The Parrish Art Museum board has chosen Mónica Ramírez-Montagut, who was educated in Spain and Mexico, and most recently ran an art museum at Michigan State University. She will take the place of Kelly Taxter, who resigned in December after less than a year on the job.
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Guild Hall Puts Theater Renovation Plans on HoldFollowing expressions of concern from the public, Guild Hall's leadership announced Wednesday night that it had decided to “pause and reflect” on its planned theater upgrades.
Whalers and Bees Win County Hoops TitlesThe Pierson and Bridgehampton High School boys basketball teams won county classification titles Wednesday at Westhampton Beach High School, the Whalers over Greenport and the Bees over Smithtown Christian.
Pierson Whalers Are Long Island Soccer ChampsFollowing a county title, Peter Solow's soccer squad added a Long Island championship to its laurels by defeating Carle Place 1-0 on Tuesday, meriting a Sag Harbor Fire Department parade later in the day.
Acting Director Hired for Sag Cinema's Executive DirectorThe Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center announced on Tuesday that its acting director, Genevieve Villaflor, will become its executive director.
After Larsen, a LongHouse DividedLess than a year after Jack Lenor Larsen's passing, there have been shakeups and bad feelings between board members and some of the donors and staff of the LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton, which Larsen founded and intended to be his legacy.
School Confronts Racist Statements on Social MediaSocial media posts by East Hampton High School students and others containing racist content and offensive language are under investigation by school officials.
Dead Whale Recovered at Amagansett BeachA dead humpback whale washed ashore at Atlantic Avenue Beach in Amagansett on Sunday morning. It had no signs of external injuries.
Small Plane Overshoots East Hampton RunwayA small plane overshot the end of a runway at East Hampton Airport on Saturday afternoon, knocking down a section of fence and crossing a road. There were no reports of injuries.
Private Golf Clubs Get the Green LightPrivate golf clubs, while still deemed nonessential, have been allowed to reopen to their members, the governor said, with restrictions.
Ruth Appelhof, Former Guild Hall Director, Dead of CancerRuth Appelhof, the director at Guild Hall from 1999 to 2016 and an art history scholar, died on Thursday at home in Springs after living two years with leukemia.
Preservation Fund Revenues Down AgainSep 26, 2019
For the first eight months of 2019, revenues for the Peconic Bay Region Community Preservation Fund are down by nearly 21 percent from the same period last year.