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Robert Brody, M.D.

Word has been received of the death of Robert A. Brody, a podiatrist who lived year round on Sulky Circle in East Hampton. Dr. Brody died of cancer in New York City on April 18.

Susan E. Dottin

Susan Ellen Dottin of Southampton, a former resident of East Hampton and Sag Harbor, died on April 23 at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. She was 68, and had been ill for a year.

For Wendy E. Flanagan

A celebration of life for Wendy Elizabeth Flanagan of Sag Harbor will be held on Saturday at 3 p.m. at Sylvester Manor on Shelter Island. Mrs. Flanagan, who was 51, died on May 18.

Item of the Week: A Whaler Writes Songs and Poetry

This whaling log kept by Alfred Washington Foster (1822-1886) chronicles two voyages on the barks Columbia and Roanoke between 1845 and 1861.

A Local History of Migrant Labor

In the next installment of its Thinking Forward Lecture Series on Saturday at 4 p.m., the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center's own history will be the topic.

On the Water: Striped Bass Amass

Want to catch a striped bass? Then Montauk is clearly the place to be right now.

Fowkes and Lewis Will Go at It in Montauk Mile

Ryan Fowkes, who set school records in the outdoor 1,500-meter race in his very successful junior year at George Washington University, will be in the Montauk Mile field Sunday, as will Kal Lewis, a Shelter Islander and standout runner in the same distances at the University of Iowa.

Prone Paddlers Eye L.I. Sound Crossing

Colin Davis and his surfing partner, Pat Schmidt, are to prone-paddleboard across Long Island Sound from Montauk’s Culloden Point to Point Judith, R.I., over the July 4 weekend.

East Hampton’s Girls Track Team Has Half-Dozen All-Leaguers

A number of runners on Bonac’s young girls track team, which finished the season at 3-3, have been named to the all-league team.

A Village Election That Really Matters

The question for voters in the village is whether they think it is healthy or wise to support the mayor’s hand-picked candidates.

Hastening the Airport’s Demise

It has been clear that because of their refusal to cooperate on effective noise control, the airport interests themselves are forcing the town’s hand.

The Mast-Head: Blue Tape

When people complain about tape, most times, it seems to me, they are talking about red. But in my case, my beef is with blue, literally.

The Shipwreck Rose: Kind Hearts, Coronets

I have actually considered if I would or wouldn’t bow, if and when I were to meet Queen Elizabeth.

Gristmill: The Greenest Patch

What’s all this fuss about lawn care?

Point of View: Do Something

Countries like Britain, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, all chagrined by mass shootings at one time or another, have all effectively enacted gun safety laws.

Guestwords: At War With Ourselves

Nature on Earth is in a man-made death spiral, but imagine how much faster we would be killing life as we know it if everyone on this fragile orb followed the lead of America’s most “successful.”

Letters to the Editor for June 9, 2022

A wide-ranging week in reader comment.

The Way It Was for June 9, 2022

From the continuing bicycle craze of 1897 to the secret 1997 settlement of Jerry Della Femina’s civil rights lawsuits against East Hampton Village, it happened here.

If Town Can't Change Airport, It May Close It

What was once unthinkable now looks increasingly possible, as the airport that many residents say has vastly exceeded its historical function and is destroying their quality of life may finally be grounded, perhaps permanently.

Montauk Man Charged With Grand Larceny

Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney alleged on Monday that Mark Ripolone, 34, "financially exploited his customers, most of them small businesses."