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A Collision in the Village

A crash on Saturday led to a drunken driving charge for a Hampton Bays man.

Slip-Sliding Away on the Ice

There were two minor accidents on local roads in recent days.

On the Police Logs 2.10.22

A 72-year-old Massachusetts man was pulling in to Citarella at midday on Friday when, he told police, he was “angrily” cut off by the driver of a black sedan. He went shopping, but found a large scratch on the front passenger-side door of his car upon returning.

Tempers Flare Over Masking in Schools

Charging that New York State’s indoor mask-wearing mandate has had negative social, emotional, and academic fallout on their children, some 20 Sag Harbor School parents demanded on Monday that administrators and school board members adopt a “mask choice” policy that would allow parents to decide what’s best for their children.

Kids Culture 2.10.22

Valentine's Day fun, art camp, anime club, movies at the library, and a wildlife presentation are on the agenda for kids and teens this week.

Prep Work for Wind Farm Cable Underway

The contractor for the developers of the South Fork Wind farm is continuing to remove some vegetation within the Long Island Rail Road right of way this week, in advance of the onshore construction that is set to begin within the next two weeks.

Invasive Beetles on Eastward March

More than 1,200 trees at Napeague State Park have been identified as infested with the southern pine beetle and are due to be felled late this month.

No to a Tower in Redwood

There will be no temporary cell tower in the Redwood area of Sag Harbor, at least not for now.

Sag Board Seeks Input on Affordable Housing

“We want to get this right, rather than get it fast,” said Sag Harbor Mayor James Larocca, speaking at Tuesday night’s village board meeting of the village’s new affordable housing initiative.

For Gansett’s Library Board

This year’s election for the board of the Amagansett Library will be held from March 1 to March 19. Interested candidates who are residents of the hamlet and can commit to monthly meetings have been asked to submit a letter of interest and a short bio by Feb. 23.

Twenty Years Of Much Needed Health Care

The dearth of medical care here was one of the most serious issues facing the community, said Henry Murray, who recently announced his retirement as chairman of the foundation that runs the East Hampton Healthcare Center. The facility is celebrating its 20th anniversary.

Item of the Week: The Edwards Farmhouse at Duck Creek

This 1997 photograph from the Springs Historical Society shows the exterior of the John Edwards House on Duck Creek Farm off Three Mile Harbor Road. The two-story “half house” is believed to have been built by John Edwards (1750-1806) after he bought the property from John and Mary Gardiner in 1795.

Charles Seymour Bullock Jr.

Charles Seymour Bullock Jr., a magazine publisher who co-founded the Dunemere Associates real estate firm in East Hampton, died at home in Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday. He was 89.

Dorothy King Kessen

Dorothy Kessen of Springs, a skilled baker who worked for many years at Brent’s General Store and Miller’s Fuel, died of a sudden Covid-19 pneumonia infection at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital on Jan. 23. She was 85.

Thomas J. McCabe, 86

Thomas J. McCabe, who was drawn to Montauk in the early 1950s by the sea and his love of fishing, died on Jan. 26 at the Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Quiogue. The cause was cancer and heart failure.

Margaret Mary Calabrese

Margaret Mary (Peg) Calabrese of East Hampton and the Villages, Fla., a vice president of human resources for the Bank of the Hamptons for more than a decade, died of congestive heart failure at home here last Thursday. She was 83.

Richard Hausman, 97

Richard J. Hausman, who owned and operated the Sands Motel in Montauk that his parents and brother had built in 1951, died on Jan. 29 at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. The cause was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

For Patricia B. Gilchrest

The family of Patricia B. Gilchrest of Montauk and, most recently, Loudonville, N.Y., will receive visitors tomorrow between 10 a.m. and noon at the Ralston, Lippincott, Hasbrouck, and Ingrassia Funeral Home in Middletown, N.Y.

Bonac Swimmers Place Third at League Meet

The East Hampton High School boys swimming team placed well in the League II meet last week, the wrestling team tallied 30 points in a League V meet, while the girls track team struggled at the small schools indoor championships.