Gristmill: Cold Comfort
Notes on the air-conditioning wars.
Point of View: The Malice Underneath
I say the evidence as to Donald Trump’s criminal intent has been there all along.
Guestwords: God Bless Pig Latin America
For me Pig Latin is a little like Swedish. Everyone who speaks it reminds me of the characters in a Bergman film who have lost their faith in God.
Letters to the Editor for August 4, 2022
The weekly raft of reader comment . . .
Haerter’s Heroism Recalled at Jordan’s Run
Teenage siblings, Trevor and Rose Hayes of East Moriches, were the male and female winners of the 5K contested in memory of Lance Cpl. Jordan C. Haerter on Saturday in Sag Harbor, a race that's a special one insofar as community spirit goes.
The Way It Was for August 4, 2022
Controversial bicycle riding on the Amagansett sidewalks of 1897. A citizens’ revolt over the number of tourists clogging Sag Harbor in 1997. And more ripped from the pages of The Star.
Recorded Deeds 08.04.22
Curious about what’s happening in South Fork real estate? Here’s the weekly rundown.
East Hampton Pitcher Key to Whalers’ Collegiate League Championship
The Sag Harbor Whalers, with a part-time East Hamptoner, Brett Borcherding, pitching in relief, defeated the Westhampton Aviators 6-5 at Sag Harbor's Mashashimuet Park on Sunday to win the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League's championship series 2-1. It was the first H.C.B.L. championship for a Whaler team since 2008.
Seventeen Teams to Play in Travis Field Softball Tourney
The Travis Field memorial double-elimination coed softball tournament, which many say is their favorite event of the summer, is to begin Thursday at the Terry King ball field in Amagansett with 17 teams — seven in the A bracket and 10 in the B bracket — vying for trophies.
Sisters Die in Noyac House Fire
Two sisters from Potomac, Md., visiting here with their family, died early Wedneday morning in a house fire on Spring Lane, off Noyac Road in Noyac. Lt. Susan Ralph of the Southampton Town police said the other members of the family were able to escape from the rented house. The son leapt from a second-floor window, she said.