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School Warns of a Troubling TikTok Account

The Bridgehampton School on Wednesday warned families about a troublesome TikTok account called "bhssecretspy" that has been "disseminating videos that are derogatory in nature," according to an email from Michael Miller, the school principal.

Boys Tennis Team Went Into the Week at 10-0

For the first time in a month, since the spring season began, on April 28 the Bonac boys tennis team played a home match, on redone courts to which the final touches had been added just a day or two before.

The Court’s Assault on Freedom

A January survey conducted by CNN found that 69 percent of Americans were opposed to overturning the landmark case of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the 1992 opinion limiting the right to an abortion but preserving the fundamental freedom to choose to terminate a pregnancy.

Another Round on the Shoreline

About half of the East Hampton Town shoreline is eroding. Sea level rise will increase the affected area to all of the town’s waterfront over time. These are the key points in a draft policy document released last week intended to guide officials as they contemplate how to prepare.

The Mast-Head: Last Cheers at Pantigo

I drove by the Pantigo fields as a group was getting set for a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Southampton Hospital adjunct. It made me sad, and then angry.

The Shipwreck Rose: The Porpoise

In the spring of 2001, I watched the clean-living-Americans-go-to-outer-space movie “The Right Stuff” and decided what I needed was to learn how to pilot a plane.

Gristmill: A Master of the Art Form

At the 2019 Comic Con in New York, before Covid cramped its style, I walked right by a booth set up by a legend among comic-book artists, Neal Adams.

Point of View: Dudamel Hits It Out of the Park

Emily Dickinson said you’ll know it’s poetry if it knocks your socks off, or words to that effect, and that was how Mary and I felt as we were watching the documentary “Viva Maestro” at the Sag Harbor Cinema the other day.

Guestwords: How Do You React to a War?

Lessons from the Dutch travails of World War II.

Letters to the Editor for May 5, 2022

Praise, complaints, and kvetches: Our readers weigh in anew.

The Way It Was for May 5, 2022

It happened here, from the hand-organ man of 1897 to the BB gun incident of 1947.

Recorded Deeds 05.05.22

It was a busy week in Hamptons real estate dealings.

Check Out Those Toys

Patrons of the Montauk Library can now add children's toys, puzzles, and games to the list of books, movies, and other materials that can be borrowed.

Bonackers Split Two With the Hurricanes

The East Hampton High School baseball team played two nonleaguers last week with Westhampton Beach, losing 7-0 there on April 26 and winning 10-4 here the next day.

Title Wave: Cutting-Edge Theater in Sag Harbor

Innovative works in Bay Street's Title Wave festival feature the quest for DNA, the Titanic, grieving parents, and a nosy widow.

The Art Scene 05.05.22

Bleckner and Fischl in conversation, Pollock-Krasner House reopens, artworks inspired by nature and inkblots, 17 women artists at Ashawagh Hall

Bits and Pieces 05.05.22

Topiary workshops at Madoo, Music for Montauk, concerts at the Parrish and the Southampton Cultural Center, Public Gardens Day in Bridge

News for Foodies 05.05.22

Cinco de Mayo specials, Mother's Day options, the Beacon reopens in Sag Harbor, a cookbook signing in Southampton, and local food and drink at the Parrish.

Fluke Season Extended This Year

The season for fluke, which opened on Sunday in New York State, will now run through Oct. 9 giving anglers an extra 12 days to catch them, and the minimum size limit has been decreased by half an inch. 

Many Came Out for May Day 5K

More than 600 runners and walkers turned out at East Hampton's Main Beach Sunday for the May Day 5K, the brainchild of Dylan Cashin and Ryleigh O'Donnell, East Hampton High School sophomore long-distance runners. The event raised raised $18,000 for the Family Service League.