The Way It Was for May 30, 2024
From a hair-raising double drowning in Plum Gut to a second-story deck collapsing under the weight of too many partyers in Sagaponack, The Star reported it all.
John Simons, 69
John Simons, a former Montauk commercial fisherman known to friends as Johnny Angel, died on May 15 in Virginia Beach. The cause was emphysema and lung cancer.
Joe Zucker, Protean Artist
Joe Zucker, whose work is in the permanent collections of more than 40 museums worldwide, died on May 15 at home in East Hampton. He was 82.
On the Water: Breakdowns Aplenty
Fishing-wise, things are much better than my 62-year-old body or my Jeep Wrangler’s transmission.