In his bid for the Democratic nomination for New York’s First Congressional District, John Avlon of Sag Harbor this week picked up the endorsement of the New York State Democratic Committee chairman, Jay Jacobs, and of all five members of the East Hampton Town Board.
For kids and teens this week: art and community service projects, teddy bear tea time, dance, STEAM activities, and more.
Police responded to the East Hampton I.G.A. shortly after 5 p.m. on April 1 after the manager called in a report of an “unwanted guest.” After an investigation, a 38-year-old man was arrested and charged with two counts of petty larceny: one for taking 24 cans of beer and leaving without paying for them; the other for taking a white Huffy bicycle that did not belong to him. He was released on his own recognizance to await a court date.
A prolific performer internationally in television, theater, film, at nightclubs, and on the radio, one who later had a second career in real estate, Faith Hermany of Montauk died at home on March 2 at the age of 97.
Carol Elaine Lambert, an animal lover and Elvis Presley fan formerly of Springs, died on March 18 in Port Charlotte, Fla. She was 85.
John David Ross, a member of the Bridgehampton Fire Department for his entire adult life, died on April 2 in Ephrata, Pa., where he had been living with his daughter. He was 88.
A memorial for Doris Brill Karp, who died on Oct. 19, will be held on April 21 at 2 p.m. at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons in East Hampton.
Herminia Vecino of Montauk died on April 2 in Southampton at the age of 99. Arrangements are being handled by the Brockett Funeral Home in Southampton.
Facing a perfect storm of cost increases in nearly every area of the budget, the Springs School Board is likely to adopt a $37.8 million, over-the-tax-cap budget, meaning school district voters will be faced with a difficult choice on May 21 when they head to the polls for the annual budget vote.
Mary Mott, chief of the East Hampton Village Ambulance Association, along with Mary Ellen McGuire, the first assistant chief, Laura Van Binsbergen, the treasurer, and Suzanne Dayton, the secretary, have filed an Article 78 petition in Suffolk County Supreme Court, to dissolve the ambulance association and transfer its funds to a new nonprofit corporation that was set up in October 2023 called the East Hampton Village Ambulance Members, Inc.
