A 66-year-old paperback called “The World of Li’l Abner,” with a cover price of 35 cents, turned up recently in a pile of old books destined for an Amagansett yard sale, and if the owner, who declined to be identified, hadn’t noticed the name of John Steinbeck on the cover, it would have been sold by now for a nickel.
East Hampton Town is moving toward modifications to its rebate program for septic system replacements in an effort to spur residents to replace aging or failing sanitary systems with new, low-nitrogen models and improve ecologically degraded waterways in the process.
On Aug. 28, Representative Tim Ryan of Ohio brought his long-shot bid for the Democratic Party’s nomination for president to East Hampton, where for around two hours he spoke on topics both conventional and esoteric.
East Hampton firefighters saved two dogs from inside a house Sunday afternoon after fire broke out on the deck, causing heavy smoke as it spread into the house. The fire began after renters lit two citronella candles and left them sitting on deck furniture while they were out, according to David “Buzzy” Browne, the chief East Hampton Town fire marshal.
