Gibson Lane beachgoers erupted in applause last week when the Sagaponack Village Board announced that Southampton Town parking permits will continue to be valid when the village takes over maintenance of the beach next summer.
It was only 15 minutes from the time Kent Feuerring took off from East Hampton Town Airport in his Seamax M-22 on the pristine morning of Oct. 6, 2022, until the right wing separated from the plane, causing him to crash in Three Mile Harbor. It took nearly two years for the National Transportation Safety Board to release its final report on the fatal accident, which they did last week, blaming the manufacturer for using a nut that couldn’t handle the job it was given.
Anxious Montauk residents can breathe a little easier now: While the hamlet’s only pharmacy, White’s Drug and Department Store, will close on Oct. 31, its pharmacist, Frank Calvo, has secured a location for a new iteration, to be called Montauk Chemists.
Endorsements have been rolling in for both sides in the race for New York State’s First Assembly District seat, in which Stephen Kiely, a Republican and Conservative candidate, and Tommy John Schiavoni, a Democratic and Working Families candidate, are vying to succeed Fred W. Thiele Jr.
