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Saturday Is Hazardous Waste Disposal Time

The Town of East Hampton has scheduled a Stop Throwing Out Pollutants day — known as a STOP day — for Saturday. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., residents can take hazardous waste to the East Hampton recycling center at 260 Springs-Fireplace Road for proper disposal.

Lease Ends, but Rich Tenants Won't Leave Water Mill Rental

The owner of a Water Mill house that is on the market for nearly $5 million filed a breach of contract lawsuit against renters who have refused to leave the property after their $10,000-a-month lease ended on May 31.

Joan Tulp Honored for 50 Years Service

The Amagansett Village Improvement Society honored Joan Tulp, a board member for decades and the hamlet's unofficial mayor, on Monday with the dedication of a tree and plaque at the society's tennis courts at the corner of Main Street and Atlantic Avenue.

Mandala Yoga to Open Anew for 20th Year in Amagansett

When the sangha gathers Friday at Mandala Yoga Center for Healing Arts at Amagansett Square, it will observe both the center's reopening at its renovated space and its 20th anniversary. The sangha -- a Sanskrit word meaning association or community -- is in a celebratory mood, the reopening coinciding with the lifting of most Covid-19 regulations and the long pandemic's apparent decline.

New Amagansett Pastor Is Artist, Author, and Educator

An artist, author, and educator, the Rev. Candace Whitman, a Long Island native, majored in art history at Yale University, later taught at New York University, and is the author of several children's books. But hearing a call to the church, she attended Princeton Theological Seminary, graduating with a Master of Divinity degree in 2011.

On Call: Making the Most of Your Doctor Visit

Health care is immensely complicated at times, and there are only so many minutes in the day. Finding a means both to make sure all of a given patient's concerns are addressed while still making sure the time allotted to other patients is not unfairly infringed upon is one of the hardest balancing acts that health care providers are asked to accomplish, and delineating clear expectations from the start of the visit can work wonders in this regard.

Now a Federal Holiday, Juneteeth Is Celebrated in Southampton

The establishment of Juneteenth as a national holiday late last week was long overdue, if you ask William Pickens III of Sag Harbor. "I'm so delighted that it's come to fruition. This is the celebration and commemoration that America needs," said Mr. Pickens, whose grandfather was one of the founders of the N.A.A.C.P. in 1909.

Now Available: Free Beach Wi-Fi, but With a Catch

Free Wi-Fi is up and running at East Hampton Village's Main Beach and is coming soon to its other beaches and commercial district but with a requirement that did not sit well with two village trustees.

Item of the Week: 1937 Senior Trip to Washington, D.C.

This year, we're able to observe a few more traditional end-of-the-year celebrations and events like graduation ceremonies. For generations of East Hampton High School seniors, those traditions included a class trip. In this photograph, the East Hampton High School class of 1937 poses in front of the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on April 6, 1937.

James H. Overton

James H. Overton of East Hampton, a foreman in the Vector Control Division of Suffolk County's Public Works Department for many years, died of a Covid-19-related illness on April 15. He was 80 and had been ill for three weeks.

An App Brings a Bus Route Back to Life

"I'm excited, you can tell," Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming said about the new Suffolk Transit On-Demand service along Noyac Road from Sag Harbor to Southampton Village. The project has been at the heart of Ms. Fleming's work since her election in 2015, shortly after which eight bus routes were cut from service because of budgetary constraints.

Pushback on Wainscott Rezoning

The East Hampton Town Board's plan to begin implementing recommendations from the Wainscott hamlet study, adopted and incorporated into the comprehensive plan last year, got off to a bumpy start with last Thursday's public hearing on a proposed amendment to the zoning code that would reclassify a stretch of Montauk Highway in the commercial district from central business to a single-family resi

No Change to East Hampton Sports Policy

Following a robust discussion during a June 15 meeting of the East Hampton School Board, the decision was made not to change a policy barring seventh-grade athletes from moving up to varsity-level teams in most sports.

Bridgehampton: 14 Bees Are Leaving 'the Hive'

In a year where nothing was for sure, Bridgehampton High School's 110th graduation on Saturday celebrated the big and small, from the class of 2021's achievements to the very fact that the graduates and their families could gather together under the same tent.

Music, Markets, and More in Montauk

Montauk is a happening place to be. Upcoming programs and events include musical performances, rummage sales, a book talk and a lecture, and more.

Sergeant Roman and Lieutenant Claflin Sign Off

In 2001, John Claflin and Dan Roman both walked through the Suffolk County Police Academy doors as new graduates. Last week, Lieutenant Claflin and Sergeant Roman took their final walk out of East Hampton Town Police Department headquarters. In between, the pair distinguished themselves as officers who "really got the job and really got the town," Chief Michael Sarlo said.

On the Police Logs 6.24.21

A caller reported a dog alone in an unattended Hyundai on Park Place last Thursday morning. An officer said the dog seemed okay but waited for the return of the owner, who said that "the dog refused to get out of the vehicle and I was only gone for a moment."

The Police Were Watching

Two motorists were charged in recent weeks with driving while intoxicated, and in a non-alcohol-related incident, yet another tale of caution for summer bicyclists played out last Thursday

Arrest in Truck Theft Leads to String of Charges

An East Quogue man who allegedly stole a pickup truck in Riverhead on June 16 faces a grand total of nine charges after police stopped the white Ford F-150 truck on Industrial Road in Wainscott at about 5:30 p.m. that day.

Springs School Playground in the Balance

Not long after receiving favorable construction proposals for a new playground for children in prekindergarten through the second grade, the Springs School District has found itself unable to complete the project in time for the start of school in the fall.