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Shelba Midgett

Shelba Kay Midgett, a chambermaid and house cleaner, died at home in East Hampton on March 18. She was 78 and had lived on Bayview Avenue for 46 years.

Sandbag Removal Only a First Step

East Hampton Town officials say they are getting tough on so-called temporary measures to save properties from erosion. We’ll believe it when we see it.

Virtuous Cycle of Bikeway Investment

It is increasingly accepted that alternative ways of getting around, ones that do not require fossil fuels, can help reduce planet-warming gases, but there is another direct benefit: money.

The Mast Head: Patient Zero

Tick season is upon us again, and so are conversations about the East End’s public enemy number one.

The Shipwreck Rose: Romans 3:23

The other day, when looking into family history for a column, I read a New Yorker magazine profile of a charming rustic character by the name of Everett Joshua Edwards: my great-grandfather.

Gristmill: Dim Bulbs

Keeping tabs on the on-again-off-again check engine light.

Point of View: Don’t Let It Vanish

Carl Johnson hopes Bridgehampton can remain a year-round community.

Guestwords: Amazon Time

So what’s it really like to take a job as an Amazon driver?

Recorded Deeds 04.06.23

A Farrell purchase in Bridgehampton for over $24 million leads off the real estate report this week.

Farm Stand Offer in Sagaponack

This is the last week to sign up for the weekly community-supported agriculture program at Marilee Foster's farm stand on Sagg Main Street. Baskets full of produce can be picked up on Fridays beginning April 14.

Turkey Vote Is Thursday; Protest Is Planned

The East Hampton Town Board is expected to pass a resolution Thursday regarding an additional turkey hunting season, which would span May 1 to May 25 this year. Ahead of the 2 p.m. meeting, a protest at Town Hall will be staged by the East Hampton Group for Wildlife.

Hospital Closes Covid Test Site

Stony Brook Southampton Hospital has closed the Parrish Hall drive-through Covid-19 testing site in response to a decline in positive cases and the easing of New York State Department of Health and federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, the hospital announced on Monday.

East Hampton Star Reporter Wins Top Honors

Christopher Gangemi, a reporter who joined the staff of The East Hampton Star in December 2021 as a newcomer to journalism, won the New York Press Association’s Rookie of the Year award at its Better Newspaper convention last weekend. The Star was also recognized for its news and feature writing and for its East magazine.

Their Better Halves

Behold codependency, substance abuse, lovelessness, lack of sexual compatibility, grievous inequity, and unsettling disrespect as Carmela Ciuraru chronicles five eventful literary marriages.

Police Investigate Threats Against East End Schools

East Hampton Town police spent Tuesday morning investigating anonymous email threats received overnight by multiple school districts, including Springs, Amagansett, and Wainscott, and ultimately deemed them "non credible."

Two Thumbs Up for 'Binge or Bomb'

"Binge or Bomb," a new podcast by two South Fork film and television aficionados, turns to global television for binge-worthy content that has eluded many Americans' radar.

LongHouse Open for the Season

LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton celebrates spring with new sculpture by Maren Hassinger and Wyatt Kahn, a call for Easter bonnets, and gardens in full bloom.

Two Friends Playing Strangers

An upcoming production of Edward Albee's "The Zoo Story," a two-character play about strangers who meet at the Central Park Zoo, stars two East End actors who are real-life friends with a lot in common.

Saul Steinberg, East and Far East

The Drawing Room in East Hampton is showing five decades of work by Saul Steinberg, including drawings, paintings, prints, and objects, and Pace Gallery is giving Steinberg his first exhibition in Seoul, South Korea.