I can remember quite clearly the conversation with a friend who knew a thing or two about town politics. At least a dozen years ago, he and I got into it about if anyone really wanted to close the East Hampton Airport. I said no; he said I was wrong. Cut to, as they say, today, and it is clear that my friend was onto something.
I’m never happier than when the power goes out, and all the humming machines, low-buzzing appliances, furnaces, and neighborhood pool heaters shut down, and the house goes quiet. Partly I feel this relief because, like Greta Garbo, I just want to be left alone . . .
The dull warehouse has come in for reconsideration in light of Amazon’s exponential growth and the drive for unionization.
Soon, I’m told, we’ll be able to grow six marijuana plants (or is it 12 per couple filing jointly?), which, as I said to Mary, may impel me to get back to gardening again.
I once was avid in that regard, my steering wheel turning of its own accord when I’d be driving by Hren’s (now Groundworks). But the deer feasted on just about everything I grew, and if it wasn’t the deer, it was the voles.
Some variation of your life partner getting on your last nerve is inevitable. This was especially true in 2020, the year we rolled back the clock to 1918.
AMAGANSETT
Mulford Lane L.L.C. to Marina Zimina, 97 Mulford Lane, Sept. 18, $825,000.
Beowulf Capital L.L.C. to Cara and John Fry, 73 Gardiner Drive, Jan. 8, $1,875,000.
82 Beach L.L.C. to David and Kyra Barry, 82 Beach Avenue, Jan. 12, $2,200,000.
BRIDGEHAMPTON
John and Kathleen LoCovare to 808 Mecox Road L.L.C., 808 Mecox Road, Sept. 3, $4,500,000.
Adam and Andrea Taetle to Michelle and Sam Koeppel, 27 Grouse Drive, Dec. 10, $5,001,014.
Litter Is Winning
Springs
March 31, 2021
Dear Mr. Rattray,
Our group performs litter cleanup along a portion of Springs-Fireplace Road in the center of the industrial area. This last week, we collected more than double the trash we collected at the same place last year. The great majority of what we pick up is what is thrown out of cars: containers of what people eat, drink, and smoke.
A proposal that would allow outdoor dining to become a post-pandemic fixture in East Hampton Village's commercial district and at its historic inns was introduced at a village board meeting on Thursday and will be the subject of a public hearing on Friday, April 16.
Several medical studies have shown the power of gratitude. I am grateful for every single nurse, certified nursing assistant, technician, sanitary worker, cafeteria worker, and staff member in the hospitals where I work who did not give an inch in this fight, who offered me weary smiles and kind words after long shifts.
