Mary CummingsMary Cummings is a writer and historian. She has been awarded by the New York Press Association for her obituary of Joseph Heller and a “Best In-Depth Reporting” Award for “Troubled Waters,” a series on Long Island’s threatened grounwater supply. She has written for The New York Times, Newsday, Time Out New York, and more, and was the arts editor and principal feature writer at The Southampton Press.  She is a graduate of Smith College with a master’s degree from Stony Brook University. She lives in Southampton, New York. Read More Read Less