John P. Nilon
John P. Nilon, who moved to Montauk in his early 20s “looking for the right wave,” died at home in Manhattan on Dec. 22 of cardiovascular disease. He was 68.
For Gene Roarick
A service for Marshall Roarick, 92, of East Hampton will be held on Sunday morning at 11:30 at the Presbyterian Church here. Mr. Roarick, who was known as Gene, died on Saturday.
The Way It Was for February 1, 2024
It was a scrap metal dealer’s bonanza in 1949, when, seven years after it began, the “demilitarization” of the four 16-inch guns at Camp Hero in Montauk wrapped up. And more tidbits from yesteryear.
News Is Good on the Track and in the Pool
Bonac boys basketball bounces back, swimming wins two, and girls indoor track wraps it up at the Last Chance meet.
Wrestlers Eye the League IV Tourney
The East Hampton High School wrestling team has been doing well on the mats, with wins over Bayport-Blue Point and Riverhead.
Cole Brauer Masters the ‘Everest of the Seas’
When East Hampton’s Cole Brauer finishes the round-the-world Global Solo Challenge sailing race, she will “make the history books by becoming the first American female ever to complete a solo, nonstop circumnavigation by the three great capes, joining an elite of fewer than 200 humans who have achieved this — ever,” Marco Nannini, organizer of the race, said in a report Friday.
The Lineup for the Week of Feb. 1, 2024
A look at the sporting events coming down the pike here.
Letters to the Editor for February 1, 2024
It’s The Star’s deep winter mailbag.
Free to Flip the Bird
In casually banning public expression that they did not like, officials in Bay City, Mich., put themselves up against the heaviest of hitters on the issue.
Please Stand Up
In praise of those members of the East End G.O.P. who, instead of hosting screenings of wild-eyed-fantasy films produced by the far right, are standing up to defend the actual, longstanding principles of real Republicans.