Anthony Janssen
Anthony Janssen, who was chief of the Montauk Fire Department in 1981 and 1982, a volunteer firefighter for 35 years, and an ambulance driver for 15, died in Hot Springs, Ark., on April 24. He was 85.
Milton M. George Jr.
Milton M. George Jr. of Amagansett’s Lazy Point, a former car salesman, died on April 16 at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. He was 74.
Michael Howard Dext
Michael Howard Dext, a commercial fisherman who lived in Springs, died on April 25 at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. The cause was heart failure. He was 67 and had been ill for the past year.
Olympic Team Is Avallone’s Dream
Noah Avallone, who will turn 16 on May 16, returned briefly to Montauk recently to tally up his snowboarding successes and plan for what lies ahead.
On the Water: Fishing Plans Upended
“The striped bass have arrived in Montauk,” said Capt. Rob Aaronson of the Montauk charter boat Oh Brother! Both diamond and bucktail jigs have been the lures of choice for the linesiders.
Turn Off the Blowers in the Villages
The annual leaf blower rule shifts are coming, with two glaring exceptions: Sag Harbor and East Hampton Village.
Deep Concerns on Marsden Street
In under two weeks’ time, Sag Harbor School District voters will be asked if they approve of a $9.4 million proposal to buy five residential vacant lots on Marsden Street understood to be for an expansion of school athletic fields. We have concerns.
The Mast Head: Slimes of All Sorts
Time is ticking towards Cerberus’s launch day, which means there is a lot to do before Nick the boat-mover shows up.
Point of View: Enlivening Ennui
I should have read the Rotten Tomatoes critics’ and audience’s reviews more thoroughly before taking Mary to “Showing Up” in Sag Harbor on a recent rainy Sunday.
Gristmill: Captain Canuck
Revisiting Gregory Clark, newspaperman, outdoorsman, critic of modernity.