With the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center predicting an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season, Bruce Bates, East Hampton Town’s emergency preparedness coordinator, briefed the town board on preparations for extreme storms.
Closing the Racial Wealth Gap, a fund-raiser at Loida Lewis's Lily Pond Lane estate on Saturday, will benefit All Star Code and Giving Gap, both aimed at correcting the persistent systemic issues that have historically barred people of color from accessing economic opportunities.
This photograph, from the East Hampton Star photo archives, shows Candace Catlin Woodruff Benjamin, Lela Harkness Edwards Cook, and Janet McCord Cook eating lunch on the deck at the Maidstone Club. The three women were in a similar place in life, and their families were active in the club.
Fabio Velez, who in recent years worked as a real estate agent with Corcoran in East Hampton and also in South Florida, died at Stony Brook University Hospital on July 2 following a short illness. He had liver cancer.
