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James Carpenter

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 13:03

Paid Notice: Notable East End Chef James Carpenter passed away unexpectedly on December 27, 2024, in Hopewell Junction, N.Y. Chef Carpenter leaves behind his sister Judy and brother David. Chef James was a popular chef who spent over 30 years in the food service in and around the East End.

Chef James was Executive Chef at notablerestaurants such as Della Famina, Savannahs, Page at 63 Main in Sag Harbor, the Living Room c/o the Maidstone and Marina Bar & Grill. He was a leader in the slow food farm to table movement and was known to tap into the culinary delights grown and harvested locally to the Hamptons. Chef James served early in his life in the US Navy posted on the USS Midway. He will be laid to rest on Monday, April 14th, 2025 at 11:30 am at the Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, N.Y.

Villages

SpringsFest Returns on Saturday

This year’s SpringsFest, a benefit for Heart of Springs, will take place on Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Parsons Blacksmith Shop, with performances by three local bands, a craft fair with 15 local vendors, refreshments, yard games, raffles, a blacksmith demonstration, and a history lesson from Hugh King, the town historian.

Oct 1, 2026

Largest Clam Contest Postponed a Week

The East Hampton Town Trustees’ Largest Clam Contest will now be held on Saturday, Oct. 10, from noon to 3 p.m. Would-be contestants can begin harvesting on Oct. 3.

Oct 1, 2026

Calls to Cancel HIFF Screening of ‘NAZA’

The Jewish Center of the Hamptons is calling on the Hamptons International Film Festival to cancel the screening of a documentary by Israeli filmmakers that the festival’s guide describes as detailing “the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza.” 

Oct 1, 2026

 

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