Giardina is … Continue reading →

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The Party of Trump

Posted on November 4, 2017 by David Posnett

Screen shot of the Facebook page of Manny Vilar (before he “cleaned it up”) – he is running to be Supervisor of East Hampton…   Letter to the Editor, East Hampton Star, Nov 2nd 2017 While walking our roads I … Continue reading →

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Participate in Our Democracy

Posted on November 4, 2017 by David Posnett

Tuesday November 7th is Election Day. Please go out and vote! In East Hampton, we will be voting for Town Supervisor, Town Board, Town Trustees and county wide offices including Suffolk County District Attorney and Suffolk County Legislator. If you … Continue reading →

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Let’s Vote

Posted on October 30, 2017 by David Posnett

Letter to the Editor in the East Hampton Star  Oct. 26, 2017 “Self-Defeating” With two weeks to go, anecdotal evidence suggests that many potential voters in our region: 1. don’t know much, if anything, about individual candidates; 2. are unaware … Continue reading →

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Fight for Funding of Tick-borne Diseases

Posted on August 7, 2017 by David Posnett

Published in the EH Star 8/3/2017 Dear Editor, To anyone living on the East End it is apparent that tick-borne diseases are a health crisis. We need the federal government to provide funding on both the local and national level … Continue reading →

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