Skip to main content

The Lighting of the Light is Around the Corner

Wed, 11/20/2019 - 14:15

The Montauk Historical Society’s Lighthouse Committee is gearing up for the return of the holiday lighting of the Lighthouse on Nov. 30 at 4 p.m. The lights will be turned on by Capt. Paul Forsberg Sr., to whom this year’s ceremony is dedicated, at 5:15. The committee is accepting donations to defray the cost of lighting up the landmark, which has been estimated to be around $50,000. Checks can be made payable to the Montauk Historical Society and sent to P.O. Box 943, Montauk 11954. 

Those who don’t want to get bogged down in traffic for this popular event might enjoy watching it from the water. The Viking Starship will run a cruise to see the lighting. It will depart at 4 p.m. from the Viking dock and return at about 6. Tickets for ages 13 and up are $25; children 12 and under get onboard for free. Tickets can be purchased at the Viking office or online at vikingfleet.com. All proceeds will benefit the Lighthouse.

Villages

First East Hampton, Then the World

In the summer of 2011, Alex Esposito and James Mirras addressed a specific need with Hamptons Free Ride, an electric shuttle service that ran in a fixed loop through East Hampton and from parking lots in town to Main Beach. Since then, a “hometown side project” has developed into Circuit, an all-electric, on-demand “micro-transit” solution in more than 40 cities and towns.

Jul 17, 2025

WordHampton Moves Downtown

The public relations firm WordHampton has long had its finger on the pulse of what’s going on in the East End business community. That comes with the job. And now, with a new office overlooking Park Place in East Hampton Village, it is part of that pulse in a way that was not quite as tangible from its former headquarters in Springs.

Jul 17, 2025

Sag Harbor Rejects Proposed Tree Settlement

The case of Augusta Ramsay Folks, an 81-year-old accused of cutting down two trees on Meadowlark Lane in Sag Harbor in June of last year — in violation of the village’s new tree-protection law — was back in court on July 8, when a settlement proposed by Ms. Folks was rejected by the village and then withdrawn by her attorney.

Jul 17, 2025

 

Your support for The East Hampton Star helps us deliver the news, arts, and community information you need. Whether you are an online subscriber, get the paper in the mail, delivered to your door in Manhattan, or are just passing through, every reader counts. We value you for being part of The Star family.

Your subscription to The Star does more than get you great arts, news, sports, and outdoors stories. It makes everything we do possible.