Once a small collective that started gathering in people’s houses, the Islamic Center of the Hamptons now meets at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork in Bridgehampton on Friday evenings and holidays.
An attorney for the Napeague property owners suing East Hampton Town and its trustees over the stretch known as Truck Beach has told attorneys for the town and the trustees that if the elected officials do not engage in settlement discussions with his clients, they could be subject to removal from office and be held personally liable for attorneys' fees and a fine imposed by a New York State Supreme Court justice.
Each year, there were dozens of people anxious to learn English left on the waitlist of a local E.S.L. program for adults. Ruta 27, newly named and with a plan to offer Thursday evening classes at East Hampton High School in the fall, will now be able to accomodate many more — if it can find the volunteers to teach them.
It’s the kind of real estate transaction that often flies under the radar: A high-end property never hits the market publicly but captures people’s attention once its address appears in the county’s recorded deed transfers — usually with an eye-popping price and limited-liability corporations listed as buyer, seller, or both.
