Flights on Fourth Weekend Near Pre-Pandemic Levels
There were 859 takeoffs and landings at East Hampton Airport over Independence Day weekend, the highest total since 2019.
D.E.C. Closes News Areas to Shellfishing
There’s good and not-so-good news for commercial and recreational shellfishermen in the updated rules governing shellfish-season openings and closures in East Hampton Town waters.
Town Seeks Ideas for Senior Citizens Center
East Hampton Town is asking residents to weigh in on the new senior citizens center to be constructed at 403 Abraham’s Path in Amagansett, with results to inform the design of the center and the programs offered there.
Town Eyes a Roundabout in Montauk
Historical problems with both traffic safety and flooding at a multi-street intersection in Montauk may be alleviated by a redesign and installation of a roundabout.
Fund-Raiser to Rescue Dogs in Ukraine
No Dogs Left Behind, which rescues canines from the illegal dog meat trade in East Asia and works to place them with caring owners, will host a cocktail party and silent auction to raise money for rescue efforts in Ukraine and Hungary Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. at St. Ann’s Episcopal Church in Bridgehampton.
Covid Rates Remain High
Amid the New York City Health Department’s recommendation that face masks should once again be worn in public indoor settings and crowded outdoor settings due to high transmission levels of Covid-19, the number of new infections and hospitalizations on the South Fork is of growing concern, Councilwoman Sylvia Overby told the Wainscott Citizens Advisory Committee on Saturday.
Parents of Youngest Seem Wary of Covid Vaccine
In the three and a half weeks since Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, signed off on Covid-19 vaccines for children under 5, there has not been a huge demand, according to Dr. Gail Schonfeld of East End Pediatrics in East Hampton.
Saturday Is AVIS Day
Saturday is Celebrate AVIS Day, honoring the Amagansett Village Improvement Society, which was founded in 1921 and is marking its 100th anniversary one year late because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Great Bonac Fireworks Show Is Saturday
The Clamshell Foundation’s Great Bonac Fireworks Show is set to go off over Three Mile Harbor on Saturday night at 9:30, with Fireworks by Grucci providing the pyrotechnics.
A Montauk Lake Club Marriage
Devon Luckey, a daughter of Joanne and Thomas Luckey of Wantagh and Montauk, was married to Jaime Daniel Alava on June 25 at the Montauk Lake Club.