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Kids Culture 06.16.22

Drag queen story hour, summer reading at libraries, movie screenings, and more fun stuff coming up for kids and teens.

Pit Bull Attack Rattles Neighbors

Residents of Hampton Waters, off Three Mile Harbor in East Hampton, have been rattled by a pit bull attack that injured one of their neighbors on the afternoon of May 31, and the community is still wondering just whose dog it was that bit Stuart Strauss hard above one eye, inflicting bloody scratches and bruises.

On the Police Logs 06.16.22

A man described to police as “a drunk 20-something,” wearing black shorts and T-shirt, was staggering through traffic on Flamingo Road around dinnertime on June 8, prompting a call to police. He was gone by the time they arrived, and a search yielded no results.

Missed a Deer, Hit a Sign

A Springs man was charged with aggravated drunken driving, a misdemeanor, on the morning of June 6, after a 911 call reporting a man passed out in a car on Cedar Ridge Road in that hamlet.

Five Officers Are Promoted

Lt. Chelsea Tierney was among five officers of the East Hampton Town Police Department who were recently promoted. Lieutenant Tierney, along with Lt. Daniel Toia, Detective Sgt. Ryan Hogan, Sgt. Ryan Fink, and Detective Luke McNamara, took the oath of office in the main meeting room at Town Hall on Tuesday.

William A. Dreher Sr.

William Arthur Dreher Sr. of East Hampton Village, a life trustee of Guild Hall, died on June 5 of metastatic prostate cancer. He was 91.

Brendan Clavin, 33

A writer, musician, athlete, filmmaker, skateboarder, and scientist, Brendan Clavin of Hampton Bays died unexpectedly at home on Friday at the age of 33. His cause of death has not yet been determined.

James P. Ruthenberg

Jim Ruthenberg, who lived and worked for many years in East Hampton, Montauk, and Amagansett, died on May 25 at UPMC Cole, a hospital in rural Pennsylvania near where he lived in Port Allegany. He was 76.

Carmela S. Winslow, 92

Carmela Winslow, a resident of Amagansett since 1955, died at home on May 21. She had had heart problems, but was seriously ill for only two months.

Joan C. Laufer

Whether in the beauty industry, as a real estate broker, or in language sales and consultations, Joan C. Laufer enjoyed working with people from diverse backgrounds, and she loved to travel. Ms. Laufer, who was 86, died of heart failure on June 6 at Stony Brook University Hospital.

Barbara Weinman

Barbara Lynn Weinman, a real estate broker who lived in East Hampton for more than 40 years, died on Sunday at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan. Ms. Weinman, who was 74, had lymphoma.

Dennis Samuels, 87

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

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 Water: An Age-Old Question

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

Course Records in Triathlon and Mile

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.

Steve Annacone Gets Get Back to His Roots

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."

A Big Turnaround for Youth Hockey

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

Doubting Lee Zeldin

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

‘Unofficial’ Newspapers

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.

Hunger in the Season of Plenty

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