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Saturday Hikes in Montauk

According to the National Weather Service, the clouds will clear on Saturday — just in time for these outdoor events.

On the Wing: Our Only Winter Warbler

The yellow-rumped warbler, also known, colloquially, much to my 10-year-old’s delight, as a “butter-butt,” is our only regular winter warbler and our region’s most abundant.

Bonackers Play Four Games in Five Days

The East Hampton High School boys basketball team, without its star guard, Luke Reese, evened its league record at 3-3 with a 43-32 win over Sayville last week.

A Two-Win Week for East Hampton Wrestlers

In the past half-dozen years it has been a rarity to witness an East Hampton High School wrestling team win at home, but it happened last Thursday.

Trash Talk

The new curve-topped trash bins adorning the East Hampton Village business district are frankly ugly.

Missteps Began Early on Plastic-Field Plan

East Hampton Town should never have gotten itself into the public storm it now faces over a plan to install artificial turf playing fields on a site off Stephen Hand’s Path.

The Mast-Head: Dumb Stuff on Main Street

Road rage: Nine out of 10 people say they don’t have it. Actually, I have no idea if that’s true; I just made up the statistic to get your attention. But the subject has been on my mind a lot lately.

The Shipwreck Rose: Napoleon Brandy

My career on the stage was short and inglorious.

Gristmill: The Driven Slush

On the roads the layer of snowpack and slush was an improvement, quieting the traffic, for once slowing the heedless drivers, adding adventure to the school drop-off routine. 

Point of View: Finding Warmth in Winter Days

Rather than kind acts, it’s the failures to act kindly that I tend to remember.

Guestwords: Ultimate Rejection!

Do you know how many rejections we have received of this potential classic of world literature? It could be something like Fyodor Tolstoy’s “Crime and Peace” or Joseph Conrad’s “Fart of Harkness.”

Recorded Deeds 3.02.22

The latest in South Fork real estate sales.

The Way It Was for February 3, 2022

Back 125 years ago, all the trains were snow-blockaded, in 1947 a sperm whale washed up in Montauk, a rare occurrence, and in 1972 a Grants department store landed in Bridgehampton.

Item of the Week: The ’51: Our Earliest Yearbook

Our new Digital Long Island website gives us better keyword-searching capability, and as part of this we have uploaded all the East Hampton High School yearbooks in the Long Island Collection’s holdings, beginning with The ’51, which is featured here.

Herrick Park Bathrooms to Get a Makeover

The bathrooms at Herrick Park are about to get a much-needed overhaul, with new siding, impact-rated glass, and new lighting, among other things.

Tales of How Covid Hit Us

The East Hampton Library has a new video series, “Covid Hamptons: How the Pandemic Reshaped an Iconic Community," documenting current historical events as they unfold. It includes firsthand accounts from people such as police officers, musicians, farmers, and barbers as they talk about the once-in-a-century, one hopes, event that has transformed life in the town and across the globe.

On Call: Answers for a Good Question About Boosters

A reader asked, is a third dose recommended after receiving an mRNA booster vaccine (such as Moderna or Pfizer) following the Johnson and Johnson single dose? Dr. Potter looked into it.

East Hampton Town Testing Site Reduces Hours

Because of a significant decline in demand for Covid-19 testing, East Hampton Town’s test site at the former Child Development Center of the Hamptons on Stephen Hand’s Path, operated by CareONE Concierge, has reduced its hours of operation.

A Sisterhood App for the Over 40s

Revel, “a community of women fully embracing the next chapter, and creating a fresh approach to our 40s, 50s, and beyond,” according to its website (hellorevel.com), launched Hamptons Revelers last week. It’s a group within the platform specifically for female East Enders of a certain age, to connect and participate in events such as ice skating at the Bucksill Winter Club, or a walk along Gerard Drive.