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Sag Harbor’s Legacy of Local Journalism Told Through the Story of The Express

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The former editor and publisher of 
The Sag Harbor Express, Bryan Boyhan, discusses the paper's history at the Sag Harbor Historical Museum, as the current publishers, Kathryn and Gavin Menu, look on. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

The former editor and publisher of The Sag Harbor Express, Bryan Boyhan, discusses the paper's history at the Sag Harbor Historical Museum, as the current publishers, Kathryn and Gavin Menu, look on. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Doug and Victoria Gardner in the Express office.  FILE PHOTO

Doug and Victoria Gardner in the Express office. FILE PHOTO

Pat Cowels and Bryan Boyhan at the American Hotel  celebrating the paper's first win of the New York Press Association's Stuart C. Dorman Award for Editorial Excellence in 2000.

Pat Cowels and Bryan Boyhan at the American Hotel celebrating the paper's first win of the New York Press Association's Stuart C. Dorman Award for Editorial Excellence in 2000.

On December 16, 2016 at 6:11 a.m., the Sag Harbor Fire Department was called to 78 Main Street for a report of a deck fire at the rear of the building. Arriving units found a working fire that had begun to extend into the Sag Harbor Cinema and adjacent buildings, and immediately called for mutual aid from neighboring fire departments. Fueled by icy conditions and strong winds, the fire ended up requiring the help of 16 fire departments and 3 EMS agencies from across the east end of Long Island, as well as resources from Suffolk County Fire and Rescue services. Fortunately there were no injuries.   MICHAEL HELLER

On December 16, 2016 at 6:11 a.m., the Sag Harbor Fire Department was called to 78 Main Street for a report of a deck fire at the rear of the building. Arriving units found a working fire that had begun to extend into the Sag Harbor Cinema and adjacent buildings, and immediately called for mutual aid from neighboring fire departments. Fueled by icy conditions and strong winds, the fire ended up requiring the help of 16 fire departments and 3 EMS agencies from across the east end of Long Island, as well as resources from Suffolk County Fire and Rescue services. Fortunately there were no injuries. MICHAEL HELLER

On December 16, 2016 at 6:11 a.m., the Sag Harbor Fire Department was called to 78 Main Street for a report of a deck fire at the rear of the building. Arriving units found a working fire that had begun to extend into the Sag Harbor Cinema and adjacent buildings, and immediately called for mutual aid from neighboring fire departments. Fueled by icy conditions and strong winds, the fire ended up requiring the help of 16 fire departments and 3 EMS agencies from across the east end of Long Island, as well as resources from Suffolk County Fire and Rescue services. Fortunately there were no injuries.   MICHAEL HELLER

On December 16, 2016 at 6:11 a.m., the Sag Harbor Fire Department was called to 78 Main Street for a report of a deck fire at the rear of the building. Arriving units found a working fire that had begun to extend into the Sag Harbor Cinema and adjacent buildings, and immediately called for mutual aid from neighboring fire departments. Fueled by icy conditions and strong winds, the fire ended up requiring the help of 16 fire departments and 3 EMS agencies from across the east end of Long Island, as well as resources from Suffolk County Fire and Rescue services. Fortunately there were no injuries. MICHAEL HELLER

authorStephen J. Kotz on Jul 28, 2025
Sag Harbor, which had its first newspaper shortly after the Revolutionary War and was supporting three papers in the early 20th century, “is the cradle of journalism on Long Island,”... more

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