Dennis Samuels, a textile stylist and full-time resident of Springs since 1997, died of respiratory illness at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital on June 2. He was 87 and had been ill for four weeks.

Michael Zingarelli of Sarasota, Fla., a former resident of East Hampton and Southampton, died at home on Sunday in Sarasota, one day before his 77th birthday.

On the local fishing scene, the action has generally been good in many locales, and anglers of all ages have taken part.

A hoped-for duel between Shelter Island’s Kal Lewis and East Hampton’s Ryan Fowkes didn’t come about in Sunday’s Montauk Mile, but Fowkes made the most of it. Dylan Cashin, a sophomore here, won the women’s race.

Since trimming his widespread tennis management business, Steve Annacone has been much less harried, and happier. Now with MyHamptons Pro, "a concierge tennis instruction and coaching service, I turned to what I like to do, my passion."

Two Peconic Hockey Foundation-sponsored youth ice hockey teams ended the spring season with fine showings in a regional tournament in Rhode Island recently.

We have to wonder if Lee Zeldin will bring his conspiracy mania to the governor’s race.

The East Hampton Star and The Suffolk Times have been the county’s “official” newspapers for their respective towns for about as long as anyone can remember. That was until this year, when the Suffolk Legislature removed them from the list.

According to our sources at the various East End food pantries, many of our neighbors still need assistance getting healthful meals on the table.

It’s important to talk about how social media distorts the digital world we see — and don’t see.

I’m not going to go gentle into that good night.

Convenience mart food, and food for thought, at a pit stop in the land of plenty.

I’m intrigued by the fact that I’ve been diagnosed with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.

We are seeing a resurgence of attitudes antagonistic to correcting systemic racism. After two years of listening, there is not only fatigue around these conversations, but also significant pushback. So we must act.

The latest transactions for real estate watchers.

Should Be Proud
North Haven
June 13, 2022

Dear David:

Juan T. Trippe of Pan-American Airways takes a 1947 trip on the airline’s giant plane The America, I.F. Stone stumps for George McGovern in 1972, and other tidbits from deep in the Star’s past.

The Hampton Library in Bridgehampton will host an informative Zoom presentation on Thursday at noon by Dr. Erin E. McGintee, an allergist, about the Alpha-gal meat allergy, which is caused by a bite from an infected lone star tick.

"Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb" premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on Sunday. It was made by a director who understands that creative endeavors have innate tension and drama, mostly from witnessing them in her own household.

Under the nimble direction of Jason Alexander, Bay Street's new office comedy, "Windfall" by Scooter Pietsch, is a "genuine crowd-pleaser."