About 10 years ago, when Averill Geus discovered a reel of nitrate film in her barn, her son warned her that it could combust and burn the whole place down at any minute. She donated it to LTV, which learned recently that it contained never-before-seen footage of a 1915 Independence Day celebration in East Hampton.
One point of information included in a press conference by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Monday may come as a surprise to many in East Hampton: The Covid-19 positive test rate here was 4.41 percent that day, less than .2 percent lower than the average daily rate in Riverhead, which is under new restrictions as of Monday.
Phil Hartman's "Anal Retentive Chef" on "Saturday Night Live" kept cleaning up his counter space, agonizing over unsymmetrically cut bell peppers, uneven numbers of ladyfingers, and disposing bits of food in such an elaborate and fussy way, he never got around to actually cooking. There's nothing wrong with that, except for not beginning or completing a dish.
Gurney's provides new ways to socialize outdoors in bungalows with fire pits and Guild Hall will hold a benefit wine dinner in Montauk.
