Skip to main content

New Dog Agility Park, Community Garden Sale in Montauk

Thu, 07/02/2020 - 15:00
There's a new dog agility park in Montauk.
Jane Bimson

Montauk now has a private, fenced dog agility park, open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. by reservation only, at 83 Prospect Hill Lane. The cost for one dog and owner is $25 for a half-hour, plus $10 for guidance from a coaching instructor, if needed. Reservations can be made at [email protected] or 631-806-9823. 

The Montauk Community Garden will have a variety of lettuces, garlic scapes, kale, herbs, flowers, string beans, leeks, shallots, zucchini, and more for sale on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the grounds of the St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church Parish Center.

The Montauk Lighthouse grounds and gift shop are now open every day from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Admission fees are $6 for adults and $4 for seniors and children under 12. The Lighthouse Museum and tower remain closed. 

The Montauk Library's classic book group will be reading Jane Austen's "Persuasion" and will discuss it on Zoom on Thursday, July 16, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Copies are available at the library curbside pickup or through Live-brary. Sign-up is with Carolyn Balducci, the adult program coordinator, at [email protected].

Villages

Herb’s Market Will Close Its Doors

Harold (Herb) Herbert opened Herb’s Market in 1963. It was a grocery store, deli, and butcher shop, and became an unofficial social center of Montauk — a place where both locals and visitors could gather, catch up with one another, share stories, and always feel welcome.

Sep 3, 2026

Careful Tick Checks the Only Solution

What’s the answer to the tick problem on the East End? Mountain lions? Genetically engineered mice? Deer-feeding stations? Deer-killing stations? Insecticides? All solutions were discussed at a talk sponsored by the Perfect Earth Project titled “Ticknology.”

Sep 3, 2026

Item of the Week: Annie Cooper Boyd’s Old Whalers Church

Her painting of Sag Harbor’s Old Whalers Church is dated Sept. 21, 1938, the day the Hurricane of 1938 hit, shearing off the 185-foot steeple.

Sep 3, 2026

 

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.