G.O.P. Numbers Down, But Party Is Confident
Despite a drop in the number of registered Republicans and a comprehensive Democratic telephone campaign, East Hampton Town Republicans are upbeat as Election Day approaches.

Fire Injures Bayman
An 89-year-old Amagansett bayman, Francis Lester, was in "critical-stable condition" in Stony Brook University Medical Center's burn unit yesterday after a fire swept through his Oak Lane Extension house in the "Poseyville" section of Amagansett on Friday afternoon.

Hospital Hopes For Recovery
Networks Come Courting