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The Way It Was for Feb. 22, 2024

The old Promised Land Fish Factory smell test, and much more down The Star’s Memory Lane.

Potter Scales It Back on Bridge Street

The new plan confines the controversial developer's proposed mixed-use building to only two lots, at 7 and 11 Bridge Street in Sag Harbor. Neither contains structures that contribute to the Sag Harbor Village Historic District.

Letters to the Editor for Feb. 22, 2024

Thanks go to Thiele, while Ken Dorph, the dismissed Santa, has his say, and a whole lot more in another hefty helping of Star missives.

Town Must Wade Into Ambulance Mess

The Suffolk County Regional Emergency Medical Services Council just got a look at a fractured East Hampton ambulance corps and a reckless handling by the village.

Dear Anonymous

The thankless task of the letters editor.

The Mast-Head: Painting Over

Someone pointed out to me that a mahogany floor in a beach house did not really “go.”

The Shipwreck Rose: There and Back

This is the first time I’ve been alone in this house for more than 24 hours, ever. I wander the rooms and check my pockets.

Guestwords: Snowy Skies

How can friends who’ve headed to Florida or the Bahamas possibly get through a winter without the visceral remembrances of snowy days?

Recorded Deeds 02.22.24

South Fork real estate transactions from the end of last year.

Against the Grain

Ellen Feldman’s new historical novel brings vivid characters, juicy details, skillful pacing, and a solid plot, all in post-World War II New York.

Chaskey Talks Cultivation and Kinship

The author of “Soil and Spirit” will be in discussion with Evan Harris, writer and Star book reviewer, on Saturday at Guild Hall.

Senior Citizens Tax Break Reminder

Property owners who are 65 and over may be eligible for a break on the property tax they pay on their primary residence. 

East Hampton Officer Lauded for 'Selfless and Brave' Police Work

East Hampton's Officer of the Year award is given in memory of Sgt. Ryan P. Lynch, who died of cancer in 2005 after serving on the town force for 10 years. For 2023, the honoree is Officer William Hamilton.

A Contest for Creative Teens

Children 13 and up who live in Suffolk County are eligible to enter their original creative works — poetry, spoken word, rap, monologue, song, or short scene or story — in a "new works" competition hosted by Bay Street Theater and the Sag Harbor Center for the Arts.

For the Margarita’s Special Day

Jarhn Blutstein of East End Mixology creates high-end cocktails, and the recipe for her pineapple ginger margarita is here just in time for National Margarita Day.

News for Foodies 02.22.24

Artists and Writers dinner at Almond, Gurney’s igloos are up through March, Serafina has reopened, deals from Inlet Seafood, and more.

Portrait of a Portraitist

Sag Harbor’s Jonathan Morse has worn many hats, including architect, real estate developer, and motorcycle and sailboat racer, but for the past 35 years he has focused on photography, especially portraiture, as well as art book publishing and fine arts printing.

Out of the Print Shop

The Church’s current print show highlights the art and craft of printmaking, focusing not only on the artists and printmakers of the South Fork, but displaying the tools, blocks, stones, plates, and states that go into the production of their work.