Category Archives: East Hampton

Fish Doing Well

Posted on April 25, 2022 by D. Posnett MD

In the East Hampton Star 4/21/22 East HamptonApril 18, 2022 Dear David, Much of the resistance to the South Fork Wind farm, currently being constructed 35 miles east of Montauk’s Lighthouse, has centered on the question of whether it might … Continue reading →

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Update on the South Fork Wind Farm & Call to Action

Posted on February 14, 2021 by D. Posnett MD

To: Win With Wind supportersFrom: Win With Wind steering committeeDate:  Feb. 14, 2021Topic: Update on the South Fork Wind Farm Dear friends of WWW, We would like to update you regarding where we stand in the 4-year-long process of getting the South Fork Wind … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Economic Fallout

Posted on October 5, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

Guestwords in the East Hampton Star: Trump’s Economic Fallout for Suffolk County and Long Island By John Tepper Marlin and Steven Newman October 1, 2020 President Trump’s three main economic initiatives have been radical 2017 cuts in taxes (at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Coronavirus, East Hampton, economics, economy, jobs, long island, stimulus, stock market, swamp, Tax Reform, Trump, Zeldin | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Early Voting

Posted on September 11, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

I can’t wait. Voting in NY State and Suffolk county starts on October 24th, a little over 1 month from now! In contrast to absentee ballots and voting by mail, there seems less risk of your vote not being counted … Continue reading →

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Zeldin’s Blind Allegiance to Trump

Posted on July 2, 2020 by cdsprings

Appeared as Letter to the Editor in The East Hampton Star Shocking Indifference East Hampton June 29, 2020 Dear David, Five months after Covid-19 was first diagnosed in the U.S. and 125,000 deaths later, the Trump administration still has no … Continue reading →

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Lee Zeldin’s Record

Posted on June 11, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

No matter where you live — Montauk or Manorville, Smithtown or Shirley, Patchogue or Port Jefferson — we all want our communities to thrive. To do that, we need a representative who puts our needs first: safe drinking water and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Health Care, immigration/deportation, Zeldin, Medicaid, Trump, East Hampton, economics, medicare, Coronavirus | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Recipe for Fundamental Social Change (from Judith Hope)

Posted on June 1, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

Everybody is missing the key element of this challenge.  Fundamental social change will not happen at the national level. (Although courageous and coherent national leadership would be really helpful.). It must come from the grassroots up. It must begin in … Continue reading →

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Protesting the Callous Murder of George Floyd right here in Bridgehampton

Posted on June 1, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

PLEASE READ THIS MESSAGE IN ITS ENTIRETY We are moved to action after the vicious and callous murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. We stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters all over the country who demand an … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 in Suffolk County

Posted on March 25, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

Patch.com just published the latest local figures for Suffolk County as of yesterday and they were obtained from the official  county site here: conf. cases deaths population 2017 cases per 1000 people * Islip: 395 333700 1.183697932 Huntington: 358 203276 … Continue reading →

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Hospital Beds Will Run Out

Posted on March 17, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

This is a great tool to check the future availability of hospital beds in your area. On Eastern Long Island we will nearly certainly run out:   Infections are supposed to peak by early May which puts us in the … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 is here!

Posted on March 9, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

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 D. Posnett MD

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 D. Posnett MD

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 D. Posnett MD

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 D. Posnett MD

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 →

Posted in East Hampton, Environment, sustainable energy, Town Board, Uncategorized, wind energy | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Paul Giardina: proud Zeldin fan

Posted on November 4, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

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 D. Posnett MD

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 D. Posnett MD

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 D. Posnett MD

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 D. Posnett MD

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 →

Posted in East Hampton, Health Care, science, Uncategorized, Zeldin | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments