Helen S. Rattray, the former longtime editor and publisher of The East Hampton Star, died early Wednesday morning at Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport.
Ms. Rattray, who was 90, became associate editor of the paper in 1976 and took over as editor in chief in 1980. Her "Connections" column appeared in The Star for 43 years, until 2020.
A memorial gathering and celebration of her life will be held on Sunday, April 27, at 11 a.m. at Ashawagh Hall in Springs, with a potluck lunch to follow.
The Hamptons Whodunit crime and mystery festival in East Hampton Village runs April 16 to 19, with authors, true-crime experts, panel discussions, escape rooms, and graveyard tours.
Tom Friedman, who’s 90, says he’s lived a long life, but since finding a kidney donor after being diagnosed with kidney disease four years ago, he may have even more life to live.
First, the East Hampton Village Z.B.A. denied the Jewish Center of the Hamptons’ appeal of a building inspector’s determination that the center is not a “residential property.” Now attorneys have sued to annul that determination.
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