Springs Notebook: New Signs to Point the Way
Springs School stepped up its appearance by placing new signs at the school’s entrance on Old Stone Highway.
Back to Classroom Normalcy in Wainscott
After two challenging years coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic, which the Wainscott School Board president described as “probably the darkest moment in the history of the district,” the school has “met the challenge” from both a financial and program perspective, David Eagan told the hamlet’s citizens advisory committee on Saturday.
P.T.S.A. Fund-Raiser at Clubhouse
A party at the Clubhouse in Wainscott tomorrow with live music by Real East End Brass and a silent auction will raise money for the East Hampton High School Parent-Teacher-Student Association.
For Getting Kids on the Water and the Courts
As the weather warms, opportunities for outdoor activities for kids are also heating up. New offerings beginning next week include an after-school sailing program at the Breakwater Yacht Club in Sag Harbor and tennis clinics at the Amagansett Youth Park.
On the Police Logs 05.08.25
In April a woman reported seven broken windows at her Sag Harbor house. She told police the windows were fine last July, when she’d last been in town, but that a caretaker had since reported finding four teenagers in the house, and kicked them out.
A Jeep, a Volvo, and a Crash on Route 114
Two East Hampton women were involved in the sole serious road-related accident reported last week.
On the Water: A Spring Cleaning
While my boat is still shoreside, I want to remind motorboat owners that as per 2025 law they need to attend and pass a New York State safe-boating course.
Hildreth Siblings Ski as if the Sky’s the Limit
Kieran Hildreth of Montauk, a 15-year-old at Burke Mountain Academy, finished the season last month as 2025’s top U-16 male alpine skier in the country, while his siblings, Baron and Audrey, are also making their mark in U.S. and Canadian competitions.
Item of the Week: Sarah Horton’s 1917 Mother’s Day Card
This Mother’s Day card, made by Sarah E. Horton of East Hampton’s Fowler family for her mother, Maria Horton, on May 13, 1917, exemplifies how the day was initially celebrated.
The Way It Was for May 8, 2025
Wading into the Sag Harbor sewage problem circa 1925. The problem was still there 50 years later. Plus much more dredged from the newspaper of record’s deep past.