The race season here, from 5Ks to triathlons to and bay and ocean swimming competitions, will begin Saturday with the Robert J. Aaron memorial Olympic-distance triathlon in Montauk, to be followed on Sunday by the Montauk Mile.
The Ladies Village Improvement Society’s annual fair will be on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year brings the return of two perennial favorites — the carousel and the mystery gift booth — as well as all the usual offerings that fairgoers look forward to, from vintage clothing to toys and plants.
There will be live music all day, face-painting, pony rides, a petting zoo, a “roving magician” to entertain kids, and a food court.
Proceeds help to support the society’s many good works in the community and its annual scholarships.
Wendy Lynn Schellinger-Schwob, a 13th-generation Bonacker, died on April 22 in Vero Beach, Fla., where she had lived since 2007.
Sunday marks Montauk’s 68th annual Blessing of the Fleet ceremony, beginning at 5 p.m. in Montauk Harbor and ushering in the start of the summer fishing season.
Dylan Cashin, an East Hampton High School senior who is to attend the United States Naval Academy in the fall, set a school record Friday as she finished third in the 1,500-meter racewalk in 6 minutes and 57.65 seconds. The old record, of 7:14.82, was held by Nina Piacentine, a 2016 graduate.
An old elm tree thought to be lost after an intense storm roared through East Hampton two weeks ago is still standing thanks to the efforts of the village Highway Department and Jackson Dodds & Co., a tree care business.
Mary Lavelle, a former domestic worker born in Ireland, died on Sunday in Connecticut. She was 102 and had lived in Springs and then East Hampton for many years.
In local waters there has been a decrease of kelp, much of which was typically found from the east side of Gardiner’s Island all the way to Montauk. A new project looks to change this.
If you’ve been to a high school basketball game, a tennis match, or a 5K on the South Fork any time in the last 45 years, you’ve probably seen The East Hampton Star’s sports editor, Jack Graves, on the sidelines, faithfully scribbling notes. But before Graves took over the sports desk back in 1979, he was The Star’s sole full-time reporter for about a decade and had begun his long-running column,“Point of View.”
Walter Maynard Jr., a retired securities analyst and portfolio manager who worked for decades for Morgan Stanley, died on May 3 at his house in East Hampton. He was 91.
