Montauk Columns

March 2022 Dear EarthTalk: Has anyone figured out how to build wind farms that don’t negatively impact birds, bats and other wildlife? Does building them …more

…Encouraging Young Scientists, in Memory of Long Serving Board Member CCOM is excited to offer a $1,000 scholarship to a Montauk student whose demonstrated love …more

Animals of the Month Luna: Luna is a beautiful, full-figured, two-year-old tortie who is outgoing and affectionate. She recently came to ARF after her family …more

The Schilling and Gilhooly families mourn the passing of Ned Gilhooly, beloved husband of Joanie Schilling; blessed son of the late Joseph and Mickey Gilhooly; …more

March 2022 March is a time between winter and spring. We gain more daylight and leave behind the dreary cold days of winter. Use this …more

March 2022 A Night in SOBE – Miami’s South Beach! And that’s really all we had, one night, basically a stay over, on our way …more

by Evelyn J. Mocbeichel Had enough of winter wind, ice and snow? Here’s a way to look past this dreary weather and head into spring …more

by Evelyn J. Mocbeichel Staying within the confines of our homes or apartments for close to two years now, gives time to observe more closely …more

On February 18, 2022, New York Marine Rescue Center of Riverhead, NY received a customized Land Rover Defender for winning the Coastal & Marine Conservation …more

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope: A New Era in Astronomy VIRTUAL: 7-8 PM, March 11, 2022 COST: This event is FREE. REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR FREE …more

by Patria Baradi Pacis Tony and I, had a special connection…an Italian connection. I met Tony about fifteen years ago, at the Montauk Library’s Gosman …more

Your Brain on Sugar We associate sweets and treats with joyful occasions, yet in reality sugar does little to make us happy. Perhaps you are …more

Caribbean Dreaming… Even in a normal year, March in Montauk can be particularly challenging. The ‘longest month’ is the time that a break before spring …more

by Patria Baradi Pacis After being closed for more than a month since December 21, 2021, due to Covid mandates and not being able to …more

In mid to late February College and High School basketball teams jockey for post season spots. I traveled over the Sound to watch University of …more

Kelly Rimmer Australian author Kelly Rimmer is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and internationally best-selling author of contemporary and historical fiction …more

by Richard Lewin On Thursday, February 17th and Friday, February 18th, the Trustees, Friends and Staff of Montauk Library celebrated the Library’s Reopening and invited …more

These are my favorite English and American winter poems written through the ages. These poems, like winter, provoke thought and introspection. Wynter wakeneth al my …more

by Debbie Tuma Jonathan Nash Glynn has become known throughout the Hamptons for his charity, “Wings Over Haiti,” ever since he flew his private plane …more

January 2022 Happy New Year! This New Year, we gain more support from the Universe, with powerful tools and resources aplenty. In addition, Jupiter will …more

Kristin Hannah This month’s highlighted author is Kristin Hannah.  Working in various genre, including fiction and historical fiction, her writing style easily brings the reader …more

I began 2022 with a deep dive into New Jersey college basketball. On Tuesday January 4th, I was at Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway, NJ …more

Animals of the Month Gravy: Gravy and his brother Giblet came to ARF just before Thanksgiving through our Operation Cat program. Now three-months-old, Gravy is …more

by Patria Baradi Pacis Happy New Year! This reporter is happy to announce that after Thanksgiving, the Center hired a new cook. His name is …more

Winter 2022 Delray’s Morikami Japanese Gardens & Atlantic Avenue For many of us, Montauk is paradise but during the winter time it also draws some …more

Top 10 Reasons to Surf This Winter While we are without mountains or palm trees, and rain and wind are a winter staple, days out …more

Resolutions…or Real Change? Change your life by changing your mind…Buddha We love making New Year’s resolutions, so why do we rarely keep them?  What is …more

Dear EarthTalk: How will the homes of the future look and feel different as a result of global warming?              …more

The Mermaids of Weeki Wachee and the History of Chinsegut Hill To be honest, all we thought we’d come for was to see the mermaids …more

by Patria Baradi Pacis Happy Birthday to former volunteer Ann Petersen, the only October celebrant. Wishing you many, many more. It was great to have …more

by Evelyn J. Mocbeichel There’s a fascinating, whimsical world awaiting guests just a car or train ride away at the New York Botanical Gardens (NYBG) …more

The Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons, Inc. (ARF) and Madoo Conservancy have announced they will be hosting their joint community-wide holiday celebration, “Merry Madoo …more

The week around Thanksgiving is billed as “Feast Week” on ESPN with all the televised college basketball tournaments. This year I was at the Barclays …more

Dear EarthTalk: My husband thinks it’s better for the planet to hand-wash dishes in the sink, but it seems to me using the dishwasher is …more

December 2021 There will be a solar eclipse on December 4th, 13 degrees of Sagittarius. However, this eclipse will happen in a new moon that …more

Joan Beverly- poet/journalist Joan is an accomplished award-winning journalist, and an award-winning, nationally published Long Island Poet. Her work experience includes time as a feature …more

November 2021 There will be a New moon on November 4; use this time to set your intentions for the new year. Figure out what …more

November 2021 Animals of the Month JANET: This beautiful two-year-old tuxedo cat was found as a stray by an Operation Cat volunteer who noticed she …more

November 2021 It was good to see Montauk come alive this past summer with concerts on the Green, at Gosman’s Dock, at the Lighthouse and …more

November 2021 Dear EarthTalk: Is so-called “Off-Earth Manufacturing” really the environmental panacea that Jeff Bezos and other proponents say it is?        ~ M. …more

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had a lot to think about in 1939. The world had been suffering from the Great Depression for a decade …more

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope: A New Era in Astronomy presented by William Francis Taylor, NASA Solar System Ambassador VIRTUAL: 7:00 PM Tuesday, November 16, …more

It was noon October 2nd, two days off the “Hunter’s Moon,” named for how it illuminated fields at the end of harvest season. Lorin, Mike, …more