The Way It Was for February 13, 2025
Collapsing sections of roadway, an exploding propane tank: Back in 2000 it was the bridge reconstruction follies in Sag Harbor. And more ripped from our past coverage.
Kids Culture 02.13.25
Special events for kids this week incude a “Moana” movie night and sing-along at the Children’s Museum of the East End, a salamander search with the South Fork Natural History Museum, and three free walks with museum educators during the school break week.
On the Police Logs 02.13.25
A Sag Harbor woman reported a stranger in her backyard early Sunday morning. Police concluded that undisturbed snow on the ground suggested that nobody had entered her property. She then told the officer, “Maybe I didn’t see anyone, I just thought I did.”
Injured in Road Accidents
Two drivers lost control on the ice, while an East Hampton man was taken to the hospital after his sedan was rear-ended by a van.
False Alarms Will Cost You
The East Hampton Village Board targeted false fire-alarm scofflaws at a work session last week, raising the penalty for causing firefighters or village police to mobilize needlessly.
Audrey Raebeck, Educator and Activist
Audrey Raebeck, an educator with a specialty in early childhood reading and a founder of the Group the East End, died on Jan. 31. She was 93.
Ray Hartjen, Boat Shop Founder
Ray Hartjen, the driving force behind the creation of the Hartjen-Richardson Community Boat Shop in Amagansett, died at home in Springs on Jan. 31. He was 93.
Vernice Fordham North
Vernice Mae Fordham North of Noyac, whose family goes back 11 generations on the South Fork, died on Feb. 5 at the age of 98.
Jessica Fitzpatrick
Jessica Fitzpatrick, an educational consultant who focused on family literacy, died at home in Calverton on Feb. 6. Formerly of East Hampton, she was 77.
David Allyn Webb, Builder
David Allyn Webb, a general contractor who worked on projects ranging from Norman Jaffe’s Gates of the Grove to the Ross School, died on Feb. 6 at Peconic Landing. He was 87.