Category Archives: long island

COVID-19 in Suffolk County

Posted on March 25, 2020 by

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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Census 2020

Posted on March 12, 2020 by

Via Dr. Eve Krief on Facebook. #Census2020 The Census starts arriving in mailboxes today! Complete by mail, online or by phone . Our responses will determine the allocation of crucial federal funding our communities rely on! https://2020census.gov/en.html Note: Vox: “It … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 is here!

Posted on March 9, 2020 by

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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Climate and Real Estate

Posted on January 3, 2020 by

GUESTWORDS in the East Hampton Star By David Posnett January 1, 2020 There is already evidence of a real estate slump in the United States. A housing recession is predicted for 2020. The average price of luxury home sales is … Continue reading →

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Bravo East Hampton Star!

Posted on October 11, 2019 by

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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The People You Meet Picking Up Beach Plastic

Posted on April 11, 2019 by

Serenely beautiful, surreal, spiritual.  Three weeks on the sugar-white sands of Tulum, contemplating the sometimes jade, sometimes topaz, sometimes evening blue Caribbean.  On days when the sea was perfectly flat and clear you could watch the sting rays and barracudas … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day, Dear Earth, #LoveOurPlanetNotPollution

Posted on February 12, 2019 by

Some of us have been meeting at the Southampton library to discuss ways we can scale up existing efforts that draw down carbon from the atmosphere, based on the top 100 solutions outlined in the New York Times bestseller Drawdown: … Continue reading →

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