Villages

This photo shows David J. Gardiner’s livestock in front of his barns. Gardiner (1840-1924) lived in the Gardiner Brown House, at 95 Main Street in East Hampton Village, with these barns on the property.

Dianne Ryan of Lazy Point in Amagansett discovered nine dead starlings under one electrical utility pole over the last few weeks, prompting calls to PSEG and the State Department of Environmental Conservation.

What started out as a tick repellent blend made in a Springs kitchen has now soared to national heights. Its owners have doubled sales year-over-year, brought in a manufacturer, testified on congressional committees, and are now selling in all 50 states.

Work has already begun on the Suffolk County Water Authority’s new construction project in the Wainscott area. Eight thousand feet, or about 1.5 miles, of new water main will be added, creating new connections along the water distribution system in the area. It is set to be installed along Wainscott-Northwest Road, South Breeze Drive, and Route 114. 

The Hampton Lifeguard Association honored Tom Field, a CPR and first-aid instructor for 40 years, Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. for getting the state to recognize Jet Skis as rescue equipment , and Tom Casse, a surf instructor and trained lifeguard who made a dramatic nighttime save in Montauk in 2022.

When a 76-year-old man collapsed Friday evening while dining at Si Si, a  Mediterranean restaurant on Three Mile Harbor, two quick-thinking strangers trained in CPR resuscitated him, not once but twice. 

The exhibition “Hats Off: 300 Years of Headwear in East Hampton,” which provides a narrative of the town’s history back to its founding, is on view every day from now until Sept. 1 at the East Hampton Historical Society’s Clinton Academy on Main Street.

The WNET radio broadcasting group on Tuesday announced that it is extending its coverage of WLIW-FM by launching a new Montauk radio station, 88.7 FM. As Long Island’s only National Public Radio station, its signal will now reach across the entire East End and into southern Connecticut and Rhode Island. 

In the middle of a swamp in Sagaponack is a remnant of colonial history, a stand of Atlantic white cedar trees, as important and ubiquitous 300 years ago as iPhones are now. In fact, what is likely the largest Atlantic white cedar tree in the state, and certainly the largest on Long Island, grows there completely unheralded.

The prevalence of sprayed insecticides and barrels of agricultural poison was top of mind in 1974. Read on, Starlings.

The Greater East Hampton Chamber of Commerce recently announced a new executive director, Susanne Kelly, a veteran of the advertising industry.

This account book belonged to Abraham Woodhull (1750-1826), a member of the Culper Spy Ring on Long Island during the Revolutionary War, charged with aiding George Washington in his efforts against the British.