Amagansett

Glenn Behr to Handy Lane L.L.C., 42 Handy Lane, Dec. 22, $1,570,000.

Annie and James Lansing to Jacqueline Judd, 74 Hampton Lane, Jan. 15, $4,508,000.

Northstar Trust to Town of East Hampton, 41 Arbor Path (vacant), Feb. 2, $2,000,000.

360 Cranberry Hole Road L.L.C. to Daniel Schmitz, 360 Cranberry Hole Road, Feb. 17, $3,985,000.

Herd Immunity
Amagansett
May 7, 2021

Dear David,

James Larocca, a Sag Harbor Village trustee, is challenging Mayor Kathleen Mulcahy in the June 15 election. The mayor "ran on the promise of developing an overarching master plan, and the absence of such is one of the biggest problems we have in combating this wave of money and developers that are now swarming all over the west side of town," he said.

After more than 14 months of darkened screens and empty seats, the East Hampton movie theater will reopen on Friday, May 21, according to Manhattan Skyline, the company that leases the building to Regal Cinemas. 

Local officials and health professionals continue to expand access to Covid-19 vaccines on the South Fork. Stony Brook Southampton Hospital will hold a pop-up vaccination clinic at the Montauk Playhouse on Thursday to administer the Moderna vaccine and there is a pediatric vaccination clinic slated for next week in East Hampton for children 12 to 18, following the C.D.C.'s emergency use authorization of the Pfizer vaccine for that age group on Wednesday.

With the goal of building "an informed network of community health leaders across the state," New York State has established the Citizen Public Health Training Course, which is open to all New Yorkers who would like to learn about and prepare for public health emergencies.

David S. Reynolds’s massive new biography argues that the traditional view of Abraham Lincoln’s relationship to the economy and society of his times is wrong — he was very much connected to both, and in ways relevant to today.

Bill Henderson, the publisher of the Pushcart anthology of the best of the small presses, will be honored with an Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in an online ceremony on Wednesday, May 19.

A "visionary" food and wine-centric benefit Guild Hall, new seasonal openings, and specials

The Art Barge and the D’Amico Studio and Archive will reopen this spring, after remaining closed for the 2020 season. The 2021 class and workshop schedule was issued on Friday, and registration is open. Classes include painting, orientation to creativity. Workshops include collage, pastel, and watercolor painting. There are also classes for children.

The Watermill Center’s spring Community Day, which provides the public an opportunity to experience the center’s grounds as a space to explore, unwind, and find inspiration, will take place in two parts on Saturday.

New shows at Tripoli, Borghi, Ashawagh, White Room, and Grenning, along with a new gallery in Montauk, a talk at Guild Hall, and more

The music scene, return of classical piano at the Parrish, an intro to acting, and more

Members of the public will have a chance to comment on the East Hampton Town Airport on Tuesday during a board work session that starts at 11 a.m.

Hiking enthusiasts on the East End — or day-tripping trekkers from just about anywhere else — will no doubt appreciate these upcoming local hikes.

It's a drop in the fishing bucket, but New York has begun to distribute $6.7 million in relief aid to the state's seafood, marine commercial, and for-hire fishing industries after excessive business losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In the coming weeks, award recipients will receive a letter accompanied by a check, based on reported economic loss experienced in 2020 compared to the previous five years.

It's hard not to wonder if the Covid-19 pandemic is finally over, especially as spring brings fairer weather and nature is exploding into life everywhere you look. With new mask-wearing guidelines released last week and businesses reopening in many states, we've come a long way.

On Saturday, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital will host a car seat safety check from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 330 Meeting House Lane.

East Hampton Town's water quality technical advisory committee issued recommendations to a supportive town board on Tuesday to fund six projects using money from the portion of the community preservation fund allocated to water quality improvements.

The Town of East Hampton has won a $5.6 million award from New York State for a planned affordable housing project on a 14.2-acre parcel on Three Mile Harbor Road.