Item of the Week: Dering to Dering, Dec. 28, 1826
Henry Thomas Dering of Sag Harbor wishes his cousin Nicoll Havens Dering of New York a happy new year, emphasizing how the occasion is a time for reflection and reformation.
The Way It Was for January 1, 2026
As depressing as it was accurate, then-Supervisor Jay Schneiderman’s 2001 State of the Town address foretold an East Hampton as “an elite Manhattan suburb, a boring monoculture,” and worse.
Alexander Michael Colonna
Paid Notice: Alexander Michael Colonna, who passed away on Dec. 17, lived in many different places, moving from New York City to New Jersey in his youth, spending several years in Colorado, and eventually settling on the East End of Long Island, a place he had come to know as a child thanks to his great-grandfather.
Letters to the Editor for January 1, 2026
In praise of first responders and bookstores, and the opposite for the local deer population.