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Montauk School Will Cover Supplies for Students

From notebooks and pencils to binders and scientific calculators, the Montauk School’s got all school supplies covered this coming school year.

Cops: Springs Man Stabbed His Mother

A 20-year-old was arrested on a felony assault charge after stabbing his mother following a birthday party at their house in Springs on July 7, East Hampton Town Justice Court records show.

The Battle of the Lifeguards

This year the competition has been named the Mike Diveris Battle of Southampton in honor of one of the founding fathers of the town lifeguard program, who died on June 17 at the age of 72. 

Mumford & Sons to Pay a Visit to the Talkhouse

Mumford & Sons, called “one of the most successful acts to come out of the 21st century’s English folk revival,” will give an invitation-only performance at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett on Aug. 25 to benefit USA Warrior Stories.

Kids Culture 07.18.19

At the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, an award-winning dance ensemble from the Edge School of the Arts in Queens will perform classical ballet, jazz, African, tap, and hip-hop selections in a family program on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.

Under Age in Flipped Minivan

An under-age man was arrested on a driving while intoxicated charge after flipping the Honda Odyssey he was driving in Amagansett on Friday night.

On the Police Logs 07.18.19

Someone stole an antique copper apple-butter kettle, weighing about 60 pounds and measuring 3 by 3 feet, from a Bluff Road property between June 21 at 4:30 p.m. and June 30 at 9:30 a.m. It is worth approximately $800. Police notified local antiques stores and told proprietors to keep an eye out for it.

Albert Catozzi, 71

Albert James Catozzi of Springs, a longtime clerk at the East Hampton Post Office, died on July 8 of complications of multiple myeloma at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.

Liliane M. Chapin, June 29, 1947 - July 7, 2019 Liliane M. Chapin

Liliane M. Chapin, a painter who had lived in East Hampton for more than 20 years, died of heart failure on July 7 at South County Hospital in South Kingstown, R.I.

Mildred Granitz

Mildred Doughty Granitz, a former director of publicity at Guild Hall, died at home in East Hampton on June 21. She was 98.

Head-On Collision Shuts Down Portion of Noyac Road

A head-on collision involving a pool company truck injured five people and shut down a portion of Noyac Road in North Sea during rush hour on Thursday afternoon. 

For Barbara Curran

Visiting hours for Barbara Elizabeth Curran, formerly of Wainscott, who died on Sunday in Ocean Breeze, Fla., will be held at the Beecher Flook’s Funeral Home in Pleasantville, N.Y., on Tuesday from 2 to 5 p.m.

For Raymond Marisette

A celebration and remembrance of the life of Raymond Marisette, known as Cheech, who died on July 21, 2018, will take place on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. at the Dock restaurant in Montauk. His ashes will be spread on the roots of a tree that will be planted, and there will be a Budweiser toast in his honor.

Sag Harbor's African-American Neighborhoods Added to National Register

The National Parks Service, the federal agency that oversees the preservation of historic structures and districts, last week added the Sag Harbor communities of Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest, and Ninevah Subdivisions (known as SANS) to the National Register of Historic Places.

Soldier Ride Rolls on Saturday

The 15th annual Soldier Ride the Hamptons will return to the South Fork on Saturday with a community bike ride to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Riders will bike alongside wounded veterans on a 25.6-mile route that starts and finishes at Amagansett Farm and passed through Amagansett and East Hampton Village on the way to Sag Harbor.

Bicycling Requires Safe Places

From our vantage point overlooking Main Street, electric bicycles seem to have arrived, along with an increase in the number of traditional, pedal-powered bikes. We’ve seen a couple of electric scooters, too, which look like fun, but we are not sure that any of these belong on the sidewalk.

Gill Nets Threaten Troubled Fisheries

The humpback whale that became temporarily stuck in a commercial fishing net on Monday moved away before officials could determine if it may have remained tangled in a portion of the mesh and be at possible risk of greater harm, even death.

Connections: A Tale of Two Forks

The distance between East Hampton and Southold is about 21 miles, and I am happy to say that despite the proximity, the latter has not been Hamptonized. Of course, even if you are traveling by ferry, it can take more than an hour to reach one town from the other.

The Mast-Head: Ashes to Ashes

At the risk of self-aggrandizing, let me tell you what I did early Monday morning.

Point of View: A Pro(am)posal

‘We all have issues . . .” a fellow player said as he surveyed us, the three of us being well along in life, following a recent tennis doubles match. Heads nodded.