Item of the Week: The Boughton Family at the Holidays
In this circa 1900 glass-plate image from The Star’s archive, the Boughton family has gathered for a feast. Edward Smith Boughton, who bought this newspaper, sits at the head of the table.
Kids Culture for January 4, 2024
Project Most has a new lineup of fresh, fun activities starting this week. Plus: games, movies, arts and crafts, and more coming up this week for kids and teens.
On the Police Logs 01.04.24
The Jewish Center of the Hamptons received an anonymous bomb threat via email on Dec. 24 stating that a group called “Funning” had placed explosives inside the synagogue and also inside every synagogue in New York State. The threat was reported to police two days later. It was ultimately deemed non-credible, but police remained on site for some time that day.
Christian Johnson
Robert (Christian) Anton Johnson, an actor and musical theater performer who later was a D.J. and program director for WLNG Radio, died in his sleep on Dec. 13 at the Westhampton Care Center. He was 85.
Anna Palmer
Anna Elizabeth Gorton Palmer, a nurse who worked for two decades at the East Hampton office of the Suffolk County Health Department, died on Dec. 7 in Beverly Hills, Fla. She was 94.
Passenger Dies in Bridgehampton Crash
A 39-year-old Flanders man died Wednesday night after a car crash on Montauk Highway near the Bridgehampton Commons.
Supervisor Burke-Gonzalez Sets Priorities
At a time when East Hampton Town faces “many challenges,” Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez was sworn in at the town board’s organizational meeting on Tuesday and began to implement changes at Town Hall and to set priorities for the coming year.
Girls Set Two School Records on Staten Island
East Hampton High’s girls track team broke school records in the 4-by-800 and distance medley relays at the Ocean Breeze Holiday Festival meet on Staten Island last week.
Hoops, Swimming, Wrestling Teams Stay Competitive
The East Hampton High School boys basketball, boys swimming, and wrestling teams had losing records going into the Christmas break, but all three of them have been battling in the thick of it.
A Big Night for Bonac Soccer at Awards Banquet
Don McGovern, East Hampton High’s boys soccer coach, took seven of his charges to the Suffolk County Soccer Coaches Association’s awards banquet last month at Villa Lombardi in Holbrook.