A clash between what is allowed by law and what has existed for the last 75 years in East Hampton's Sammy's Beach neighborhood has people fed up. A proposal to demolish three houses built in the 1950s, two which are under 1,000 square feet, and replace them with a nearly 5,000-square-foot modern glass structure was roundly criticized at an town zoning board of appeals meeting last week.
With cooperation among East Hampton Town's Ordinance Enforcement Department, the fire marshal, the police, and other departments “at an all-time high,” enforcement of East Hampton Town’s code was a success in the summer of 2023, the director of ordinance enforcement told the town board this week.
This photo shows Carlton Davidson, left, with his wife, Helen, accepting a receipt from Edwin L. Sherrill Jr. of the East Hampton Town Marine Museum for the donation of a 6,000-pound cannon from the Culloden shipwreck.
James Francis Jensen, for 40 years the friendly face behind the bar at the Grill and then Cittanuova on Newtown Lane, died in Riverhead on Sept. 22. A Mass will be said Friday at the Basilica Parish of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Southampton, followed by a gathering at the Southampton Publick House.
Sydney Roberts Shuman, a leading light in New York City’s philanthropic community, died on Sept. 7 at home in Manhattan. She was 82 and had lived part time in East Hampton.
Colette Douglas of New York City, a member of the Bridgehampton Club for over 60 years, died on Saturday at the age of 96.
Arthur Ganz, an English professor at City College of New York for over 30 years who published several books on playwrights, died of pneumonia in New York on Aug. 17. The summertime East Hampton resident was 95.
Patricia Anne Sarlo, “a great friend and a model of service and humility in the community,” died of complications of surgery on Sept. 26. She was 82.
A wake for Joseph DeCristofaro of East Hampton, who died on Monday at age 98, will be held today from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home here. A graveside service is planned for Friday at 11 a.m. at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery on Cedar Street.
Last week, for the third time since July, the owners of Rowdy Hall, the popular East Hampton bar and restaurant that is relocating to Amagansett, attempted to win approval from the East Hampton Town Architectural Review Board to bring its signature look to Amagansett Main Street. It did not go well.
