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For Wally Smith

Wed, 11/02/2022 - 18:45

A graveside service for Wallace Smith, general manager of WPPB, WLIU, and WPBX radio in Southampton for 25 years and a familiar voice on the FM airwaves, will be on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Shelter Island Cemetery, which is at 32 North Ferry Road, behind the Presbyterian Church. WPPB became WLIW in 2020. Mr. Smith died on Oct. 27.

 

Villages

Bluebirds Thriving in East Hampton

“I think this is the most concentrated spot for bluebirds in all of New York State,” said Joe Giunta on a drizzly Saturday morning as he walked along a segment of a bluebird trail on Daniel’s Hole Road, adjacent to 600 acres of relatively open space.

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Cyclists, Welcome to the Thunderdome

Recent roadwork on the shoulder of Route 114 between East Hampton and Sag Harbor has highlighted a truth long known to cyclists on the South Fork: Biking here can be terrifying.

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On Democracy’s Guardrails

A discussion of the prosecutorial process and enforcing legal limits on the Trump administration will introduce a new era for the Hamptons Institute discussion series at Guild Hall in East Hampton on Monday at 7 p.m.

Jul 3, 2025

 

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