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Bits and Pieces 01.09.25

Dava Sobel with her new book on Marie Curie to the Southampton Arts Center, Fleetwood Mac tribute band at Bay Street, and Zoom lecture from the Horticultural Alliance.

News for Foodies 01.09.25

Sen Restaurant in Sag Harbor will celebrate Dry January with a five-course prix fixe dinner paired with mocktails.

Police ID Man Found Dead in East Hampton Woods

Update: A 56-year-old Riverside man last seen on Oct. 11 and reported missing on Nov. 3 was found dead in the woods off Route 114 in East Hampton on Monday morning.

Police ID Man Found Dead in East Hampton Woods

Update: A 56-year-old Riverside man last seen on Oct. 11 and reported missing on Nov. 3 was found dead in the woods off Route 114 in East Hampton on Monday morning.

Services for Meghan Payne, Springs School Teacher

Visiting hours for Meghan Payne, a Springs School teacher who died last Thursday, will be held at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton on Tuesday, Jan. 7, from 4 to 7 p.m. Her funeral will be on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 11 a.m. at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in East Hampton. 

John Conner, 89, a Man for All Seasons

A requiem Mass for John Conner, a champion international and national age-group runner who built affordable houses here that enabled many to remain in their hometown, is to be recited at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in East Hampton at noon on Saturday, with burial to follow in the church’s cemetery on Cedar Street.

Recorded Deeds 01.02.25

What's new in real estate across the South Fork.

Department of Interior Affirms Shinnecock Sovereignty Over Westwoods Land

The assistant secretary of the United States Department of the Interior on Thursday affirmed the Shinnecock Nation's sovereignty over the Westwoods land parcel, the site of a planned gas station and travel plaza on Sunrise Highway, the Nation announced Friday.

Michele Anne Novak

Paid Notice: Michele Anne Novak, born October 30, 1951, passed away peacefully at her home in Sag Harbor, New York, after a courageous battle with ALS, which she was diagnosed with in March of this year.

Audit Alleges Lack of Oversight in Montauk Fire District

According to an audit released on Dec. 24 by the New York State comptroller's office, the Montauk Fire District failed to file three years' worth of required financial reports, paid out unauthorized longevity and overtime to employees, and lacked oversight and consistency in administering its length-of-service award program (LOSAP) for Montauk's 131 volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians.

Showcasing a New Repair Program

The auto repair classes housed at the East Hampton School District's new bus depot are the talk of the district, and with good reason — dozens of students are engaged in meaningful work that merges traditional academics and career-oriented training for which they don’t have to go very far.

Spurned Planning Board Chairman Out With a Bang

After learning that he would not be reappointed chairman of the East Hampton Town Planning Board, Samuel Kramer announced at the board’s Dec. 18 meeting that he has decided to leave the board altogether, a year before his seven-year term was set to expire.

Village to Have ‘Eyes’ on All Who Enter

Two separate $30,000 donations from the East Hampton Village Foundation, accepted by the village board at its Dec. 18 meeting, will pay for the installation of 10 Flock Safety license-plate readers, which will be placed at each entry and exit point to the village.

The Teen Pager: Portals to Another World

This installation of the column for teens and tweens focuses on a selection of favorite books from the mystery, fantasy, and dystopian genres.

Scallops: On Hope and Heartache

“There’s been some pretty significant glimmers of hope — only to have our hopes dashed again,” Peconic Baykeeper’s executive director, Pete Topping, said at the start of a panel discussion the group hosted in December on this year's scallop season and prospects for the future.

Sharon McCobb’s Telltale Departure for Vermont

This fall, Sharon McCobb, widely considered an ideal citizen here, lost the lease on the house she rented with her husband, falling victim to the town’s affordable housing crisis. So they packed up and moved to Chester, Vt.

Petition Asks Town to Allow Dispensaries

A petition urging East Hampton Town to allow licensed cannabis retail dispensaries popped up recently on change.org, arguing that a regulated cannabis market would increase community safety and foster opportunities for economic growth.

Two Proposals on Wainscott’s Industrial Road

A church seeking to stockpile construction materials on its site was front and center on the Dec. 4 agenda of the East Hampton Town Planning Board.

Sag Harbor Main Street Plans Advance

The developer Jeremy Morton’s proposed renovations for the K Pasa and former 7-Eleven buildings in Sag Harbor took another step forward last month, with more review ahead.

Sag Harbor Eyes Replacing a Dock

A dock on West Water Street next to the Beacon restaurant in Sag Harbor has “reached the end of its lifespan,” according to Chris Duryea, who with his fellow harbormaster, Robert Bori, at a village board meeting on Dec. 10 presented a plan to completely replace it.