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The Art Scene: 10.10.19

Matthew King at Harper's, abstract group show at Ashawagh, Folioeast back at Malia Mills with painting show, and more

Mermaid Spied in Southampton

“The Little Mermaid” will swim ashore at the Southampton Cultural Center tomorrow for the first of 11 performances of the Disney classic musical.

Bits and Pieces: 10.10.19

An immersive theatrical experience devoted to "Hysteria," a concert with a clarinet and piano and one with four cellos, and more

Organ Donor Enrollment Day Is Thursday

The Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter is joining an initiative called Organ Donor Enrollment Day, which is Thursday, Oct. 10.

Shuttle Buses to Run for Commuters

When the Long Island Rail Road shuts down train service between Southampton and Montauk from Oct. 15 to Nov. 10 to replace two trestles in East Hampton, East Hampton Town will provide bus service for commuters, Town Supervisor Peter Von Scoyoc announced on Thursday. 

Wind Farm Stakeholders Can Have Say in Southampton

Those wishing to participate in Tuesday's settlement negotiations between the developers of the proposed South Fork Wind Farm and the New York State Public Service Commission will be able to do so without traveling to the meeting site in Albany, thanks to an administrative law judge's ruling on Wednesday. 

East Hampton's Class of '89, Friends Plan Reunion Next Weekend

"Field of Dreams" gave us the enduring phrase "If you build it they will come," Madonna's "Like a Prayer" was on the charts, and everyone was watching "The Wonder Years" on TV.

Orsted Wind Plans Montauk Operations Site

An operations and maintenance facility for the proposed South Fork Wind Farm will be sited adjacent to Inlet Seafood, just inside Montauk Harbor, the wind farm’s developers announced last week. But whether the facility represents a meeting of the minds or merely a business arrangement depends on whom you ask.

Sailor’s Dreams Sink

Ten minutes after he walked through the door of Ed’s Lobster Bar in Sag Harbor, Matthew Hunt had a job as a server. Next on his to-do list is finding a new place to live — which may or may not turn out to be a new sailboat. It’s a little up in the air right now.

An Off Again, On Again Teardown

At the conclusion of last month’s meeting of the East Hampton Village Zoning Board of Appeals, the owners of 33 Lily Pond Lane told the board they would abandon their plan to tear down the house there and build a new one on the property, which is in a coastal erosion hazard area. But now they've changed their minds.

Path to Citizenship Even Rockier

On a recent Sunday morning, the Rev. Karen Ann Campbell of Sag Harbor’s Christ Episcopal Church delivered a sermon reminding her congregation that “we were all once strangers” so “we must therefore always welcome the stranger.”

Protesting D.E.C. Go-Ahead

Once again, for the third time since last October, East Hampton Town has sent a formal letter of protest to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation opposing expansion of the Sand Highway L.L.C. mine on Middle Highway in East Hampton.

Dems Consider Impeachment

The two candidates vying for the Democratic Party’s nomination to challenge Representative Lee Zeldin in New York’s First Congressional District next year both support the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Meanwhile, Mr. Zeldin, who has been a steadfast ally of the president, has queried his constituents as to their support for the inquiry.

Tentative Budget Up 1.4 Percent

East Hampton Town’s tentative budget for 2020, unveiled on Tuesday, calls for $81.87 million of spending, representing an overall increase of about 1.42 percent. If adopted as is, the budget would remain slightly under the New York State-mandated tax levy cap.

Arguing Before Wind Farm Talks Even Begin

Orsted U.S. Offshore Wind and Eversource, which jointly plan to construct and operate the South Fork Wind Farm some 35 miles off Montauk, filed notice with the New York State Public Service Commission last week to begin settlement negotiations in the P.S.C.’s Article VII review of its application to install the wind farm’s export cable in state waters and on a subterranean path to a Long Island Power Authority substation in East Hampton.

Town Bans Charter Chopper

The Town of East Hampton has prohibited Analar Corporation, a New Jersey-based charter helicopter provider and management service for aircraft owners, from using East Hampton Airport for 90 days, citing multiple “unsafe and reckless” operations.

Candidates Debate Saturday

The East Hampton Group for Good Government, a nonpartisan organization that promotes awareness of local issues through public discussions of ideas, will host a first debate between candidates for East Hampton Town supervisor and town board on Saturday at 4 p.m. at the East Hampton Library.

Pedestrian Struck on Three Mile Harbor Road

A woman who East Hampton Town police later said was intoxicated, driving a 2013 Toyota sedan, hit a man walking alongside Three Mile Harbor Road, East Hampton, at about 3:45 a.m. on Sunday.

Gilbert Sentenced to 30 Years

Thomas Gilbert Jr., the Princeton graduate who was found guilty in June of murdering his father, was sentenced on Friday to 30 years in prison for the crime. The family were longtime summer residents of the Georgica Association in Wainscott.

Celebrated for Historical Preservation

To honor the work being done to restore buildings of historical significance here, the Village Preservation Society of East Hampton presented awards to village and town officials for the Gardiner Mill Cottage in the village and the Amagansett Life-Saving and Coast Guard Station at the group’s annual meeting on Saturday.