Villages

125 Years Ago1896

From The East Hampton Star, October 23

Mr. C.R. Smith, the former station agent, has decided not to leave East Hampton, and has taken a position at the station again. He now has charge of the telegraph and freight business, and Mr. Topping presides over the ticket office and express business. Mr. Maloney has been transferred to West Hampton.

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A long-awaited project to renovate and repair the dilapidated Parsons-Anderson House, home of the Springs Library, has begun.

Again.

Maybe.

More than two years after Drew Bennett, a town engineer, submitted a recommendation for repairs, nothing has been done, the library’s trustees wrote on Oct. 9 to Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc and the East Hampton Town Board, implor-ing the town to take immediate action. “How much longer can this drag out?” they asked. “A few more heavy rains or snow load melt could cause a flood or ceiling collapse.”

East Hampton Town will honor the late Lt. Lee A. Hayes, a member of the 477th Bombardment Group of the Tuskegee Airmen, on Sunday when the Amagansett Youth Park is formally renamed for him.

A new sign for the Lt. Lee A. Hayes Youth Park will be unveiled at noon at the park, at the corner of Town Lane and Abraham’s Path. Members of Mr. Hayes’s extended family are expected to attend the unveiling. The public has been invited as well.

Sag Harbor Village Mayor James Larocca put his stamp on the effort to develop a new zoning code for the village’s waterfront properties with a proposal that would expand the area covered by the code, create building regulations that preserve the village’s unique character, and require those seeking to build structures larger than 3,500 square feet to receive permission from the village board.

A photo from the East Hampton Library’s Long Island Collection shows a group of people dressed in theatrical costumes outside the Moran family’s home and studio in East Hampton circa 1889.

125 Years Ago1896
From The East Hampton Star, October 16

It may not be generally known that an effort is being made to establish a public circulating library in this village. Several ladies among our summer residents have talked over the matter with some of the members of the Village Improvement society, and have also contributed books, which Mrs. John D. Hedges has kindly consented to care for and circulate during the winter.

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An 87-year-old Springs woman said employees at the Le Caprice cosmetics store in East Hampton used high-pressure sales tactics to convince her to spend more than $14,000 on unwanted products.

Katy Casey of the East Hampton Housing Authority won acclaim for her clear overview of affordable and work-force housing. The 37-unit Gansett Meadow was the focus.

The owners of a new locally made beer business are seeking to convert a longtime auto repair shop in Springs into a brewery and taproom with outdoor seating.

In my medical career there are few things that I am as grateful for as the fact that I spent several years teaching college writing and literature before going to medical school.

In honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day this week, the East Hampton Library is showcasing a photo from an exhibit titled “The Montauks: Native Americans of Eastern Long Island.”

Hundreds of parishioners gathered at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church on Monday to call on Bishop John O. Barres of the Diocese of Rockville Centre to reverse the decision to end "residence and faculties" for the Rev. Edward Beck, which in turn has led to the departure of the Rev. Bob Joerger.