Point of View: Harken, ’Tis a Tufted Towhee
So, what did I learn this week? That Audubon “more than once described birds that almost certainly never existed,” and that the L.V.I.S. didn’t have any pants with a 35-inch waist.
Gristmill: To the Nunnery
You, too, may have found yourself wondering about the staying power of even the best of “prestige television.” A nun to the rescue.
Voters Support Over-the-Cap Spending Plans
In the East Hampton, Springs, and Amagansett school districts, tax-cap-busting budgets needed a supermajority of at least 60 percent voter approval to pass, and their respective communities responded by turning out in strong numbers to vote on Tuesday.
Students ‘Carry the Load’ for the Fallen
The local chapter of Whiskey Bravo, a nationwide youth organization that raises awareness of the kinds of support needed by veterans and active military personnel, took on the somber task this year of placing flags at the gravesites of East Hampton soldiers, and also walked a symbolic lap around the field at the American Legion to show their support.