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Robert Badkin

Robert J. Badkin of Mulford Lane in Amagansett, who was fondly known to many as Robbie the Welder, died at home of a heart attack last Thursday.

David Rogers Osborn

David Rogers Osborn, a Wainscott farmer known as "the cabbage king," died of complications of cancer on Sunday at the Westhampton Care Center. He was 88.

James Hewitt

James F. Hewitt died last Thursday afternoon in Montauk at the home of his son and daughter-in-law, Shawn and Karen Hewitt. The cause was congestive heart failure. Mr. Hewitt was 79. Am obituary will appear in a future issue.

On the Police Logs

This week's stolen paddleboard belonged to Mike Lumi. The blue-and-white board, valued at $1,000, was last seen leaning on his front gate at 187 Essex Street. 

Deer Crossing Injuries

A driver and passenger were taken to the hospital after car struck utility pole while avoiding impact.

Coke Found in Sunday Night Stop, Cops Say 

A 48-year-old East Hampton man who police say fled following a Sunday night car accident is facing felony charges of drug possession and driving while intoxicated.

Noisy Parties, Angry Neighbors

There were as many as 90 unrelated people, not wearing face masks or maintaining required social distance, partying at 16 Industrial Road in Montauk on the night of Aug. 30, according to an East Hampton Town code enforcement officer who charged the tenant of the house with "willful violation of health laws and criminal nuisance in the second degree, creating conditions that endanger others."

Alleged Thief Sought in Sagaponack Grand Larceny

The Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Southampton Town Police Department detectives are searching for a man who stole a Rolex watch and a wallet containing credit cards from a vehicle parked at Gibson Beach in Sagaponack on July 30.

Changed Regulations Threaten Burgeoning Hemp Industry

New York State's hemp pilot research program has grown from two growers and 30 acres in 2016 to more than 500 producers and 20,000 acres this year, but is set to expire on Oct. 31, and participants in the state's budding hemp industry are nervous about changes in state and federal regulations that they say could have catastrophic consequences just as the industry is starting to thrive.

Restaurateurs, Used to Saying 'Yes,' Find Themselves Saying 'No'

With an influx of vacationers, migrant Manhattanites, and day trippers who ventured east this summer, restaurateurs worked tirelessly to apply the state's health guidelines in ways that could fit their new business models, but even the most prepared in the restaurant industry sometimes struggled to keep up.

The Ways of the Wild

In Dirk Wittenborn’s new thriller, “The Stone Girl,” the females are strong and resourceful. The males, well, they’re strong and resourceful, too, it’s just that a large proportion of them are forces for evil.

South Fork Book Clubs Enter Brave New World

The course of true love never did run smooth: Book lovers with devoted book clubs are doing everything in their power, even mastering new technology, to keep up with meetings in the age of coronavirus. What Zoom lacks in dimension, dimensional conversation makes up for.

Montauk Restaurants Grapple With Covid-19

After discovering their employees had tested positive for Covid-19, a handful of restaurants in Montauk temporarily closed up shop late last month and early this month to deep clean and retest employees before reopening for business.

Seasons by the Sea: Some Like It Hot

The pepper, which is a fruit, has more than 50,000 varieties, ranging from the popular and humble bell pepper to the wickedly hot Carolina Reaper.

News for Foodies 09.10.20

Bridgehampton Inn's new menu for September, and ayurvedic food delivered to your door.

Tracy Thorne's 'Jack Was Kind': What Privilege Has Wrought

Beginning Wednesday, Tracy Thorne, a playwright and actress, will give 16 live performances on Zoom from her East Hampton home of her new play, “Jack Was Kind."

Artists Unite for Nancy Goroff

A group of visual and performing artists and writers who support the Democratic candidate for Congress Nancy Goroff have banded together from across the First District to form Artists for Nancy. They will host a panel discussion with Ms. Goroff on Wednesday, which is open to all.

A Drummer's Broadway Break Is Forestalled

The moment Anthony Genovesi received the news that he had been cast in "Sing Street," he knew his "life was changing in a big way."

Kabakov's ‘How to Meet an Angel’ at Parrish

A looped animation by Ilya and Emilia Kabakov will be projected on the south facade of the Parrish Art Museum on Saturday evening.

The Art Scene 09.10.20

Krasner in Bilbao, Leiber online and in the garden, an art sale to benefit Ross, new shows at MM Fine Arts, White Room, and Grenning