John W. McCluskey
John William McCluskey, a photographer and magazine publisher, Amagansett resident, and part-time resident of Greece, died on March 21 in Athens. He was 83.
Lucy Olszewski
Lucy Olszewski died at home in East Hampton on May 8, the day after her 95th birthday.
Jill A. Perkins
Jill A. Perkins, a certified public accountant formerly of East Hampton, died on Nov. 1 in Greenville, S.C., where she had retired in 2020. She was 65.
Item of the Week: Inside the Gardiner’s Island Lighthouse
This cross-section elevation drawing from 1856 shows the lighthouse that illuminated Gardiner’s Island. It stood just over two stories tall on a sandy beach of little Gardiner’s Point Island from December of 1854 until early 1894.
East End Invitational Drew 296 Tracksters
Yani Cuesta, East Hampton High’s girls track coach, reported that Meredith Spolarich, Leslie Samuel, Ryleigh O’Donnell, and Dylan Cashin will be among those competing in the upcoming county meet.
Pierson, Bees, and Bonac Baseball Teams in Postseason
Three South Fork high school baseball teams, East Hampton, Pierson, and Bridgehampton, have made the county playoffs. Bonac’s girls lacrosse team narrowly missed out.
On the Water: Learning New Tricks
When I’m out pursuing codfish, I always start off using a diamond jig. I also use a diamond jig when I fish for weakfish, sea bass, and bluefish. The same lure is also used when I pursue striped bass from my boat. Old habits are hard to break.
Don’t Bulldoze His Memory
We’re writing in the hope that the East Hampton Village Board has not forgotten Roy Lee Mabery. It is in his memory that the basketball courts — recently bulldozed at Herrick Park — were dedicated.
White Lines Barely Better Than Nothing
Going from place to place on two wheels on the South Fork is nerve-racking.
The Mast Head: No Second-Rate Turkeys Here
The spring rush can also be seen in the letters to the editor of this paper.