Three Police Officers Rise in Rank
Town Police Sgt. Gregory Martin was promoted to lieutenant, and Officers Bradley Hughes and Nicholas Lloyd were promoted to sergeant at a swearing-in ceremony last week.
Rush-Hour Fire in Amagansett Contained
The Amagansett Fire Department, with help from the East Hampton Fire Department, contained a house fire that shut down Montauk Highway near Handy Lane for about three hours last Thursday afternoon.
On the Police Logs 11.09.23
A man was seen stealing a pack of Boar’s Head bacon on Friday morning at Damark’s Market on Three Mile Harbor Road. After an officer spoke to him, the man returned to the store to pay $8.
Cars Targeted in String of Montauk Thefts
East Hampton Town police are investigating a string of thefts in Montauk in which valuables were stolen from at least four cars sometime from the evening of Oct. 30 into the morning of Oct. 31.
Item of the Week: The Return of the Dock Race
This photo from The Star’s archives dates to Sept. 25, 1975, when the Dock Closing race was first run as part of a series of competitions courtesy of the Montauk bar’s owner, George Watson.
Documenting a Holocaust Survivor's Story
Judy Sleed of East Hampton, a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor and host of "The Play Is the Thing," an LTV show, tells her story publicly for the first time in "I Am Judit."
Doris Brill Karp
Doris Brill Karp, a founding member of the Jewish Center of the Hamptons, died in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Oct. 19, three weeks shy of her 100th birthday.
Frederick Notel Sr.
Frederick Notel Sr., a former sergeant with the East Hampton Town Police Department, a carpenter, a Boy Scout leader, and a jack of all trades, died at home in Springs on Friday. He was 92.
Dennis John Bennett
Dennis John Bennett, an Air Force veteran and a devoted patron of the East Hampton Library, died on Oct. 25 at San Simeon by the Sound in Greenport. He was 95.
For Evelyn Ludlow Tureski
Visiting hours for Evelyn Ludlow Tureski of Bridgehampton, who was 94, will be held on Monday from 2 to 4 and from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Brockett Funeral Home in Southampton. A funeral will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church.