Talking About Alpha-Gal

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June 14, 2022

The Hampton Library in Bridgehampton will host an informative Zoom presentation on Thursday at noon by Dr. Erin E. McGintee, an allergist, about the alpha-gal meat allergy, which is caused by a bite from an infected lone star tick.

Dr. McGintee is a member of the Medical Advisory Panel of Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s Regional Tick-Borne Disease Resource Center as well as a practicing physician with ENT and Allergy Associates in Southampton. She has “treated over 500 East End residents for this allergy and she is considered the regional expert in the field,” the library said in an announcement.

Advance registration is requested. More information is available by phone at 631-537-0015 or via the online event calendar at hamptonlibary.org. The program is free and sponsored by the East End Library Programmers Consortium.

Villages

L.V.I.S. Fair Is Set for Saturday

The Ladies Village Improvement Society’s annual fair happens on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and this year’s “is bigger than ever,” the society says. Not only will the carousel be back, but the Playland area for kids will be expanded. There will be face painting, a roving magician, a bubble artist, and pony rides for the little ones.

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Montauk Chemists Opens, Minus Pharmacy

Frank Calvo, the longtime pharmacist at White’s Drug and Department Store, which closed on Oct. 31, has opened Montauk Chemists on Main Street and is selling over-the-counter merchandise including vitamins and self-care products. One week after an inspection of the store’s pharmacy, however, he is still awaiting New York State approval to operate it.

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Slow Start at New Gosman’s

In some ways, Gosman’s Dock, one of Montauk’s few remaining family-owned and operated businesses until its October 2024 sale, closely resembles the complex of restaurants and shops long revered by locals and visitors alike. In other ways, though, it is markedly different under its new ownership.

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