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Kathy Brackenridge

Thu, 09/07/2023 - 10:03

Mary Kathryn Brackenridge, a part-time resident of East Hampton for nearly 20 years, died on Aug. 27 at home in New Canaan, Conn. Her husband, Gavin Brackenridge, and daughter, Kathryn Brackenridge, were with her. Known as Kathy, she was 70 and had Lou Gehrig’s disease.

A wake was held on Tuesday in Rye, N.Y., where she grew up, with a Mass of Christian burial yesterday at the Church of the Resurrection there, and burial at Greenwood Cemetery, also in Rye. An obituary will appear in a future issue.

Villages

A Success by Any Standard

Donovan Solis, the owner of Georgica Services, an auto shop known for its high-end, rare, and classic cars, started working there as a teenager — washing windshields at the gas pumps — and at first, he wasn’t even getting paid to do it.

Feb 26, 2026

Corner Bar Open by July 4? Maybe

Kelly and John Piccinnini, the new co-owners and sole operators of 1 Main Street in Sag Harbor — more familiarly known as the Corner Bar — spoke this week about the future of the community staple and meeting place.

Feb 26, 2026

Item of the Week: The Final Voyage of the Elmiranda

Much to the chagrin of her captain, the bark Elmiranda never stood a chance once she was caught in one of our area’s thick fogs in April 1894.

Feb 26, 2026

 

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