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Hampton Classic Said to Be Biggest and Best Yet

Sixty-eight leadliners ages 2 through 7 got the weeklong Hampton Classic Horse Show going Sunday morning in the Grand Prix ring as triumphant music played and parents and relatives waved and cheered them on.

It’s All Been Aces for Paul Annacone

“I’ve been so very fortunate,” Paul Annacone said last week at the outdoor players’ lounge at the U.S. Tennis Open in Flushing Meadows. His tennis career, which started on the humble courts at Mashashimuet Park in Sag Harbor, brought him three A.T.P. titles and a career-high ranking of 12th in the world.

25 Years Ago in Bonac Sports

It happened here, sports fans.

On the Water: Bleak Outlook for Scallops

The outlook for the bay scallop season, which is set to start in early November, is once again poor. For the fifth summer in a row, there has been a significant die-off of mature bay scallops in local waters.

The Way It Was for August 31, 2023

Again with controversies surrounding the newly popular bicycle from 125 years ago. And much more ripped from the pages of Ye Olde Star.

Letters to the Editor for August 31, 2023

Enough with the overblown Artists and Writers Softball Game, and other salient comments from our readers.

What a Difference a Degree Makes

Hurricane Idalia’s overnight surge to Category 4 has been attributed to record warmth in the oceans.

Suffolk’s 5.5-Percent Montauk Ripoff

Suffolk’s enforcement of the accommodation tax was overdue. Far too many property owners using Airbnb and its competitors to handle sub-30-day rentals were operating as de facto hotels, but not paying up.

Honoring the Amistad Freedom-Seekers

A new monument honoring the freedom-seekers who landed in search of water in Montauk in 1839 is important in recognizing Long Island’s role in a critical moment in American history.

The Mast-Head: Bacalao and Bilge

Cerberus, my 28-foot-long Cape Dory sloop, is heavy enough to have its own gravitational pull, at least into the bilge. A stubborn black goo has settled there and if the floorboard is lifted it smells like the bathroom in the Mos Eisley Cantina in the first “Star Wars.”

The Shipwreck Rose: Sweet and Tart

Beach plum jelly, made from the juice of the fruit, is far and away the most popular thing to cook from beach plums, but there are other things, less obvious things, you can do with your harvest.

Gristmill: All Good Things

A college drop-off and a first glimpse of the empty nest.

Point of View: From Dreck Exempt Me

The Hampton Classic must know me by now. I’ve only been covering the show since 1979.

Guestwords: Summer Memories

Thinking about my youth in Amagansett both takes me back in time and roots me firmly in the present.

Recorded Deeds 08.31.23

The latest South Fork real estate transactions, dutifully reported.

Time for the Shinnecock Powwow

The Shinnecock Powwow will run from tomorrow through Monday at the nation's powwow grounds on West Church Street on the Shinnecock Reservation. One of the largest Native American gatherings on the East Coast, the powwow draws participants from all over the Americas for three and a half days of competitive and ceremonial dancing, music, entertainment, prayers, and food.

East Hampton Beaches Closed Due to Rough Surf

East Hampton Town closed its beaches to swimming midday on Wednesday due to dangerous surf conditions.

Bonac Teams Are Ready for Fall

The fall season has already begun or soon will for a number of East Hampton High School's teams. Presumably, given the fact that eight of the 11 made the postseason in 2022, the prospects are likewise promising this year.

Playwright at Work

Christopher Byrne considers the life and work of Terrence McNally, a giant of the American theater.

The Artist Who Formerly Opened for Prince

Toby Lightman hit it big in her early 20s, signing a record deal and opening for Prince, but it was in part his advice that led her to go independent and release studio-quality work under her own label.