Scott R. Bennett, 81
Scott R. Bennett, an Amagansett resident and longtime commercial fishing captain, died at home on Feb. 25 after being ill for several years with multiple afflictions.
Joan Harrison, 88
Joan Harrison, who was employed for almost 20 years in East Hampton as the personal assistant to Anthony Duke, the founder of Boys and Girls Harbor, died on Feb. 27 at home in Fort Collins, Colo. She was 88.
Peconic Jitney Is on Hold
A proposal to relaunch the Peconic Jitney, a ferry service that provided a direct link between Sag Harbor and Greenport during its trial run in 2012, has been scrapped for this year, Jim Ryan, a manager at the company, told Sag Harbor Village Mayor Kathleen Mulcahy last week.
Energy Committee Is Remade
As one of the warmest winters in memory nears an end, the Town of East Hampton’s energy sustainability committee looks toward a looming deadline: the town’s goal to meet 100-percent renewable energy consumption, communitywide in all sectors, by 2030.