The Strong Brothers Blacksmith Shop
This photograph from the C. Frank Dayton photo collection at the East Hampton Library shows the blacksmith shop owned and operated by the Strong family here. It is believed to have been taken sometime in 1903.
On the Police Logs
A woman's cellphone was stolen on the afternoon of Aug. 4 after she left it in her bike basket in the Amagansett Atlantic Avenue Beach parking lot. "Find my iPhone" showed it in constant transit in East Hampton until it arrived somewhere in Farmingville.
On His Cellphone, He Said
Late Sunday night on Montauk Main Street near the Plaza, Yasir Bari, 35, of Brooklyn, driving a 2016 BMW, rear-ended a parked 2010 Honda belonging to Anthony Morena of Coram and kept moving.
Police Say Woman Bit Victim’s Tongue
An East Hampton woman was charged on Sunday with third-degree assault after East Hampton Town police said she “forcefully bit down on the tongue” of an unidentified victim, “causing a deep laceration, substantial pain, and bleeding.”
On the Roads
East Hampton Town police reported two accidents with injuries on local roads last week.
The Art Scene 08.13.20
Pace Gallery partners with fellow behemoths, Gagosian and Acquavella, to present 40 works on paper from the late Donald B. Marron's collection, and much more.
Help for the Hungry
East End Cares and the Clamshell Foundation, a long-running East Hampton charity, have collected $126,000 in donations since March, with $70,000 from the Citarella grocery stores in Southampton, Bridgehampton, and East Hampton.
Bits and Pieces 08.13.20
In person and virtual music offerings and a drag brunch are on offer this week.
Trump's South Fork Stopover Gave Fisherman a Tale to Tell
"It was a big deal to me . . . a once-in-a-lifetime experience," said Capt. Chuck Morici, a commercial fisherman from Montauk who won the chance to meet President Trump after having what was judged the best decorated boat in a Friday TrumpStock boat parade. He and his daughter were guests at a Saturday night fund-raiser at Donald Trump Jr.'s house.