Bristle at Cellphone Policy
The argument over cellphones as either distractions or useful educational tools for students has divided some at the Bridgehampton School.
Kids Culture 12.05.19
Sensory Friendly
Children with sensory processing disorders or who are on the autism spectrum will find an especially welcoming space at the Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton on Saturday morning. From 8 to 10, light and sound will be reduced in the exhibits, the space will be less crowded, and there will be quiet rooms for kids who fare better with less stimulation. Admission will be free.
It’s a Holiday Extravaganza in East Hampton
Christmas festivities will abound in East Hampton Village on Saturday.
Letter From the First Lady, 1921
Item of the Week From the East Hampton Library Long Island Collection
On the Police Logs 12.05.19
Someone reported an erratic driver, possibly intoxicated, on Thanksgiving Day. The caller reported seeing two young women with a small child get into a gray Honda Pilot and speed off up Main Street to Newtown Lane at about 6:30 p.m.
Michael Hinkemeyer, Prolific Novelist
Michael Thomas Hinkemeyer of East Hampton, an author of suspense, mystery, and historical romance novels, died of cardiopulmonary arrest last Thursday at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. He was 79 and had been in declining health for more than a year.
Beverly Deichert, 80
Beverly Shilhan Deichert, a member of the Ladies Village Improvement Society of East Hampton for many years, died of cardiac arrest at home in Bronxville, N.Y., on Nov. 19. She was less than a week shy of her 81st birthday.
Bernard Stoll
Bernard Stoll, a former advertising executive who in 1968 built one of the first houses in the dunes on Marine Boulevard, died on Nov. 7 in New York City. He was 98.
For John de Sousa Sr.
Visiting hours for John A. de Sousa Sr. of Montauk will be tomorrow from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton. Mr. de Sousa, who was 85, died on Tuesday.
Erica-Lynn Huberty
Erica-Lynn Huberty, who lives on North Haven, has written for many publications. including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Huffington Post, Sculpture Magazine, Jezebel, and Edible East End. Her short story collection "Dog Boy and Other Harrowing Tales" was short-listed for the Eric Hoffer Prize for Short Fiction and named one of Long Island Pulse magazine’s top book picks.