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Kids Culture for March 17

A teen PechaKucha at the Parrish Art Museum, with rapid-fire presentations by teen artists and high school art teachers, is one of the highlights of this week's South Fork programs for teens and kids.

Mystery Bouquets Brighten Patients' Hospital Visits

A donor known only by the name Eric recently brought smiles to the faces of 25 patients at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital with surprise bouquets of flowers in honor of his mother, who died in 2021.

Wainscott Residents Sue to Stop Wind Cable

As construction of the onshore portion of the South Fork Wind farm proceeds in Wainscott, a lawsuit filed in United States District Court last week seeks to halt that work, claiming its potential to spread the perfluorinated chemicals, known as PFAS, that were detected in nearby groundwater.

Concession at Main Beach Aims to Serve Beer, Wine, Dinner

The operators of the Beach Hut concession at East Hampton's Main Beach pavilion have applied to the state recently for a "summer tavern wine license," which allows the sale of beer and wine for on-premises consumption, and they're also hoping to add dinner service this summer.

Going 74 in a 55 Zone

A man going 74 miles per hour in a 55 m.p.h. zone also crossed the double yellow lines multiple times as he streaked west, leading to a police stop and a D.W.I. charge.

On the Police Logs 03.17.22

A Montauk woman told police last week that she’d found a grenade near the water by Shagwong Point, and had left a big stick at the spot so police could find it more easily — as indeed they did. A plastic toy grenade.

East Hampton Chef on a Mission to Help in Ukraine

Kristofer Kalas, a trained pastry chef and owner of the tiny market Hello Oma in East Hampton, is in Ukraine helping women and children to get out of the country.

Item of the Week: Broadview in the Bell Estate

This photograph by Robert Hefner shows Broadview, the main house of the Bell Estate in Amagansett, on April 29, 1988, not long after Reginald and Loida Lewis bought it.

Robert B. Shnayerson, Editor and Journalist

Robert Beahan Shnayerson, a respected editor at Life, Time, and Harper’s magazines who first came to the South Fork in 1960, died at home in Hillsdale, N.Y., on March 6 of complications of vascular disease. He was 96.

Adelaide H. Dunlop

Adelaide H. Dunlop, a 1955 graduate of East Hampton High School, died on Feb. 10 in Venice, Fla., where she had been living since 2006. She was 84.

Guestwords: From the Jan. 6 Archive

The former president famously doesn’t like emails, so many of his feelings were recorded on the back side of his McDonald’s orders from Jan. 4 and Jan. 5.

The Way It Was for March 17, 2022

It was a good night for the combined school bands of Bridgehampton and East Hampton 75 years ago. A 1972 question over the use of chemicals by farmers here. And the day Tick Hall burned to the ground.

Recorded Deeds 03.17.22

From Amagansett to Bridgehampton and west to the canal, the millions keep flowing. Here’s the latest in South Fork real estate transactions.

No to Alcohol at Main Beach

Something about selling alcohol at East Hampton Main Beach seems off.

Cable Opponents’ Last-Ditch Claim

Opponents of an underground electrical wind farm cable now being installed in Wainscott have filed a lawsuit.

Back in the Trade Parade

Heavy eastbound traffic in the morning has resumed in force this week, prompting thoughts of limiting growth.

The Mast-Head: Missing in the Letters

For the first time in my memory, we have not a single letter to the editor about East Hampton Airport.

Gristmill: Rage Rover

Sag Harbor’s mayor alludes to a stigma on wheels.

Point of View: Coming Out of Cocoons

We went to the Sag Harbor Cinema recently, and in leaving I said to Mary that we’d never again have to go to New York City.

Letters to the Editor for March 17, 2022

Questions from readers about the Guild Hall renovations, E.V. stations, and outdoor dining.