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Letters to the Editor for March 7, 2024

A different take on the subject of “Men’s Lives,” the current Clinton Academy show, and net fishing in general. And much more from a vigorous Star readership.

Planning Fights Back on Senior Center

East Hampton Town government appears divided after the planning board correctly said that it, not the town board, should be in charge of review of the proposed new senior citizens center.

Stop the Sea? Never

So the town wants to put sand onto the depleted Ditch Plain Beach. Then what?

­Congestion Pricing: Tough but Needed

There is precedent showing that congestion pricing works, but it won’t be without repercussions for East Enders.

Gristmill: Run, John, Run

In praise of John Avlon’s bid for Congress.

Point of View: We’ll Always Have the Super 8

“We deserve the second-best and the second-best is now!”

Guestwords: Tale of Two Inquisitions

What I learned playing the Grand Inquisitor in a high school play, while experiencing my own interrogations off the stage.

Recorded Deeds 03.07.24

And the hits just keep on coming. It’s the Hamptons real estate report.

Jitney Asks Riders to Lobby for Exception to New N.Y.C. Congestion Tolls

Multiply the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's proposed congestion tolling plan by the tens of thousands of trips the Hampton Jitney makes into Manhattan each year, and that adds up to a challenge for the coach bus company even as the M.T.A. seeks to reduce congestion, improve safety, and begin mitigating the environmental impact of the volume of traffic flowing in and out of the borough.

Bridgehampton Museum Reopens to Visitors

The Bridgehampton Museum has reopened for the season, with a new director, Connor Flanagan, formerly the assistant director of the Southampton History Museum.

Se necesitan nuevas pruebas de la vista para algunas renovaciones de licencias de conducir

Atención conductores con licencias vencidas y renovadas entre el 1 de marzo de 2020 y el 31 de agosto de 2021: Si autocertificó el examen de la vista requerido para la renovación, pero aún no ha presentado un examen de la vista actualizado al estado, su licencia de conducir fue suspendida el 31 de diciembre de 2023, según un anuncio reciente del Departamento de Vehículos Motorizados de Estado de Nueva York.

Owl in the Family

An eminent ecologist’s life is changed when he rescues an injured screech owlet and they come to a certain, yes, understanding.

Book Markers: Sussman’s Gangsters, Scholarships for Writers

Jeffrey Sussman reads from “Tinseltown Gangsters” twice over, while the Southampton Writers Conference scholarship deadline looms.

Updated Vision Tests Needed for Some Driver's License Renewals

Attention drivers whose licenses expired and were renewed between March 1, 2020, and Aug. 31, 2021: If you self-certified the vision test required for renewal, but you have not yet submitted an updated vision test to the state, your driver's license was suspended on Dec. 31, 2023.

Sheri Pasquarella: The Church Finds Its Soul Mate

A co-founder of the New Art Dealers Alliance and an art consultant, Sheri Pasquarella wanted to work in an organization connecting art and community, a goal fulfilled when she became executive director of The Church in Sag Harbor.

Touchmaps and Artist Portraits

Guild Hall’s new exhibitions will feature mixed-media pieces by Darlene Charneco and photographs of artists who have lived and worked on the East End.

Truth and Lies in Quogue

“Strictly Murder,” at the Hampton Theatre Company in Quogue, is a World War II-era thriller by the author of “The Avengers” filled with lies, subterfuge, and murder.

A New Face at Pollock-Krasner

Matthew K. Ward has taken the helm of the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center after serving as a curator at the Museum of the Southwest in Texas and an educator at Stony Brook University, Hofstra University, and St. Joseph’s College.

A Show to Enhance Perception

The next exhibition at The Church in Sag Harbor, “Space - Sight - Line,” will focus on the building’s exhibition space and the opportunities it affords 10 artists to address visual perception.