C.P.F. Revenue Is Down
The latest report from Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr.’s office shows that year-to-year community preservation fund revenues in the five East End towns have fallen more than 17 percent over all.
Sportime Wants Year-Round Tennis
Year-round tennis in Amagansett: That’s the goal of the plan pitched by Claude Okin, who owns the Sportime facility and camp off Town Lane and Abraham’s Path, to the East Hampton Town Trustees in December.
Good News for Plum Island
In a far-reaching, $1.65 trillion package of federal legislation signed by President Biden last Thursday, the campaign to permanently preserve Plum Island took another step forward: Congress has officially invited stakeholder agencies to come to the table for a joint briefing on the island’s future.
Item of the Week: Jonathan Mulford’s Tuition Bills
Before the 1830s, public schools were not freely available in America, and schools required tuition. Seen here, an itemized receipt for tuition payments from Jonathan Mulford (1770-1840), with his children’s names.
Kids Culture for January 05, 2023
From new classes at Projects Most in East Hampton to community service projects for teens to winter craft programs there's a lot for kids and teens to do, even in these quiet times.
On the Police Logs 01.05.23
A 40-year-old man living on Toilsome Lane called police last Thursday afternoon to report “suspicious activity.” He had discovered a plastic bag wrapped tightly around the branch of a tree on his property and wanted his finding documented.
D.W.I. Charged After Crash
A 22-year-old Montauk man is facing drunken-driving charges after he lost control of his car on Abraham’s Path Sunday morning.
Carol Lynne Elms, 73
Carol Lynne Elms, a caretaker and gardener on Gardiner’s Island and at large estates in East Hampton, died of cardiac arrest on Dec. 10.
Keith McDonald, 75
Keith McDonald of East Hampton, a science teacher at the Tuckahoe School for many years, died at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead on Dec. 13 following a series of medical complications.
Helen MacIsaac, 63
Helen Ann MacIsaac, formerly of Amagansett, whose career included over a decade of senior international roles in corporate development, finance, and marketing, died on Dec. 11 in Washington, D.C.