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Janis Hewitt
Senior Writer

Articles by this author:

  • Say Hello to the Hopefuls (Education)

        Two candidates are running for one five-year term on the Montauk School Board. The open seat is being vacated by Therese Watson after 29 years. The candidates, Lee White and Honora Herlihy, both have children in the school.

    By: Janis Hewitt
  • Refuse and Parking Improvements Coming (Villages)

        Changes are afoot in downtown Montauk in time for the summer season. One is a trash recycling pilot program; the other the institution of a two-hour parking limit in much of the area.

    By: Janis Hewitt
  • Permit Revoked for Fort Pond Lot (News)

    Neighbor’s complaint convinces inspector new variances are needed

    By: Janis Hewitt
  • Library Board Member’s Election Is Voided (Villages)

        After winning election to the Montauk Library’s board on April 27, Perry Haberman learned that he was ineligible for the position. The board took action at a meeting on Monday to declare the election null and void, leaving Mr. Haberman, who was elected with 62 votes, off the board.

    By: Janis Hewitt
  • Relay: Mother’s Day Itch (Columnists)

       The one thing my children know is not to buy me perfume for Mother’s Day on Sunday. And even though the perfume makers purport to use all types of natural ingredients, such as sandalwood, rose, patchouli, white lilies, and ambergris, they also use chemicals that are not listed on the label that include benzoin resin, deer musk, acetoin, bisabolol, and perillaldehyde, whatever that is. No wonder I’m allergic to it.

    By: Janis Hewitt
  • Mindful Yoga in Montauk (Business)

        Mindful Turtle, a Stony Brook yoga studio, will open a Montauk outpost at 34 South Erie Street, with classes starting tomorrow.
        “I always liked the vibe out here and it seemed the right place to be,” said Danielle Goldstein, the owner and founder of Mindful Turtle. (The name comes from her father’s nickname for her and her two sisters — turtles.) She anticipates a very busy summer in Montauk.

    By: Janis Hewitt
  • Seedy Montauk: A Novel View (Books)

       There’s no rock ’n’ roll and just a few mentions of drugs in Nanci E. LaGarenne’s new novel, “Cheap Fish,” but it’s all about Montauk and has sex, salty language, intrigue, and a murder mystery, all aboard a high-class floating brothel called the Lily Virginia in the middle of the ocean.

    By: Janis Hewitt
  • Endless Summer: Loving the Showy Hydrangea (Garden)

    The hydrangea just might be the East End’s favorite flower – beloved for producing unending armloads of color, from blue and pink Nikkos to vanilla-cone PeeGees. I love them for the bouquets that grace many places in and out of my house in the warmer months. That I am not alone can be witnessed on a drive through the South Fork in summer, when you will see big, showy blooms waving from the smallest backyards to the expansive grounds of multimillion-dollar mansions. In some neighborhoods hydrangeas are also as ubitquitous as privet.

    By: Janis Hewitt
  • Montauk: Two in Race for One Seat (Education)

       The Montauk School Board learned on Tuesday that Lee White and Honora Herlihy have filed the required petitions to run for five-year terms on the board. Each is a parent of two young children.
        Ms. Herlihy is the former owner of the Montauk Carriage House, which she recently sold. Mr. White is a member of the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals and has worked at the Harvest on Fort Pond restaurant for many years.

    By: Janis Hewitt
  • Library Vote (Villages)

       The Montauk Library has issued its budget proposal in the amount of $732,121 for 2013-14. The proposed tax rate is estimated at $22.88 per $1,000 of assessed value. The increase in the tax rate is less that a dollar over last year’s. The budget vote will take place at the library on April 27 from 2 to 8 p.m.
        Perry Haberman, the president of the library board, is running unopposed for another five-year term.

    By: Janis Hewitt