Kids Culture for Oct. 24, 2024
Halloween is technically still a week away, but the fun for kids and teens has already begun in East Hampton, Sag Harbor, Water Mill, and other nearby places.
Cell Tower Fight Continues in Sagaponack
Construction of a 100-foot cellphone tower behind Sagaponack Village Hall has begun, but residents of the tiny village continued to oppose it at an Oct. 16 meeting of the village board.
Sagaponack Village Tosses Compost Law Change
The Sagaponack Village Board jettisoned a proposed amendment to its composting laws at a public hearing on Oct. 16 after input from the Long Island Farm Bureau, the Cornell Cooperative Extension, and local farmers.
A World Series Block Party
It may not be the Subway Series that Mets fans were hoping for, but there are still reasons for baseball fans here to cheer, because when the Yankees play the Los Angeles Dodgers in game two of the World Series on Saturday night, the East Hampton Village Foundation will close Newtown Lane for a block party starting at 5.
Item of the Week: Mrs. Carll's Cake, 1910
The namesake for this recipe was likely Mary Hedges Carll (1831-1900), the aunt of the East Hampton Library’s first librarian, Ettie Hedges Pennypacker.
Propostion 3: Paving Way for a Roundabout in East Hampton
East Hampton Town residents casting ballots this year will find one proposition pertaining specifically to the town. Proposition 3 asks voters for approval to remove a triangle of land where North Main Street intersects with Three Mile Harbor and Springs-Fireplace Roads from the town’s nature preserve properties so that the area can be available for future road improvements.
Peter Eckey
Peter Eckey, an East Hampton native who was an engineering manager for Northrop Grumman in San Diego for 39 years, died on April 19 in Escondido, Calif. He was 72.
Kevin J. Maggrett Jr.
Kevin James Maggrett Jr., who worked alongside his father at Maggrett Auto Body in Bridgehampton, died of a heart attack on Oct. 4 in Edmeston, N.Y. He was 46.
For Phyllis Ann Lomitola
A funeral Mass for Phyllis Ann Lomitola of Montauk will be said on Sunday at 3 p.m. at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church in that hamlet. Burial at Fort Hill Cemetery will follow.
For RoseMarie A. Kogut
Visiting hours for RoseMarie A. Kogut of Montauk will take place on Friday, Nov. 1, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton. A funeral Mass will be said the next day at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church in Montauk at 9 a.m.