Item of the Week: Bonac Beachcomber Covers the Junior Prom
As Long Island Collection staffers were digitizing East Hampton High School’s Bonac Beachcomber newspaper, we had some laughs over the Nov. 19, 1947, issue, which covered the junior prom.
Big Doings at Wiborg’s Beach
With plans in the works for bathrooms at the beach, the East Hampton Village Board is mulling where to put them and hammering out the fine details.
The Way It Was for March 24, 2022
Spring comes to Mrs. Payne’s yard 125 years ago, Miss Alice White has a party on Main Street for St. Patrick’s Day, 1922, and in 1972 Montauk saw a Save Our Stripers movement.
Thinking the Unthinkable
Our hearts break for the Ukrainian people, as bombs and missiles continue to wreck their cities, and we fear that the worst days may still be ahead.