Weekend Hike in Springs
Rick Whalen of the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society will lead a hike at a moderate pace through the woods and fields of the former Talmage Farm in northern Springs on Saturday.
Springs Notebook: A Week of Winter Spirit
Springs School recently had its annual Winter Spirit Week. Every year, the school celebrates by giving students a fun week to dress up and be creative with their holiday outfits.
Kids Culture 01.02.25
The youth sports training facility Hub 44, on Tan Bark Trail in East Hampton, will host a glow dodgeball session for children 8 to 12 on Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. Plus: board games, trivia, book buddies, and a new fort-building club at the East Hampton Library.
Sag Harbor Village Police Saw Drones, Too
Sag Harbor Village police spotted what appeared to be 12 drones flying at different altitudes over the Lance Cpl. Jordan Haerter Bridge last Thursday evening, after a caller reported seeing around seven of them that same night.
On the Police Logs 01.02.25
A businesswoman on Springs-Fireplace Road contacted police recently after people told her they were receiving strange messages from her on WhatsApp and asked if “everything was okay.” Police told her to deactivate the account and contact her customers by other means.
Two Injured in Bike Crashes
Two local men were hit by cars while bicycling on the evening of Dec. 19. One was taken to the hospital.
David Stiles
David Stiles of East Hampton and New York City, a prolific builder of treehouses and garden structures as well as a contributor of cartoons and letters to The Star, died in New York on Saturday evening. He was 91.
Larry Penny, Naturalist and Columnist
Larry Penny, former director of East Hampton Town’s Natural Resources Department and a nature writer for this newspaper for about 40 years, died on Dec. 15 in California. He was 89.
Letters to the Editor for January 2, 2025
New year, new batch of reader missives.
Hochul Fails a Tribe
For those who had high hopes for the Montauketts, this latest veto stings even more than the last five times a New York governor killed the tribe’s recognition.