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Missing Debates, Missing the Point

Ken Walles, running for town supervisor, declared that a Zoom debate was not a debate at all. If ever we heard a bigger cop-out from a candidate, we can’t recall it.

Not Curfews Again

Seeking re-election, East Hampton Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc has proposed landing and takeoff curfews, something that was tried before and failed to cut down on noise.

A Trustees Correction

In an editorial last week, the election date that will establish staggered terms for East Hampton Town trustees was misstated.

The Mast-Head: Behind the Junk

It seems to me that we Americans assume that the things we surround ourselves with are made not by actual people, but through some form of immaculate extrusion.

The Shipwreck Rose: Artificial Stupidity

It’s 2021 and the voices of artificial intelligence that call our landlines attempting grand larceny never sound as human as Hal 9000 did.

Gristmill: Strike, Hollywood, Strike

How about the worker bees getting their due for a change?

Point of View: Well, Shut My Mouth!

When I interrupt, it isn’t because I want to stifle discussion, it’s because I want to extend it.

Guestwords: Game 7, St. Louis, 1946

Recollections of a day in Missouri when everyone was a Cardinal.

A Sale to Boost First Responders

The Village True Value hardware store in East Hampton has joined with a sports apparel company to offer a line of sweatshirts, T-shirts, and caps that will benefit first responders and their families.

A Day to Celebrate Maritime Heritage

This year's Amagansett Maritime Heritage Day happens on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The day is a collaboration among the Amagansett Library, the Amagansett Life-Saving and Coast Guard Station, the East End Classic Boat Society, and the East Hampton Town Marine Museum.

Recorded Deeds 10.14.21

From Montauk to Southampton Village.

Montauk Parishioners Rally Around Their Priests

Hundreds of parishioners gathered at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church on Monday to call on Bishop John O. Barres of the Diocese of Rockville Centre to reverse the decision to end "residence and faculties" for the Rev. Edward Beck, which in turn has led to the departure of the Rev. Bob Joerger.

A Life Saved by Art

In “Light on Fire,” Gabrielle Selz traces the triumphs and tragedies of the California-born Sam Francis, whose luminous paintings and prints placed him firmly in the pantheon of 20th-century icons of modern art. 

Beware Vaccine Verification Text Phishing Scam

The New York State Division of Consumer Protection and the State Health Department have warned residents of a text message phishing scheme to try to steal personal information from those attempting to validate their Covid-19 vaccine status. 

After Larsen, a LongHouse Divided

Less than a year after Jack Lenor Larsen's passing, there have been shakeups and bad feelings between board members and some of the donors and staff of the LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton, which Larsen founded and intended to be his legacy.

Kelcey Edwards: The Art Film Woman

Kelcey Edwards's two careers, filmmaker and art curator, come together in "The Art of Making It," her new documentary about artists struggling to find success.

The Art Scene 10.14.21

A fall group show at Eric Firestone, Nivola and Steinberg at the Drawing Room, Aatchim at Harper's, Franklin Engel at Kramoris, an architecture talk, and more

Hamptons Theatre Company Offers a Comedy With 'Teeth'

"Native Gardens," set to open the Hampton Theatre Company's new season, takes on racism, privilege, and generational conflict, but with humor.

Met Opera Returns to Guild Hall

The Met: Live in HD returns to Guild Hall, starting with an encore screening of "Boris Godunov" on Saturday.