After the Covid-19 pandemic halted the South Fork Commuter Connection — just as it was gaining significant momentum as a viable transportation option for local workers — state officials on Monday announced the service will return in the fall.
Eleven of the 27 water bodies Concerned Citizens of Montauk tested in Montauk, Amagansett, Springs, and East Hampton last week contained high levels of the enterococcus bacteria; an additional two water bodies were found to have medium levels. Extremely high levels were found at East Creek and the culvert off Benson Drive, both on Lake Montauk, and by the Springs General Store in Accabonac Harbor
Kenneth Kalbacher of East Hampton was attacked by four men in the parking lot of Amagansett Square, leaving him with a fractured orbital eye socket and broken nose, said police. They were still looking for the assailants earlier this week.
A fire in Springs on Tuesday morning left a family with neither a home nor belongings, according to a GoFundMe page set up to help them get back on their feet.
