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She Fell Asleep at the Wheel

Three drivers were injured last week in accidents on local roads.

Dr. Aldo Perotto, 93

Dr. Aldo O. Perotto, formerly of Springs, a respected physiatrist who specialized in electrodiagnosis for over 40 years, died of complications of dementia on April 1 in Los Angeles.

For Vincent Maher

A Mass in memory of Vincent (Butch) Maher will be said on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church in Montauk. Mr. Maher died on Feb. 13.

On the Water: Another Legend

Like the passing of Vincent (Butch) Maher, whom I wrote about last week, I was equally saddened to learn of the recent loss of Helen S. Rattray. She was a local legend in so many ways.

Bonac Baseball Sweeps Harborfields

East Hampton High’s baseball team won all three games of its series last week with Harborfields, thus improving its League V record to 6-3. Plus tennis and lacrosse updates.

Never Tired of EHIT’s 105 Doubles Clinics

A player finds a renewed passion for tennis at East Hampton Indoor Tennis’s 105 doubles clinics, overseen by the club’s longest-serving pro, Dennis Ferrando.

The Lineup 05.01.25

This week's contests for athletes of all ages.

Item of the Week: Portrait of Julius Dayton Parsons

Julius Dayton Parsons, who once ran the Springs General Store, posed for this formal portrait sometime in the 1860s or 1870s, judging from the background and props.

The Way It Was for May 1, 2025

Four submarines mysteriously appeared off Montauk, and a driver in a 24-hour endurance race at the county airport in Westhampton Beach was stopped in his tracks by, yes, a deer collision. And that’s just 1950.

Letters to the Editor for May 1, 2025

The tributes to Helen S. Rattray roll in.

Opposition Makes for Better Government

Setting aside nostalgia for the days when local politics didn’t divide so starkly into blue and red camps, the fact is that single-party rule is simply a bad way to make important decisions.

When Information Becomes Treason

If there were any doubt about how thoroughly the Trump administration has drunk from the cup of Orwellian doublethink, it has been dispelled.

The Mast-Head: One of a Kind

For Helen S. Rattray, a “testimony and witness to more than a half-century of community life.”

The Shipwreck Rose: Rhumb Line

I’ve had this idea for a few years now that requires some artistic assistance. Does anyone know a mapmaker?

Gristmill: Hard and Harder Boiled

What’s yours? Ross Macdonald or John D. MacDonald? How about both . . .

Guestwords: Do Not Underestimate Butterflies

Riverhead is blessed to have an organization, the Butterfly Effect Project, that sees how girls are butterflies in progress, from birth, to caterpillar, to chrysalis, to adult.

Recorded Deeds 05.01.25

From Montauk to Southampton Village, the latest.

Barbara Ann Cooney

Paid Notice: Our beloved mother, Barbara Ann Beitel Cooney, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025. Her family traveled from near and far to say their goodbyes and to show their appreciation and love.

Thomas Michael Waygood

Paid Notice: Thomas Michael Waygood was born on Dec. 18, 1946 in Everett, Washington, to James W. Waygood Sr. and the former Margaret Mortland. He passed away on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, from congestive heart failure, following surgery.

Elaine Leddy DeFalco

Paid Notice: Elaine Leddy DeFalco, 93 of East Hampton passed away peacefully of natural causes at home on April 21st, the same day as the Pope.