Five Nights of Hell
What has happened to Montauk is a shame.
The Mast-Head: A New Trade Parade
Decades ago, a movement to build a bypass skirting the hamlets and villages on Montauk Highway was beaten back. I wonder what the naysayers would think if they could see 2021.
The Shipwreck Rose: Loafers Unite
Did you see the New York Times piece this weekend about a pro-laziness movement led by a factory dropout from Zhejiang Province, China?
Gristmill: Traffiqistan
Never mind the backups, jam-ups, and clogged (traffic) arteries, the quality of driving itself has taken a nosedive.
Point of View: The Spirit Embodied
The goose that lays the golden egg is on life support.
Guestwords: Where Man Was Born
Throughout this past year, for reasons that are not entirely clear to me, I have returned again and again to the lyrical prose of Peter Matthiessen’s “The Tree Where Man Was Born.”
Recorded Deeds 07.08.21
AMAGANSETT
Edwards Trust to Betty Englis, 425 Cranberry Hole Road (vacant), April 30, $2,550,000.
BRIDGEHAMPTON
Eugene G. Smith to J. and D. LI Home Builders L.L.C., 867 Millstone Road (vacant), Feb. 9, $225,000.
Stefan Wiskemann to Caroline and Jeremy Leventhal, 20 Audobon Avenue, April 26, $5,750,000.
Delvin Hemby Trust to 2211 Scuttle Hole L.L.C., 2211 Scuttle Hole Road, April 27, $875,000.
Karen F. Goldman to Martyn and Barrie Moskovich, 5 Mill Path, April 29, $3,100,000.
Montauk Fire Department Uses Aerial Truck to Rescue Gull
While firefighters are often summoned to help animals in distress, it's a rare day when an aerial truck comes to the rescue. But that's what happened on June 25, when Montauk firefighters were called to help rescue a seagull caught in a power line near the Dock restaurant.
On the Water: The Oyster and Scallop Whisperer
Kim Tetrault, the longtime chief oyster guru at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Center in Southold, tends oysters hatched in late March and scallops still too tiny to be seen without a microscope.
Former Derby Pro Rolls Out Skate Night at Clubhouse
Samantha Duane of East Hampton certainly skates through life, and this summer, she's inviting other people to join her for friendly skate gatherings that the ex-roller derby pro hosts Monday nights in the parking lot of the Clubhouse off Daniel's Hole Road.