Brent Newsom, 84

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January 6, 2022

Brent Newsom, a chef, caterer, and restaurant and nightclub owner who lived in Wainscott and East Hampton, died on Dec. 27 of complications of Covid-19. He was 84 and had been a patient at the Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Southampton since a car accident in March of last year. An outdoor memorial is being planned for the spring

Villages

Donations Sought for Jamaica

Alayah Hewie, the owner of the Hamptons-based Jamaican patty company Rena’s Dream Patties, has organized a Container of Love Drop-Off Day to collect donations for Jamaica hurricane relief from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Green Thumb Organic Farm Stand in Water Mill.

Jan 8, 2026

ReWild L.I.’s South Fork Chapter Plans an Active 2026

The South Fork chapter of ReWild Long Island will hold a winter sowing workshop on Jan. 17 at the East Hampton Historical Farm Museum, launching what the group intends to be a year full of community programs and more gardens.

Jan 8, 2026

Joan Tulp’s Life, on Film

The first 95 years of the life of Joan Tulp, known to many here as the unofficial mayor of Amagansett, are documented and celebrated in “Life Stories: Joan Tulp,” which will be screened at the Amagansett Library on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Jan 8, 2026

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