The Christmas spirit is alive and well in East Hampton, though for a couple of days the Kiwanis Club wasn’t quite certain of that after discovering the theft of 60 to 70 trees from their charity sale in Amagansett.
Capt. Walter R. Elflein Jr., a decorated reconnaissance pilot, will be honored with a wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, 63 years after being lost at sea during a training mission, an honor due in part to the efforts initiated by his only granddaughter, Madison Elflein, a junior at East Hampton High School.
The Sag Harbor Village Board heard the pros and cons of allowing cannabis sales within village limits, and despite the vocal support of many callers who favored “opting-in,” the board unanimously voted against dispensaries and lounges, for now.
Impressive selections of used, rare, and collectible books can be found in local shops like Black Cat Books on Shelter Island, Sag Harbor Books and Southampton Books, and Canio's Books in Sag Harbor, and some of these are also tapping the internet to redirect the world’s flow of used books from extinction (and landfills) to readers who truly care for and appreciate them.
