beach plum

Picture this: dense, twiggy colonies of dark, gnarled branches buried in sand along the barrier dunes of Lambert’s Cove Beach. What is this tough...

It’s a mistake to think that all significant events are unusual or out of the commonplace, or surrounded by some sensational circumstances. Take a...

oak bluffs

I received the omen in the Catskill Mountains. It was made manifest on a postcard that arrived at summer camp. A little plastic lobster was chained...

philbin

Last Sunday, while chasing waves in the Atlantic Ocean at Philbin Beach with my 11-year old granddaughter, I noticed the surf, which had been...

I spent the first 12 years of my medical career taking care of poor people in a teaching hospital in Providence, R.I. In the early 1990s health care...

Not enough swimming. Too little time with summer friends. Clamming, kayaking, sailing: see swimming. Summer’s on the wane, outgoing ferries are...

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Letters to the Editor

The most common disease in childhood is dental caries (tooth decay). It can cause pain, infection and early loss of teeth.

We would like to commend Robert Skydell for his opinion piece in the Sept. 19 Gazette.

The Living Local Harvest Festival this year excludes a significant portion of the community, people who would want to be part of the activities.

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