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Item of the Week: The Hamptons Express in the Snow

From the Amagansett Historical Association, this 1967 work by Ron Ziel, the railroad historian, shows the train line that dates to 1893 and ran as far east as Sag Harbor.

Springs Notebook: Junior High Visits Doc Fest

Springs School’s seventh and eighth-grade students took a field trip to Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor for the Hamptons Doc Fest recently, and word on the street was that this was one of the best field trips yet.

Kids Culture for December 14, 2023

After working with teaching artists from Shakespeare & Company over the past several weeks, the students of the Hayground School will present the fruits of their labor, a production of “Romeo and Juliet,” today at 1 and 6 p.m. in the Bridgehampton School auditorium. Plus lots more in store for kids and teens.

On the Police Logs 12.14.23

A woman was found sleeping in her car on Washington Street in Sag Harbor at 4 a.m. on Friday. She told an officer she’d had too much to drink at Murf’s Tavern and had intended to sleep only for a few hours before driving home.

Joseph Newman

Joseph Thomas Newman, a chemical engineer from Sag Harbor, died of complications of pulmonary fibrosis on Nov. 17 in Napa, Calif., where he had lived for 44 years. He was 84.

Thomas Paul Darenberg

Thomas Paul Darenberg, a voice-over professional who owned and operated his own electrical contracting business, died on Nov. 28 at the Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Quiogue at the age of 62.

Mary Ann Whitehead

Mary Ann Whitehead, a New York City schoolteacher for many years, died at home in Sag Harbor on Nov. 3 after a short illness. She was 85. 

The Way It Was for December 14, 2023

Twenty-five years ago, 800 students got an early Christmas break when the East Hampton High septic system experienced a logjam for the ages. And other tidbits ripped from The Star of yesteryear.

On the Water: This Time I Mean It

Out on the water for a last chance to catch some blackfish, The Star’s fishing columnist enjoyed some good camaraderie, and if the fish were to cooperate, so much the better.

Bonac Boys Impress at Tip-Off Hoops Tourney

East Hampton’s boys basketball team cruised to the Kendall Madison Tip-Off championship on Saturday, easily defeating Mattituck 60-43.

E.H.H.S. and Hurricane Swim Teams Make Waves

The East Hampton High School boys swimming team won 78-66 over Deer Park-North Babylon at the Y.M.C.A. here, while the Hurricanes were the top New York team at the Holiday Invitational in Nassau County.

Bonackers Raced Indoors and Out

Justin Kulchinsky, 50, won the Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter 5K at East Hampton’s Main Beach over the weekend, and the high school’s boys and girls track teams competed indoors at Suffolk Community College-Brentwood.

About the Senior Center

With the estimated costs of the plans for a new senior citizens center in Amagansett made public for the first time recently, it’s hard not to question whether the chosen design is the best one for the money.

Comfort Stations Anything But

The town restrooms are a big problem.

The Mast-Head: The Green Wallpaper

Early darkness and the bell music from the Presbyterian Church make me think of my grandmother, who lived just up the driveway from the Star office.

The Shipwreck Rose: Wang Chung Tonight

You may have been a teenager in the 1980s if . . .

Point of View: Que Sais-je?

I have vowed while breath is still in me not to be such an a-hole on the tennis court, to be charitable when it comes to my partners and opponents.

Guestwords: Origin of Hatred

To live a protected life is to know too little. It’s a segregation of the mind bounded by proscribed language.

Letters to the Editor for December 14, 2023

Behold the public forum: It’s the latest batch of Star letters.