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Reaching Out to Give Back to 'The Hall'

Although he was scheduled to have a summer exhibition at Guild Hall, Robert Longo came up with a better plan for this year's unique circumstances. It involved his artist friends and giving back to the arts institution.

Children in the Car and a Slew of Charges

A Montauk woman is facing a number of charges, including two Leandra's Law felony counts of driving while intoxicated with minor children in the car, following a traffic stop on the night of July 26.

Hamada Brings Three Intuitive Artists to Duck Creek

Hiroyuki Hamada was inspired to organize "Three Painters at Duck Creek," an exhibition of works by Elliott Green, Eric Banks, and Sean Sullivan, after showing there himself last summer.

Isaac Mizrahi and Friends for the Jewish Center

The Jewish Center of the Hamptons has organized a Virtual Evening With Isaac Mizrahi in Sunday. He will be joined by friends such as Bob Balaban, Sandra Bernhard, and more.

The Art Scene 08.06.20

New galleries, new shows, video projections, and more from all over the South Fork.

Bits and Pieces 08.06.20

Guild Hall continues outdoor programs, a surf movie night livestream, Jazz on the Terrace at the Parrish, and more.

Rail Shuttle Service on the Rocks

The future of the South Fork Commuter Connection train and bus service, two east and two westbound Long Island Rail Road trains and the “last mile” shuttle bus service that took commuters to commercial centers on weekdays during its year of operation, remains uncertain.

Zeldin a ‘No’ on Statue Removal

Representative Lee Zeldin decried “a slippery slope” in explaining his “no” vote on a House resolution that would see the removal of statues of Confederate soldiers and the bust of the Supreme Court justice principally known for writing the majority opinion in the 1857 Dred Scott case, which said that people of African descent were not United States citizens.

New Tower May Fix Some Cellphone Dead Zones

Representatives from Verizon Wireless have proposed to install a temporary cellular tower on town-owned property off Stephen Hand's Path in East Hampton. The tower, they told the East Hampton Town Board on Tuesday, would alleviate "substantial dead zones" in the area and would also accommodate a substantial uptick in wireless traffic in the town.

Feds Back Town in Airport Lawsuit

The Federal Aviation Administration has found that the Town of East Hampton complied with federal regulations in connection with its use of airport revenue, in responding to lawsuits challenging restrictions on operations at East Hampton Airport.

Officials Rattled Over Census Response Rate

Local officials and community advocates are asking residents of East Hampton Town to complete their census forms. Only 29.8 percent of East Hampton households had filled out their forms as of July 24.

Near-Drowning in Sag Harbor: What Really Happened

The full extent of what happened in Sag Harbor Cove on July 26, a sunny Sunday when a Brooklyn family went fishing by the North Haven bridge and almost lost their lives in a fast-moving current, was not known until this week. It is now clear that as many as half a dozen people had come close to drowning.

Ford Took Some Lumps

A driver swerved across the road to avoid a collision, but ran into a dirt embankment and railroad ties.

Weed in Ashtray Leads to More Charges

East Hampton Town police allegedly spotted marijuana in the ashtray of a Honda parked outside the 7-Eleven in Montauk. Upon searching the car, they also reported finding hallucinogenic mushooms and a tab of Ecstasy.

On the Police Logs

Last Thursday afternoon, a woman returned to her parked car in the lot behind 87 Newtown Lane to find a golf ball had struck the windshield, leaving numerous large circular cracks. The ball was found in the parking lot.

Waiting List for Language Classes in East Hampton

Forty-three student applications were received for the dual-language kindergarten program at the John M. Marshall Elementary School in East Hampton. Only 24 seats were available.

Kids Culture 08.06

For kids this week: a sci-fi movie screening, puppet shows, a Harry Potter trivia contest, and a really big paper dragon.

Exploring Incorporation, Wainscott Hears from Sagaponack

Invited to speak to the Wainscott Citizens Advisory Committee on Saturday, Sagaponack Village Mayor Donald Louchheim said incorporating in 2005 "saved our village," but concluded that "every potential village is different, and it's really only going to work if people can pull together."

'First of its Kind' Oyster Reef Installed off Star Island

The spat-on-shell crustaceans are juvenile oysters grown on recycled oyster shells at the cooperative extension's shellfish hatchery.

Needed: Psychological Services

A poll last week released by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that more than half of adults thought the crisis was affecting their mental health.