Letters to the Editor for October 19, 2023
In this week’s installment, your vote is sought. Don’t want to hear it? There’s also heartwarming thanks and classic cars.
Recorded Deeds 10.19.23
The real estate report: Amagansett to Southampton Village.
It’s Always a Party at This Downtown Shop
Thirty-three years ago, Theo Landi’s sister-in-law Geri Sanicola said to her, “This town needs a party shop.” Mrs. Landi replied, “You find a spot and maybe we’ll do it.” The Party Shoppe has been helping to make birthday parties and holidays complete ever since.
Amagansett Superintendent Resigns Wednesday
Seth Turner, the superintendent of the Amagansett School District for the last five years, has resigned "effective immediately," the district announced Wednesday night.
Amagansett School Evacuated After Bomb Threat
The East Hampton Town Police Department has given the all-clear signal at the Amagansett School after a bomb threat was received by email just before 9 a.m. Wednesday. The school — where the day's classes were just beginning — was immediately evacuated, police said in a release.
Important Dates for Voters to Know
Ahead of the Nov. 7 general election, key deadlines for voter registration and absentee balloting are coming up in the next two weeks.
For Frederick William Yardley
Visiting hours for Frederick William Yardley, a retired Springs School history teacher and administrator, will be held on Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton. A funeral will be held on Thursday morning at 11 at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in East Hampton. A full obituary will appear in Thursday's paper.
A Prophet of Environmentalism
How Kurt Vonnegut, acerbic citizen of Planet Earth, anticipated the current ecological crisis and the need to go green.
A Trucker's Hat and Many More
Ryan Sherman’s many hats include photographer, media consultant, and musician, but his newest venture, the “Highly Educated” podcast, focuses on his millennial East End peers and their ventures, in the hope of helping his former classmates make a go of it here.
Tango Comes to the LTV Stage
The next performance at LTV Studios, “A Milonga for Gabriel Isaacs,” is a brew of comedy, drama, music, and passion about a just-divorced man looking for love on the dance floor, and that dance is the tango.