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Zoia Foster, 19

Zoia Foster, the daughter of the Rev. Dr. Katrina D. Foster, formerly of St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Amagansett, and Pamela Kallimanis, died peacefully at home on Saturday.

Updates on Housing Fund, Temporary Tower

Language is being finalized for a Nov. 8 referendum that will ask voters whether to approve a .5-percent real estate transfer tax to be allocated to a community housing fund, which would be in addition to the 2-percent transfer tax for the community preservation fund.

Overdrive: The East End's Obsession With Classic Cars

Hot cars have always raced between the hedges on Hamptons roads. But a few special societal factors — from the aging of Boomers and Gen X to the idle hours of the Covid-19 pandemic — have coincided to create a moment when demand for a classic Porsche, Cadillac, or Model “A” is outstripping supply. EAST investigates an obsession

The Consolation of Art 

The lives of artists, complicated women, heartbreak, and the consolation of great art are subjects in Frederic Tuten’s “The Bar at Twilight.”

Gary Ginsberg at The Church

It’s Gary Ginsberg at The Church in Sag Harbor Saturday and Kati Marton at Fridays at Five in Bridgehampton tomorrow.

On the Water: Farewell to Serena

Serena Vegessi Schick, who died last fall, touched many in Montauk who work on the water, having spent years in her youth and early adulthood, as well as the final few months of her life, working the deck of the Bones netting or filleting fish, untying tangles, or just patiently helping youngsters catch the first fish of their lives.

Paddle Diva Is in a New, and Perfect, Place

The paddleboard and kayak rental and lesson business has a new home at the Three Mile Marina. "I feel so lucky. This is the perfect place," said Gina Bradley.

Five Banned From 7-on-7 for Fighting

It may be five minutes for fighting in the N.H.L., but not so in East Hampton’s 7-on-7 men’s soccer league, whose overseer, Leslie Czeladko, recently expelled five players from league play.

Winter Looking for Her Second Flag Football Gold

Crystal Winter, a former Montauker and 2002 graduate of East Hampton High School, is to play this week for the powerful United States national women’s flag football team in the World Games.

Justice Gets Personal at Truck Beach

East Hampton Town officials find themselves in the untenable situation of a state court that seems dead-set against them.

Going Greener in the Home

East Hampton Town may get a lot greener if a proposal to phase out fossil fuel stoves, heating, and cooling systems is adopted.

The Mast-Head: See You in September

A chance conversation last week while I was waiting for my food pickup at La Fondita got me thinking about the way those of us who work for a living on the South Fork talk about summer.

The Shipwreck Rose: Fronzo and Woncho

It’s getting hard to keep a grasp on what is and isn’t the right thing to do or to permit, with this teenage girl of mine.

Gristmill: Bourbon, Coffee Back

Lawrence Block’s hard-boiled romance of the down-and-out.

Point of View: Mark Shields’s ‘Amen Corner’

Whenever Mark Shields would ask Judy Woodruff during his Friday evening discussions with David Brooks if he could say just one thing, Mary and I would come to the edge of our seats, she on the small couch, I on the recliner, knowing he was about to speak from the heart to our better angels.

Guestwords: Emulsion of Deliciousness

A family tradition of clamming and an everlasting appreciation for the chowder of Mary Emma Bunn of the Shinnecocks.

Letters to the Editor for July 7, 2022

There’s always much in the way of reader comment in the pages of The Star. Here’s the latest.

The Way It Was for July 7, 2022

From tears shed over catastrophic traffic to the day Governor Pataki visited Havens Beach, it happened here.

Recorded Deeds 07.07.22

Newly reported real estate doings on the South Fork.

Blaze at Oceanfront Estate Started With a Barbecue Grill

The East Hampton, Sag Harbor, and Amagansett Fire Departments responded Tuesday night to a structure fire at 171 Lily Pond Lane in East Hampton Village.