Paid Notice: Franklin Keith Reutershan, born on August 1, 1946 and passed away on May 13, 2025. He was a lifelong resident of East Hampton. 

Paid Notice: William T. Gillan, 1944 – 2025

As school districts across the East End tallied budget and school board votes Tuesday night, all eyes were on Montauk, where a $38.41 million renovation bond ended up failing by just 43 votes, with a record number of people weighing in. 

As school districts across the East End tallied budget and school board votes Tuesday night, all eyes were on Montauk, where a $38.41 million renovation bond ended up failing by just 43 votes, with a record number of people weighing in. 

The McNally-Gatlin family of East Hampton is a local example of a national trend: Multigenerational living, which was decreasing in the 20th century, is on the rise again as families contend with increased housing costs and working parents seek both child care and elder care.

For homebound senior citizens already contending with illnesses or injuries that restrict their ability to leave the house, house-call services can become more than a means of accessing services otherwise unavailable to them; they can become a connection to the outside world.

With all the talk in town about our new Senior Center I am reminded of the old ladies’ home in the town where I grew up. Perhaps it had an official name — I’m sure it did — but everyone including its residents called it The Old Ladies’ Home.

Thousands of Long Islanders are looking after someone with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. The role can be emotionally and physically taxing as caregivers work to keep their loved ones cared for and safe. It can also be lonely. But support groups, run by the Alzheimer’s Association, are providing a place for caregivers to share tips and frustrations, air their sadness, and know that they are not alone.

“Aging does a number on our bodies, but if we have strength and we have mobility, we can still function,” said Rasa Tarailaite, owner of RasaPilates, who has been training clients in East Hampton for nearly a decade. “I have an 86-year-old who’s done Pilates for 20 years. She moves better than some 40-year-olds.”

This curated selection of outings, classes, and activities for older adults on the South Fork is really just a taste of what’s out there. Museums, theaters, libraries, and town facilities are cultural hubs for all things entertainment, informational, and educational.

Bay Street will open its summer season with "Bob & Jean: A Love Story," the playwright Robert Schenkkan's intimate portrait of his parents inspired by their letters written while separated during World War II.

Lindsay Hill’s strangely riveting new novel, “Tidal Lock,” explores a sense of place as psycho-emotional landscape.

Conga Cartel is a tight-knit multigenerational unit whose repertoire spans more than 50 years of popular music, including salsa, funk, Latin, and other genres.

The Hamptons Festival of Music's Sunset Serenades will bring the music of Vivaldi, Bellini, Dvorak, and Mozart to churches in Springs, East Hampton, Sag Harbor, and Bridgehampton.

In conjunction with a screening of Fellini's "The White Sheik," the Sag Harbor Cinema will open an exhibition of paintings by Sabina Streeter inspired by Italian cinema of the '50s.

Dialogue on art colonies at LongHouse, recital and master class in Southampton, Nancy Atlas at the Masonic Temple, chamber music on Shelter Island.

Guild Hall has Broadway stars Jason Robert Brown and Betsy Wolfe in concert, Robert Wilson in conversation about his new book, and a silent disco dance party.

The Sag Harbor Church will host the Gil Gutierrez Trio for a concert of classical guitar and jazz, Jaime T. Herrell, a curator from the Cherokee Nation, who will discuss the venue's current exhibition, and an artwork parlor game.

New galleries in East Hampton and on Shelter Island, a bounty of group shows from Bridgehampton to Montauk, plein-air painting at LongHouse.

New Italian pop-up in East Hampton, spring specials at Almond, summer wine classes at Park Place, Tusk Bar comes to Moby's, restaurant reset at Solé East.