Monthly Archives: September 2006

Distressing

Sometimes I like to think that an individual can have an impact. That’s why I volunteer for so many different groups and committees. Most of the things I volunteer for are local to our village, school district, town or region. Beyond that, say at the county level, I think it’s probably a lost cause. While our governments — all of them…
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Libraries Matter

December will bring the second anniversary of the resounding defeat of the proposed new library to be built near Mashashimuet Park. There’s been a lot going on since then, with people who care about libraries, architecture, historic preservation and Sag Harbor Village signing up for committees, having discussions, doing research, and writing reports. As you probably already know, all this …
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Safe Routes to…the Library?

My friend and fellow EETC and CAC (East End Transportation Council and Citizens Advisory Committee) member, Ken Dorph has been traveling hither and yon trying to stir up interest in a very fine program called Safe Routes to School, which is sponsored by the federal Department of Transportation. I promise to write about that program in more detail at a later date. However, I was reminded of it today when reading part of the final report of the Community Library Committee…
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