Albert Catozzi, 71
Albert James Catozzi of Springs, a longtime clerk at the East Hampton Post Office, died on July 8 of complications of multiple myeloma at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.
Liliane M. Chapin
Liliane M. Chapin, a painter who had lived in East Hampton for more than 20 years, died of heart failure on July 7 at South County Hospital in South Kingstown, R.I.
Mildred Granitz
Mildred Doughty Granitz, a former director of publicity at Guild Hall, died at home in East Hampton on June 21. She was 98.
Head-On Collision Shuts Down Portion of Noyac Road
A head-on collision involving a pool company truck injured five people and shut down a portion of Noyac Road in North Sea during rush hour on Thursday afternoon.
For Barbara Curran
Visiting hours for Barbara Elizabeth Curran, formerly of Wainscott, who died on Sunday in Ocean Breeze, Fla., will be held at the Beecher Flook’s Funeral Home in Pleasantville, N.Y., on Tuesday from 2 to 5 p.m.
For Raymond Marisette
A celebration and remembrance of the life of Raymond Marisette, known as Cheech, who died on July 21, 2018, will take place on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. at the Dock restaurant in Montauk. His ashes will be spread on the roots of a tree that will be planted, and there will be a Budweiser toast in his honor.
Sag Harbor's African-American Neighborhoods Added to National Register
The National Parks Service, the federal agency that oversees the preservation of historic structures and districts, last week added the Sag Harbor communities of Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest, and Ninevah Subdivisions (known as SANS) to the National Register of Historic Places.
Soldier Ride Rolls on Saturday
The 15th annual Soldier Ride the Hamptons will return to the South Fork on Saturday with a community bike ride to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Riders will bike alongside wounded veterans on a 25.6-mile route that starts and finishes at Amagansett Farm and passed through Amagansett and East Hampton Village on the way to Sag Harbor.
Bicycling Requires Safe Places
From our vantage point overlooking Main Street, electric bicycles seem to have arrived, along with an increase in the number of traditional, pedal-powered bikes. We’ve seen a couple of electric scooters, too, which look like fun, but we are not sure that any of these belong on the sidewalk.
Gill Nets Threaten Troubled Fisheries
The humpback whale that became temporarily stuck in a commercial fishing net on Monday moved away before officials could determine if it may have remained tangled in a portion of the mesh and be at possible risk of greater harm, even death.