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Three Drown As Boat Capsizes In Channel
Three members of an extended family, two of them children, drowned on Monday afternoon when their 21-foot fishing boat, anchored in the channel between the Cedar Point Lighthouse and Shelter Island's Mashomack Preserve, capsized.
No Rennert Decision
"First of all," deadpanned Paul Houlihan, Southampton Town's chief building inspector, "I'd like to say how happy I am to be here tonight," as he settled down in front of the Zoning Board of Appeals last Thursday to explain why he had issued building permits for the gigantic estate Ira Rennert is building on Daniel's Lane in Sagaponack.
Winning Tomato Was Yellow
"You say tomayto, I say tomahto."
Toss Out State Tickets
Although a standoff between the East Hampton Town Trustees and the State Department of Parks and Recreation over beach driving on Napeague continues, all the tickets issued by the state have been dismissed in East Hampton Town Justice Court.
Close Calls In Heavy Surf
There were a number of rescues in hurricane-generated ocean swells in recent days in addition to the dramatic rescue of a 9-year-old boy who was pulled from a fishing boat that sank off Shelter Island on Monday. A father, his daughter, and her cousin died in the accident, which occurred at about 2 p.m.
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