The Mast-Head: Drusilla and Rachel
Shortly after Lyman Beecher’s wife, Roxana, bore their first child, Drusilla Crook was brought to the household to take care of the baby — she was 5 years old, “a colored girl,” Beecher wrote in his autobiography.
The Shipwreck Rose: I Want Candy
I believe nothing is more depressing than the “festival” of “fun” that goes on at Hershey’s Chocolatetown in Pennsylvania.
Gristmill: Deep in Long Beach
Here in Noyac, for some reason I’ve been overlooking nearby Long Beach, and was surprised it took me till the second weekend in July to appreciate it in a way I haven’t since the days of the Oasis.
Point of View: Unuplifting Lifted Words
If I were sermonizing, I’d write one on the folly of self-abasement, self-doubt, self-mortification, self-flagellation, and self-loathing.
Guestwords: To Potato and Privet
Thoughts on “The Potato Book,” a droll, tongue-in-cheek time capsule of a book with a 1970s warning in Truman Capote’s foreword.
Recorded Deeds 07.15.21
AMAGANSETT
Estate of Bonnie Krupinski to Christa E. Bistrian, 17 Private Road (vacant), April 15, $412,500.
Far East Properties L.L.C. to HRH Design Group L.L.C., 172 Cranberry Hole Road (vacant), April 29, $2,550,000.
BRIDGEHAMPTON
Bridge A. L.L.C. to 145 Meadowlark Lane L.L.C., 32 West Pond Drive (vacant), August 13, $3,500,000.
Estate of Peter Larkin to 192 Surfside Drive L.L.C., 192 Surfside Drive, April 7, $8,350,000.
Letters to the Editor for July 15, 2021
The week's comments from readers.
Montauk Students Reflect on Covid
"The Year Coronavirus Came to Town" was the assignment for Montauk School students in this year's Montauk Historical Society Essay and Original Artwork Competition, and the society's director said she "was so touched by the way the kids opened their hearts" in their submissions.
Fireworks Over Three Mile Harbor Saturday
The Clamshell Foundation's Great Bonac Fireworks Show will light up the sky over Three Mile Harbor in East Hampton on Saturday at 9 p.m., in a return to an annual tradition dating back to the 1970s.