Observed in and around Sag Harbor recently:
- More Priuses per block than perhaps anywhere else in the country;
- Tibetan Monks running programs at the Unitarian Universalist Church and North Haven Village Hall;
- Heavy trunout for meetings of the various Village Boards;
- A rejuvenated public library with more visitors, circulation, programs and joie de vivre than ever;
- An Alternative Energy Fair at the Whaling Museum, which also seems pretty spry these days;
- An agressive and effective Greening of Sag Harbor Committee;
- An agressive and effective Save Sag Harbor group;
- Our very own (aggressive and effective) Town Councilperson, in the person of Sag Harbor (soon to be Noyac) resident, Anna Throne-Holst;
- Our very own baseball team;
- For better or worse (depending on your point of view), a green light for the renovation of the Bulova watchcase factory;
- A rambunctuous public meeting (or two) of the Sag Harbor School Board at which the community voiced its opinion loudly and clearly, and the Board, in its own way, responded;
- An activist Village government that is not only trying to protect Sag Harbor’s future, but listens and responds to the concerns of residents and businesses as it goes about its business;
- The Hamptons Music Festival at the Old Whalers’ Church;
- The bigger than ever Bay Street Theatre Gala back on Long Wharf;
- A sparkling new website for our home town newspaper, The Sag Harbor Express;
- And, under the category of “things never stand still in Sag Harbor” the iconic Sag Harbor Movie Theater is apparently up for sale!!
I sometimes (okay, often) find myself slipping into the role of local curmudgeon here at Sag Hampton, forgetting the qualities that drew me to this town some thirty years ago. So, while Sag Harbor may need “saving” (and I believe it does), it’s good to look around now and then to remember that Sag Harbor is still an exciting and vibrant place to live, work, play and raise a family.
Did I leave out your favorite sign of life in Sag Harbor? Add it in the comments area below.
