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130 Violations Found in Sag Harbor

For the first time in over three years, Sag Harbor Village police assisted the State Police Department’s commercial vehicle enforcement unit with an inspection checkpoint in the village.

Four Injured in Accidents

East Hampton Town and Village police reported three accidents involving injuries this week.

Felony D.W.I. Is Charged

A Riverhead man is facing drunken driving charges for the third time in 10 years, making his latest charge, levied by East Hampton Town police on May 7, a felony.

Gary L. Bowen

Gary Lidell Bowen, a television director and longtime member of the Directors Guild of America, died on May 10 in Malibu, Calif., where he lived with his wife, Ruth Preven, and their dog, Kimba.

Elizabeth DeFriest

Betty DeFriest of East Hampton, who was a longtime administrator in the town clerk’s office here, died on May 4 while visiting her daughter in North Carolina. She was 98.

John McGrath

John William McGrath of East Hampton and Manhattan, an attorney who was active in politics, died on May 3 in New York. He was 90.

Sarah Delson

Sarah Kramer Delson, who had many friends on the South Fork, where she often visited the homes of her mother and brother, died on May 4 at home in San Francisco at the age of 61.

Pamela R. Cullum

Pamela Rae Cullum, formerly of East Hampton and a descendant of the King family, which goes back many generations here, died on May 7 at home in Nineveh, N.Y.

Whalers Sunk by Royals in the End

The top-seeded Pierson (Sag Harbor) High School baseball team was ousted from the county playoffs 6-3 by the Port Jefferson Royals in the May 19 finale contested before a large crowd at Sag Harbor’s Mashashimuet Park.

Ross Ravens Are Tennis Champs

As the Bonackers battle on in the tennis playoffs, the Ross School Ravens won the county’s small schools championship last week, defeating the top seed, Bayport-Blue Point.

On the Water: Gators on the Prowl

Gator-sized bluefish thrashed about near the surface one day; two days later it was spunky striped bass.

Weekend Dangers: Safety in Numbers

When it comes to road safety, it is not just the holiday weekends to watch out for.

Rental Changes Would Be Too Generous

A well-intended plan to address a profound shortage of places for working people to live could have unintended consequences.

The Mast Head: People, Just Be Nice

Previous calls for summer-season civility did not go so well.

The Shipwreck Rose: Cooking With Gas

I am devoted to my Crown range. It was my grandmother’s, an inheritance.

Gristmill: Of the Flesh

The ravaging rays, the dermatologist’s knife.

Point of View: He Is Still Frog Boy

I’d like to recommend to you Rich Mothes’s show of paintings at Clinton Academy. I knew him back when he was coaching East Hampton High School’s boys tennis team.

Guestwords: Where Magic Happens

A good way to look at tough stretches, rough patches, and travails — as opportunities for positive change.

The Way It Was for May 25, 2023

“Cordial greetings” from The Star of yesteryear.

Letters to the Editor for May 25, 2023

Many in number, wide in variety, it’s The Star’s storied letters page.