Stepping Up Their Games on the Diamond
Thanks to Mark Danieli, a travel team for 7-to-9-year-olds can be found practicing two evenings a week at one of East Hampton Little League's Pantigo diamonds.
Where to Get a Covid Vaccine
Vaccines are now widely available for those 12 and up, with physicians' offices and pharmacies offering them and Stony Brook Southampton Hospital operating a Pfizer vaccine clinic three days a week. In addition, Organizacion Latino-American is partnering with a number of other organizations to offer the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
South Fork Water Usage Going Up, Up, Up
While water consumption in Suffolk County has been decreasing over the past five years, consumption in the Suffolk County Water Authority's East Hampton water district has consistently grown. In fact, water pumpage for each month in 2021 has surpassed consumption during the same month in 2020, according to the water authority.
Feds See Turbines as a Mixed Bag
The construction and operation of the South Fork Wind farm is likely to have negligible to moderately adverse impacts on marine life and habitat, with some moderately beneficial impacts also likely. For commercial fisheries, however, moderate to major adverse effects, either temporarily or long term, are predicted, with minor to moderate disruptions on for-hire recreational fishing.
Hospitals Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst
A recent surge in Covid-19 infections on the East End is predominantly among those who are unvaccinated, and the Delta variant of the virus is the cause of more than 90 percent of cases, according to Dr. Fredric Weinbaum, the chief medical officer at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, who described the variant as a "survival of the fittest" version of Covid-19.
At Swamp Site, Hamptons Pride Sees Chance to Honor Gay History
Tom House, who tended bar at the Swamp and its successor, the Star Room, for 20 years, is the founder of Hamptons Pride, a new nonprofit that wants to celebrate this significant piece of local L.G.B.T.Q. history by establishing a living monument on the site where the Swamp once stood.
On L.G.B.T.Q.+ Identities
The East Hampton Library will offer a virtual presentation called L.G.B.T. 101, an anti-bullying and awareness initiative from the L.G.B.T. Network, tomorrow at 5 p.m.
On How to Restore the Bays
A panel discussion on restoring East End bays to the productive habitats they once were will happen next Thursday from 5 to 6 p.m. at LTV Studios in Wainscott.
Hit-and-Run Injuries Proved to Be Fatal
The teenage victim of an Aug. 10 hit-and-run in Amagansett died on Friday from head injuries sustained in the accident.
Johnny Hadden
John Hadden is a rising 10th grader at the Westminster School in Simsbury, Ct. He lives in New York City and comes to East Hampton during the summer with his family. He has a younger brother and a younger sister, and his favorite movie is "The Avengers." John is also interested in writing about sports. In his free time, he enjoys hanging out with his friends and playing tennis and basketball. He is a big fan of the New York Knicks and he says that “the Knicks are looking promising this year.” He was a member of The Star's summer 2021 student academy.