Item of the Week: Buffie Johnson and Her Paintings, 1964
Buffie Johnson (1912-2006), a popular painter, was never quite accepted into the high-end art scene here, which she called “subtly anti-female.”
Activists Disrupt Holiday Weekend
Sag Harbor Village police were called to the American Hotel at around 10 p.m. on Friday, following a report of a group of men “causing a disturbance” in the lobby.
Fleeing Driver Goes to Court
Most of the charges against a Latham, N.Y., man who appeared in East Hampton Town Justice Court last week stem from an incident on May 25, when he allegedly fled from a town police officer who was conducting a traffic stop on Montauk Highway in Amagansett.
Almost Struck Traffic Control Officer
Sag Harbor Village police arrested a Brooklyn man on Main Street after receiving a report that his car had “almost struck” a young T.C.O., who told police she had seen the driver head north in the southbound lane and then park against the flow of traffic.