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Annette Bengston: Five Generations: I’ve Done Well

Paid Notice: On June 14th Annette Bengston passed away. She was 98 and had been the first woman to serve as the preident of the Amagansett School Board.

The Way It Was for June 19, 2025

When the Amagansett coast was mined — not by the Nazis, but by us. Fifty years later, there was a real invasion — of gypsy moths.

Letters to the Editor for June 19, 2025

Behold the open community forum . . .

Eyes in Our Apps

A first step we can take toward greater digital privacy is to pay attention to which entities profit from taking it away from us.

Coming Together on Reutershan Lot

The retail turnover here produced an unusual new boutique called Gathering Marketplace where the business operator and landlord came together to make something good happen.

Arrests Point to Absence of Due Process

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander’s arrest on Tuesday for interfering with federal immigration officers may have been technically justified, but it is he — and people like him — who hold the higher moral ground.

The Mast-Head: Protest on a Rainy Day

My role on that historic Saturday was to observe and document.

The Shipwreck Rose: Forever Young

Scarleth Urgiles’s memory will truly live on.

Gristmill: Over or Under?

Must sports fandom be subsumed by relentlessly hawked gambling?

Guestwords: Stop Fighting Cancer

The notion of “defeating cancer” is a lesion in our language and our national psyche that does damage to both the inflicted and their loved ones.

Recorded Deeds 06.19.25

New moves in realty across the South Fork.

Animals, From the Ark to The Church

For "The Ark," coming to The Church in Sag Harbor, Eric Fischl, a modern-day Noah, has organized an exhibition of animal sculptures by over 40 international artists.

Music Series at Duck Creek

The New Music Series at the Arts Center at Duck Creek will kick off with Little Black Egg (Georgia Hubley and Ira Kaplan) and 75 Dollar Bill (Che Chen and Rick Brown).

Comedy Coming to Bay Street

Ophira Eisenberg, a standup comedian, writer, and longtime host of NPR's comedy trivia show "Ask Me Another," will bring her "wicked funny" act to Bay Street.

Hamptons JazzFest Kicks It Off

Hamptons JazzFest will launch its fifth season on Sunday with a sold-out party (but there is a waitlist) at the Southampton Arts Center.

The Art Scene 06.19.25

The impact of John Chamberlain, David Geiser at Ashawagh, group show at Depot Gallery, exhibition tour at the Parrish, Hunt Slonem solo in Sag, a feminist history on wood.

Bits and Pieces 06.19.25

Hamptons Pride outdoor party at LongHouse, Alastair Gordon on aviation and airports, benefit for East End scholarship fund.

News for Foodies 06.19.25

Mexican prix fixe at Fresno, new director for South Fork Bakery, health food workshops at the Food Lab, Taco Tuesdays at Navy Beach, catering options from Art of Eating.

High School Student Killed in Springs Car Accident

An East Hampton High School student was killed and several other people were injured in a car accident on Sunday evening on Old Stone Highway in Springs. 

For Philip James Cooley

A service for Philip James Cooley, a summer resident of Montauk who died on June 5, will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Andrew Avellino Catholic Church in Flushing, Queens.