A Mass in memory of Vincent (Butch) Maher will be said on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church in Montauk. Mr. Maher died on Feb. 13.
Following the service, his partner of many years, Gale Fieldman, has invited his friends to a light brunch at Salivar’s Clam and Chowder House at 470 West Lake Drive in Montauk from 10 a.m. to noon.
The death of a fellow surfer who suffered cardiac event not long after emerging from the waves near Montauk Point in 2024 got many in the surfing community here thinking about how they could be better prepared in the future to face the myriad of emergencies that can arise in the water and on the shore. That was part of the impetus behind a series of surf safety sessions hosted by Surfrider Eastern Long Island, the next of which happens this week.
The median home price across the Hamptons real estate market now tops $2 million, for the first time in history. And in East Hampton Village, the median jumps to $5.625 million, the highest for all markets on the South Fork.
Roughly 80 percent of New Year’s resolutions get kicked to the curb by February, but not if LTV in Wainscott can help it. LTV has resolved to keep local bodies moving this winter, launching a new fitness program this week.
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