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For Raymond Hegner

Raymond Hegner, a Montauk real estate agent for more than 50 years who was fondly known as Big H, died on Saturday. He was 89. A funeral Mass will be offered today at 11 a.m. at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church in Montauk. An obituary will appear in a future issue.

Janice Collins

Janice Marie Collins of Springs, an art teacher at the Springs School for over 35 years, died on Monday at the age of 79. An obituary will appear in a future issue.

Thomas More Griffin

Tom Griffin of Wainscott and New York City died of a heart attack in a New York hospital on Saturday. He was 66.

Whalers Eyeing Another H.C.B.L. Trophy

The defending-champion Sag Harbor Whalers have been in a playoff fight this week with the South Shore Clippers, losing the deciding third game Thursday at Mashashimuet Park.

On the Water: Fluke Mojo Regained

If I truly wanted to catch a fluke, for all practical purposes I would need to hop aboard one of the several fine party boats that set sail from Montauk, which are significantly closer to the more productive fishing grounds.

The Way It Was for July 27, 2023

An uncomfortable evening of entertainment dramatizing life in the old South from 1898, and more from East Hampton’s yesteryear.

Letters to the Editor for July 27, 2023

Praise, kvetches, arguments — it’s the week in Star letters.

Months With an R in Them

Just as a lot of bad news about water was coming out, the Suffolk County Legislature failed to authorize putting the Water Quality Protection Act on the Nov. 7 ballot.

A Strong Case for School Phone Bans

Major new reports say that smartphone use could be directly linked to poor educational performance while harming children’s emotional stability.

The Mast-Head: Pulling Weeds

If there were a grand prix of weeding, it would be ridding grass from between patio or walkway bricks without toxic herbicides like RoundUp.

Point of View: Wise Up or It’s Lights Out

I’m mindful that the threat Trump poses is one thing that cannot be ducked.

Guestwords: Surfing the Cosmos

Refreshing humanity and entertainment in an afternoon with comic books.

Recorded Deeds 07.27.23

New real estate action, Hamptons-style. (That means not cheap.)

Eye Battery Storage Pause

The Southampton Town Board, at a special meeting last Thursday, voted unanimously to hold an Aug. 8 public hearing on the imposition of a six-month moratorium on applications for battery energy storage systems, following an outcry from residents near a proposed installation on North Road in Hampton Bays. Several board members expressed support for the proposed moratorium.

LaLota Joins Climate Caucus

Representative Nick LaLota of New York’s First Congressional District has joined the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, a group comprising an equal number of Republicans and Democrats.

Main Beach Lifeguard Tourney Biggest Yet

The invitational East Hampton ocean lifeguard tournament is to be held Thursday, July 27, at East Hampton Village's Main Beach and will be bigger than it's ever been, what with 14 men's and nine women's teams. Distance swims, landline rescues, rescue board relays, beach run relays, run-swim-run relays, and beach flags are to be contested.

Time for Jordan's Run

Jordan's Run, a 5K run and walk through the village and along the water in commemoration of Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan C. Haerter, who was killed in action in Iraq in 2008 at the age of 19, is set for Sunday morning.

Jackie, Before Jack

Here is the Jackie Bouvier Kennedy you may not know — photog, columnist, gal about town.

South Fork Poetry: ‘The Opening’

A Philip Schultz poem in tribute to the East Hampton artists Connie Fox and William King.