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Half a Dozen Significant Accidents

One hit-and-run collision was among this week's traffic accidents in Springs, East Hampton, and Montauk.

One Parking Spot, Two Cars

A confrontation over a parking spot at the Meadow Street lot in Sag Harbor led last Thursday to the arrest of an East Hampton woman.

Five Drunken-Driving Charges in a Week

Three men from away and two residents were charged over the past week with driving while intoxicated.

Shark Encounters Are on the Rise. Why?

A handful of recent shark attacks and sightings on Long Island's barrier beaches has beachgoers on edge and officials responding with red-flag beach warnings and enhanced shark patrols — but don't blame the sharks, said Greg Metzger of the South Fork Natural History Museum. They aren't here to feast on humans but on the vast schools of menhaden, or bunker, that have settled in for their annual summer residencies. 

Item of the Week: The Clan Galbraith at Flying Point

This photograph shows the Clan Galbraith, a Norwegian four-masted steel bark, after it ran aground near Flying Point Beach in Water Mill.

Jason Spielberg, 71

Jason Spielberg, a former East Hampton resident and landscape business owner here, died on July 9 at Thompson Health Center in Canandaigua, N.Y., of respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia.

Helen Anne Spanierman

Helen Anne Spanierman, who helped run the Spanierman Gallery on Newtown Lane in East Hampton for many years, died of respiratory distress on Saturday in Morristown, N.J. She was 89.

Mary Margaret Struk Niggles

Her family was with her when Mary Margaret Struk Niggles died at home in Wainscott on July 6 after a long illness. She was 91.

Sally Matson Edwards

Sally Matson Edwards died on Monday at home on Hook Pond Lane, East Hampton, a family residence for 70 years, less than a month shy of her 96th birthday.

Carol-Ann Morgan, 81

Carol-Ann Morgan died on June 30 in East Hampton, with her children by her side. She was 81 and had been in declining health.

Southampton Weighs Sites for Weed Sales

The Southampton Town Board is working to amend the town code to accommodate the possible arrival of cannabis dispensaries and on-site pot lounges in town. Turns out it’s a pretty contentious issue even after the town voted along with more than 600 other towns across the state to participate in New York’s newly legalized cannabis economy. 

Wyclef Jean at Calissa in Water Mill

Wyclef Jean will kick off this year's Calissa Sounds series on Friday at the Greek restaurant and lounge in Water Mill.

New Path Named for Zach Cohen

A multiuse path in the Buckskill Meadow Trunzo Preserve in Wainscott will be named to honor the late Lewis Zachary Cohen, a longtime member of East Hampton Town’s Nature Preserve Committee, during a ceremony on Monday at 11 a.m.

Long Wharf Shop Not Affected by Ice Cream Recall

Those who might have heard about a recall of Big Olaf Creamery ice cream due to a listeria outbreak can rest assured it has not affected the shop on Sag Harbor's Long Wharf whose line often extends out the door.

East Hampton Village Wastewater Treatment Facility Is Years Away

East Hampton Village has settled on a preferred location for a new underground wastewater treatment facility — under the long-term parking lot off Gingerbread Lane — but it could be years from completion, a consultant told the village board last week.

The Wettest Place

During Prohibition “liquor was flowing like a river” from the East End to New York City.

South Fork Poetry: ‘Moderate Rupture’

A poet takes exception to the notion that Armageddon will be sponsored.

Soldier Ride Rolls on Saturday

Soldier Ride the Hamptons returns to Amagansett Saturday morning, when about 40 men and women who suffered traumatic injuries in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars will ride their cycles from the Amagansett Firehouse to Sag Harbor and back. The 16th annual ride kicks off at 8:45 a.m. and, said Peter Honerkamp, an organizer, this year's event harks back to Soldier Rides of yore when members of the community were encouraged to ride along with the wounded warriors. 

A Lifeguard-to-Be's First Ocean Save

Miles Menu, a 13-year-old who will start eighth grade at Springs School in the fall, and who is a participant in the Hampton Lifeguard Association's Junior Lifeguarding program, made his first save at Amagansett's Atlantic Avenue Beach on July 3, a feat that was recognized at Sunday's training session there.

On the Water: Fishing Legend Is Crowned

At the culmination of the popular Montauk Mercury Grand Slam Fishing Tournament, Capt. Skip Rudolph, a third-generation fisherman who has made his living on the water for decades, will be celebrated as the Montauk Fishing Legend of the Year.