Item of the Week: John Howard Payne’s Comic Turn
John Howard Payne (1791-1852) wrote and composed “Have a Care Mon Ami,” the sheet music for which is seen here, around 1833, for a musical farce called “Fricandeau, or the Cook and the Coronet.”
East Hampton Town Announces Property Auction
Dry suits, Jet Skis, computer equipment, a beach rake, a set of aluminum bleachers, and several cars and trucks in varying conditions, all declared surplus property by East Hampton Town, are among 56 items being auctioned by the town.
County Republicans Tap Vilar for Legislature Seat
The Suffolk County Republican Committee has nominated Manny Vilar of Springs, a retired state parks police officer who is the chairman of the East Hampton Town Republican Committee, to run for the Second Legislative District seat.
An Aspirational Accoutrement
“Fit Nation” is a detailed Baedeker of the democratization of athletics, with spot-on observations regarding the sociology of fitness.