By Kitty Merrill Private security cameras and forensic analysis of evidence collected at the scene may provide the information East Hampton Town Police need to capture the hit and run driver who killed John Judge, 61, last week....more>
Senator Ken LaValle has represented this district in Albany for 36 years. No one can deny he knows his way around and has achieved a level of power there....more>
The Independent is wrongly perceived to be a Republican newspaper because our majority owner, Jerry Della Femina, is a nationally known ardent Republican and he frequently espouses his views in his column, Jerry's Ink....more>
We believed Congressman Tim Bishop to be an honest, hard working public servant, and endorsed him three straight times. We wanted very much to believe he was an environmentalist, a tireless worker, someone who would deliver for his constituents here on the East End....more>
Long Island Restaurant Week Long Island's annual fall restaurant week begins on Sunday and continues through November 11. Guests at participating restaurants will enjoy three-course prix-fixe dinner for $24....more>
Visit indyeastend.com for up to the minute theater listings and show times. An asterisk after the title denotes Miles' top picks. Coming Soon Flight * (R) It's Oscar season, and the studios are rolling out their contenders....more>
ARIES (Mar. 20 - Apr. 20) Don't give in to the blah, weird thoughts this week. Keeping your head in a good frame of mind will allow you to meet far more success than going to the dark side....more>
Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon. Email to Jessica@indyeastend.com. OPENING The Drawing Room Two exhibitions, Sharon Horvath and Diane Mayo, are opening Friday at the Drawing Room in East Hampton....more>
Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon. Email to Jessica@indyeastend.com. Girls Night Out The Independent is proud to be a sponsor of Gurney's fourth annual Girls Night Out event, which takes place on Friday from 7 to 10 PM....more>
Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon. Email to Jessica@indyeastend.com. Film Timon of Athens Guild Hall will host a screening of the National Theatre Live presentation of Timon of Athens on Saturday at 8 PM....more>
Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon. Fax them to 631-324-6496 or e-mail to Jessica@indyeastend.com. Peconic Bay Winery The Peconic Bay Winery in Cutchogue hosts a weekly open mic night every Thursday night from 6 to 9 PM with MC Rocky DiVello....more>
I don't worry much about the weather. The way I figure it, I can scrounge up enough food to last me a couple days, and I have four batteries for my iPod and HTC and plenty of movies and books stored on them....more>
Sheer Poetry Dear Editor, Truth, not lies. Jobs, not poverty. Elections, not czars. Balanced budgets, not deficits. National strength, not weakness. Liberty, not dependence....more>
The US Coast Guard continues to support the States and our other partners in their efforts to increase recreational boater education. And education generally means safer boating....more>
We've written a few times about what you should do to prepare for hurricanes, "hurry-canes" (as I call these squalls that blow through at 40-60mph and are gone in a 'hurry') and just good stiff blows… (see The Independent, "Hurricanes on Long Island", 8/26/09; see The Independent, "Preparing Again for Hurricanes", 8/20/08; see The Independent, "Hunkering Down on Long Island – 2010", 9/8/10....more>
