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Wind Farm Platforms Made in New York

Developers of the South Fork Wind farm have completed the offshore installation of the project’s advanced foundation components, which were prefabricated in western New York and assembled in Rhode Island, on the wind farm’s 12 turbine foundations.

Sep 14, 2023
The Way It Was for September 14, 2023

Take a read down Memory Lane with The Star . . .

Sep 14, 2023
Narcan, a Life-Saving Drug, Is Now More Accessible

The Food and Drug Administration has declared Narcan, a nasally administered drug that counteracts opioid overdoses, safe for over-the-counter access at pharmacies nationwide, prompting positive reactions this week from local health experts and public safety officials. “In the future, you’ll probably see Narcan in every public place and building. From a public safety perspective, the more tools we can put out there into the community, the better off we are,” said East Hampton Town Sgt. Ken Alversa.

Sep 7, 2023
Hispanic Parade and Peruvian Food Expo Come to East Hampton

The first Hamptons Hispanic Parade on Saturday at 11 a.m., organized by the nonprofit Peru to the World Expo Foundation, will kick off a daylong celebration of Peruvian culture and food that will culminate with a culinary extravaganza at Herrick Park from 2 to 7 p.m.

Sep 7, 2023
Frazer Dougherty, 101, Was LTV Co-Founder

In East Hampton, residents knew Frazer Dougherty as the charismatic and dogged force behind the founding of Local TV, the town’s nonprofit public access television station, which began broadcasting out of his garage in the early 1980s and has since documented all aspects of Bonacker life. Mr. Dougherty died on Aug. 29 at home in Aventura, Fla., where he had been living since 2009, after “a long and illustrious life,” his family said. He was 101.

Sep 7, 2023
Jimmy Buffett Remembered as Down-to-Earth Neighbor

The musician Jimmy Buffett, who lived on North Haven for many years, was remembered on the South Fork this week as a generous, gracious, and down-to-earth neighbor, his worldwide fame and considerable wealth notwithstanding.

Sep 7, 2023
Item of the Week: From Cousin to Cousin in 1838

On Sept. 6, 1838, Joanna Livingston Van Wyck (1812-1903) wrote to Margaret Gardiner (1822-1857), her cousin on Gardiner’s Island, as part of an ongoing correspondence, here having to do with family news and a summer church camp.

Sep 7, 2023
The Way It Was for September 7, 2023

From The East Hampton Star, September 10, 1998 — East Hampton Village has staked its claim to 25 percent of East Hampton Town’s annual transfer tax revenues — what its Mayor terms an “equitable” portion of monies a proposed 2-percent levy on property sales is expected to generate if voters here approve implementation of the state land bank bill on Nov. 3, Election Day.

Sep 7, 2023
Destructive Spotted Lanternfly Is Found Here

The spotted lanternfly, a "planthopper" pest now common in New York City, has made its way to the East End, where it is a threat to wineries and native trees like the black walnut, silver maple, willow, and oak.

Sep 6, 2023
In the Trade Parade: 'Money Drives Everybody Out, and Everybody In’

On any given morning, vehicles bump forward slowly through trade-parade traffic on Montauk Highway, at least half of them service trucks and vans. This is how the army of tradespeople who uphold the facade of the Hamptons arrives to build and service huge houses and maintain pristine pools and landscaping.

Aug 31, 2023
The Way It Was for August 31, 2023

Again with controversies surrounding the newly popular bicycle from 125 years ago. And much more ripped from the pages of Ye Olde Star.

Aug 31, 2023
On the Wing: Epic Summer for Rare Birds at Mecox

Just over the lip of the dune bordering the lot at Scott Cameron Beach is one of the most important habitat areas for shorebirds on the entire East End: Mecox Inlet.

Aug 31, 2023