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Larsen Reports Series of Harassing Letters

A candidate for East Hampton Village mayor filed a report of harassment with the East Hampton Town police after receiving three anonymous letters that disparaged his character and campaign.

Larsen Reports Series of Harassing Letters

A candidate for East Hampton Village mayor filed a report of harassment with the East Hampton Town police after receiving three anonymous letters that disparaged his character and campaign.

Carrie Butler, Montaukett

This week's Item of the Week From the East Hampton Library Long Island Collection highlights Carrie Butler, a daughter of Olive Miranda Fowler Butler and Capt. Samuel Butler, who served as a soldier in the Civil War. Her mother was born on Montaukett land in Montauk.

For the Fires Down Under

Watching news about the devastating brushfires raging across Australia, people around the world and here on the South Fork have been moved to help in all sorts of ways

Sag Harbor Groups Make Plea for Volunteers

Volunteerism was the center of attention when the Sag Harbor Village Board met on Jan. 22, with members of the village’s emergency services, food pantry, Cinema Arts Center, and others invited to speak about their work and their efforts to recruit new members.

Sunday Night Noyac Arrest

A North Sea man was stopped in Noyac on Sunday night for a traffic infraction and later charged with misdemeanor drunken driving.

Also on the Logs 01.30.20

A 125-pound steel anvil was stolen from a backyard on Hand’s Creek Road sometime between Nov. 29 and Jan. 15. Wayne B. Hermann said the anvil had been on his property for over 30 years.

Kids Culture 01.30.20

Story time with Drag Queen Diva Naomi, embroidery, jewelry making, and movies are on the agenda this week for kids and teens on the South Fork.

Joseph Intermaggio Jr.

Joseph John Intermaggio Jr., a former detective in the Suffolk County Police Department, died on Jan. 16 at home in Southampton. He was 88, and had been ill for several years.

Susan Jane Bell

She loved “animals, writing, and telling dirty jokes,” Susan Jane Bell’s brother, Peter Pyatt Bell, recalled this week of his sister, who died on Jan. 20 at the Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Southampton. “She just told the silliest jokes you could imagine,” Mr. Bell said.

Joan Kulgren Martin

Joan Kulgren Martin of East Hampton, a former college professor and director of Taproot Workshops, an organization that provides writing classes for senior citizens on Long Island, died of a stroke on Jan. 16 at Stony Brook University Hospital. She was 88 and had been ill for three years. 

New York Lags on Native Graves Protection

A struggle in the Shinnecock Hills over the remains of native people points to the absence in New York State of effective protection of important cultural sites.

Senior Center Scale Matters

Why a proposed senior citizens center needs to be quite so large is a question that ought to be reconsidered.

Connections: Going West

Visiting Quogue recently with friends who had summered there from childhood was eye-opening.

The Mast-Head: Prophetic Pile

I am of two minds about confessing my near-addiction to the give-away pile next door to the Star office at the East Hampton Library.

Tack Trunk Is Tacking Slightly East

One of the oldest businesses on Amagansett’s Main Street will reopen next door.

Point of View: Stoiquotes

“I’m reading about the Puritans now,” I said to Mary, and a shadow passed across her face . . .

Last Quarter of 2019 Lagged for Housing Market

The East End real estate market continued to lag in the final months of 2019, but it may be emerging from its years-long slump.

Menard Acupuncture to Close

Kevin Menard, the founder of Menard Acupuncture in Sag Harbor, will be shutting down his practice as of Saturday to focus on developing a line of cannabinoids, he announced on Monday.

Recorded Deeds: 01.30.20

The prices listed here have been calculated from the county transfer tax. Unless otherwise noted, the parcels contain structures.