Villages

Toby Haynes, an artist who splits his time between East Hampton and Cornwall, England, built the belfry that supported the Wavertree ship bell rung to welcome 40 tall ships into New York Harbor.

This cyanotype photograph shows Dorothy MacKay and Ruth MacKay, the twin daughters of Emily McIlvaine DuBois MacKay and the Rev. William Richard MacKay, playing on the gate to their house on Cottage Avenue.

The Rev. Thomas James of the East Hampton’s first church “came to the New World in search of religious freedom but found that freedom was not enough.” So says an announcement for a lecture next Thursday provokingly titled “The Convict Pastor: Thomas James and the Puritan Roots of Christian Nationalism.”

An East Hampton mother enters the uncharted terrain of treating an ultra-rare genetic condition.

“Grounded Conversation: What Remains,” set for Sunday afternoon from 2 to 4:30 at LongHouse Reserve, will focus on green burials, human composting, eco-cremations, and how to sustainably prepare for death. 

The Bridge Shul in Bridgehampton has a new cantor, a professional singer and voice teacher who has served as a cantorial soloist in synagogues across the United States.

A plan to replace fixtures in Amagansett’s historic district was again presented to the hamlet’s citizens advisory committee, this time with the promise that “we are looking to get this going in 2027.”

Soldier Ride, which was conceived in an Amagansett bar and has grown into a nationwide awareness and fund-raising effort, will once again return to its roots on Saturday, when veterans and others ride from Amagansett to Sag Harbor and back.

It’s nearly two weeks out, but now’s the time to secure tickets for a discussion between the Democratic heavyweight Stacey Abrams and Ken Miller, an activist, author, and financier, at Guild Hall. Presented by the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center, this Thinking Forward lecture will take place on July 28, a Tuesday, at 7 p.m.

The eighth annual Hamptons Dog Show will return to the American Legion Hall, at the corner of Montauk Highway and Abraham’s Path in Amagansett, on July 25 from 4 to 7 p.m.

Mr. Barnes is thrown from his bicycle, Mr. Wiley is ordered to the shore by his doctor, and Olivia de Havilland graces the John Drew stage.

A storm of smoke covering Long Island and most of New York State has traveled thousands of miles from its source in Canada and the Midwest, leading to multiple air quality alerts here and giving an eerie cast to the skies.

Because of a licensing issue, the East Hampton Village Foundation has canceled a World Cup finals outdoor watch party planned for Herrick Park on Sunday, July 19.

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church’s annual summer fair — its 140th! — happens on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Amagansett Life-Saving and Coast Guard Station Museum’s 10th annual lobster bake fund-raiser happens on Saturday from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

New signs were installed last week at the three lifeguarded East Hampton Village beaches: Main, Georgica, and Two Mile Hollow. They were designed by Emma Edwards, the 21-year-old owner of Dama Creative Solutions.

The Wings Over Haiti School in Ranquitte stands two stories high, with eight classrooms and 130 students who follow a STEM-based curriculum. That so much has been accomplished there while violence and evil stalk the land underscores the resilience of this unlikely human chain that yokes Haiti and the East End. 

This photograph shows four members of East Hampton High School’s student-run literary magazine, Beachplums, as they prepared to appear at Guild Hall.

Kevin Schaefer, crew leader in the Department of Public Works, was named the village’s first Employee of the Year at an organizational meeting on July 1.

Fireworks of yore and a 1951 check-in with the Pallottine Brothers’ North Haven retreat-slash-novitiate contrast mightily with the sordid Lizzie Grubman nightclub affair of 2001.

World Cup fever gave way to malaise Monday night when the United States Men’s National Soccer Team disappointed fans with a spectacularly bad 4-1 loss to Belgium.

Mickey the Wonder Dog, Lora Tucker’s 10-year-old Shih Tzu, is the happiest dog Ms. Tucker ever met. He’s a wonder for another reason, though, she said: Mickey is her service dog, helping her manage her anxiety and physical disability. 

Like a fever breaking after a long illness, new businesses have sprung up in and around 136 Main Street, a 1920s-era building neighboring the Mobil station at the entrance to the hamlet’s business district.

Firework displays may sparkle a little brighter this year as the South Fork kicks off celebrations for America’s 250th anniversary, with the return of Fourth of July pyrotechnics to East Hampton’s Main Beach topping the list. 

A composition for the new republic by a Suffolk County Militia member. You can learn more about the American Revolution here in a pop-up display starting July 8 at the East Hampton Library.

House wrens are not shy of humans and are open-minded about where they construct their nests. A pair recently moved into a birdhouse under the eaves of our garage and I’ve watched them with interest. Conclusion? These birds are personable, noisy, and hard-working. They’re also evil little control freaks.

Following the departure of Rabbi Josh Franklin from the Jewish Center of the Hamptons, Rabbi Debra Stein, the center’s cantor, has assumed that role while the congregation continues its search for a permanent rabbi. 

The East Hampton Historical Society will reopen the extensively renovated Mulford Farmhouse, at 10 James Lane, on Saturday, coinciding with America’s observance of its 250th anniversary.

From early warnings about development pushing out the locals to a wingding at Black Jack Bouvier’s place.

Blessed with perfect weather, Elizabeth Tickle Douglass and Oliver Cornelius Nihan exchanged vows on June 20 in a field overlooking Hook Pond.