Nancy J. Page, a former technician and sales representative for telephone companies, died on Oct. 5 at home in Sag Harbor. She was 74.

Students in the Bridgehampton School's seventh through 12th grades have been learning remotely since March 16, when schools here first closed because of Covid-19. Now there's a plan in the works to bring those students back into the building.

East End Halloween festivities, including the traditional gathering of hundreds of costumed trick-or-treaters on East Hampton Village streets with decked-out houses, are being discouraged this year because of the pandemic, but two Cooper Lane families are going all out decorating their homes to give children a thrill.

Dr. Raymond F. Medler of East Hampton Village died at home on Monday after a long illness.

Cases of Covid-19 are on the rise across the country and the world. So what do you do if you or a family member is diagnosed with Covid-19?

Bonnie Michelle Cannon, the executive director of the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center, donned a hard hat on Saturday and pulled a plank of siding off the old farmhouse that was originally part of the center. The symbolic moment kicked off a nearly $3 million project to erect a new building for the ever-evolving child care program.

The East Hampton Town Trustees opened Georgica Pond to the Atlantic Ocean on Oct. 19, a biannual event that allows spawning fish to enter and exit and flushes the pond. Unlike in the last two years, though, the pond closed naturally just six days later.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority will host a youth leadership and environmental justice listening session next Thursday.

Federal permitting delays will continue into next year, representing a significant setback for the developers of South Fork Wind, the proposed 15-turbine wind farm to be constructed approximately 35 miles east of Montauk Point.

For those who need help coping with the pandemic, or applying for food stamps, or finding a mental health professional, or handling any life crisis, really, the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor has a valuable new resource.

Alanah Johnson, Tiffany Gilliam, Sharon Gilliam, and Betty Gilliam are all graduates of the Bridgehampton School. They can share stories of cheerleading for the Killer Bees at different points in history, and now they have a new story to tell in a history-making election year.

Since March, when fear of Covid-19 drove many second-home owners into town prematurely, and many of them permanently, the East Hampton Recycling Center has absorbed a vast surge in recyclable and non-recyclable materials.

Since Saturday, when New York State's early voting period began, hundreds of voters have been lining up daily to cast their ballots at the East Hampton polling site at Windmill Village on Accabonac Road, and the Stony Brook University Southampton campus, the only two sites for early voting on the South Fork.

An Oct. 18 accident at the Clam Bar on Napeague ended in charges of drunken driving for a New York City man.

Last week's Star had an account of an East Hampton woman who witnessed a man removing two signs from in front of her Town Lane house on Oct. 16. The man has since been arrested and charged with petty larceny, a misdemeanor. He is Salvatore Ditroia, 67, of Southampton.

Caring Professionals
Montauk
October 26, 2020

To The Star,

I am writing to express my deep gratitude for the extraordinary work of our East Hampton Town fire marshal’s office.

In this Covid crisis, operating our restaurant, Anthony’s Pancake House in Montauk, created new challenges, including applying for an outside seating permit.

Bridgehampton School District officials on Tuesday closed the school midday after a parent reported early in the day that their child had tested positive for Covid-19. Ten adults and 10 students will have to quarantine.

"Bonac Blind," a temporary art installation in Accabonac Harbor by Scott Bluedorn that was featured in The Star's Oct. 15 issue, was vandalized multiple times last week. 

A new state law affecting all car and truck passengers ages 16 and over will go into effect on Sunday. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation in August instituting this new rule, which applies even if someone is sitting in the back seat. Formerly, only front-seat passengers were required to buckle up.

Upcoming events at Temple Adas Israel and John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor.