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Restaurateurs, Used to Saying 'Yes,' Find Themselves Saying 'No'

With an influx of vacationers, migrant Manhattanites, and day trippers who ventured east this summer, restaurateurs worked tirelessly to apply the state's health guidelines in ways that could fit their new business models, but even the most prepared in the restaurant industry sometimes struggled to keep up.

Sep 10, 2020
South Fork Book Clubs Enter Brave New World

The course of true love never did run smooth: Book lovers with devoted book clubs are doing everything in their power, even mastering new technology, to keep up with meetings in the age of coronavirus. What Zoom lacks in dimension, dimensional conversation makes up for.

Sep 10, 2020
Thomas Dering Inventory, 1765

East Hampton Library item of the week: On July 12, 1765, Thomas Dering (1720-1785) created this inventory of his personal effects, along with their value, listed as £700.48.

Sep 10, 2020
$100,000 FEMA Grant Will Aid Montauk Ambulance Service

The Montauk Fire Department has been awarded $106,371 in Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance to Firefighters grants that will be used for power-assisted stretchers.

Sep 4, 2020
Remembering the Free Life

Fifty years ago this month, the Free Life balloon took off from George Sid Miller's field in Springs to attempt the first trans-Atlantic balloon voyage. The balloon appears in the photograph seen here, from the collection of the Springs Library. Pamela Brown and her husband, Rodney Anderson, hired a balloon pilot, Malcolm Brighton, to navigate the 52-foot-diameter balloon.

Sep 3, 2020
Sibling Surfers Spread Message of Inclusion

Kilian Ruckriegel, 12, and Sophia Cosmina Ruckriegel, 14, brother and sister surfers from Springs, made waves as organizers of a paddle-out held on Aug. 26 at from the beach at Napeague Lane in Amagansett in support of inclusion and solidarity in surfing and the Black Lives Matter movement. "Bring your voice! Bring positive vibes. Spread the word," an Instagram post said. "Let's come together as a community."

Sep 3, 2020
Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter Reopens

The Y.M.C.A. of Long Island has announced that it will open the doors of the Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter on Tuesday.

Sep 3, 2020
A Long Lost Painting Almost Found

In 1923, more than 100 donors, including such notables as Childe Hassam, P.G. Wodehouse, and Lion Gardiner, contributed to a fund to buy a portrait of the actor John Drew to be presented to East Hampton Village. Days after it was presented, the painting was loaned to the artist, never to be seen again. At least so far as anyone can tell.

Sep 2, 2020
Back the Blue in Morning, Black Lives in Afternoon

Supporters of law enforcement and the armed forces will gather in Southampton on Saturday for a Back the Blue rally at 11 a.m., and later in the day racial justice activists will march in a rally of their own, also in Southampton.

Sep 2, 2020
East Hampton Village Trustee Hopefuls Make Their Case

Five candidates are vying for two open East Hampton Village Board seats in the Sept. 15 election: Richard Lawler, the appointed mayor, and Ray Harden an appointed trustee, on the Elms Party line; David Driscoll on the Fish Hooks line, and Chris Minardi of the villages zoning board of appeals and Sandra Melendez on the NewTown line.

Sep 2, 2020
Mayoral Candidate Challenges East Hampton Village Voter Rolls

Arthur Graham, an East Hampton Village trustee who is running for mayor in the Sept. 15 election, has questioned the authenticity of 200 voter registrations, and is formally challenging them with the Suffolk County Board of Elections.  

Sep 2, 2020
On Call: The Best Time for a Difficult Question

We tend to ask just about everyone we think could even possibly have some sort of serious event requiring CPR or intubation what their wishes are. The reason for that? Because experience has taught me, over and over again, to tackle these questions at the beginning.

Sep 2, 2020
Blu Mar in Southampton Loses Liquor License

For the second time in a week, the New York State Liquor Authority has suspended the license of a Southampton Village restaurant and bar after numerous violations of coronavirus-related regulations were observed.

Aug 29, 2020
Gyms Reopen at Long Last

After having been excluded from all four phases of the state's economic reopening plan, East End gyms and fitness centers finally began welcoming clients back on Monday with a slew of new safety protocols in place. But for those who might still be wary about returning to fitness centers, virtual and outdoor workouts continue.

Aug 28, 2020
Clam Contest to Go Virtual

The East Hampton Town Trustees set Sept. 20 as the date for their 30th Largest Clam Contest on Monday, following a debate as to how the event could be conducted amid the coronavirus pandemic, and as with so many other events in the town this year, the event will be virtual.

Aug 27, 2020
Cuomo Slams C.D.C., Trump

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo did not mince words Thursday while speaking about the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent modification of coronavirus testing guidelines, calling the recommendation that people without Covid-19 symptoms not get tested even if they have been exposed to the virus “dumbfounding” and “really bad advice.”

Aug 27, 2020
Letter to a Sag Harbor Captain at Sea

East Hampton Library item of the week: One of the more recent additions to the Long Island Collection is a group of letters written to Capt. Shamgar Slate by his wife, Maria Folger Eldredge Slate (1824-1889).

Aug 27, 2020
On Call: Talking to Children About Covid-19

As parents or caregivers, it can be easy to feel like we're protecting our children somehow by being vague or even avoiding world events, but that negates the simple truth that children, while being inexperienced, are generally not dumb. They have eyes to see and ears to hear, and if your kids are like mine, they know something big is going on.

Aug 27, 2020
Recasting Sharks as Saviors of the Seas

Several East End scientists are working to dispel the persistent public perception of white sharks, which prevents understanding their importance in the ocean, and their increasing vulnerability.

Aug 27, 2020
Ruschmeyer's Etiquette Concept Nixed Amid Scrutiny

Earlier this month, East Hampton Town intervened to stop an extravagant outdoor entertainment concept called Etiquette at the establishment; it featured music, aerial performances, burlesque dancers, and other acts, and nightclub-style lighting.

Aug 27, 2020
Video Talk on Life-Saving Station

David Cataletto will give a virtual presentation on the U.S. Life-Saving Service on Sunday from 3 to 4 p.m.

Aug 27, 2020
Suffolk's Infection Rate Remains Low

Even as Suffolk County reached a grim milestone, surpassing 2,000 deaths from Covid-19 last weekend, the spread of the virus seems to be holding steady at approximately a 1-percent daily infection rate.

Aug 26, 2020
Southampton Restaurant Sees Liquor License Suspended for Violating Covid Rules

The Southampton Village restaurant 75 Main had its liquor license suspended by the New York State Liquor Authority on Sunday, following a Saturday night visit by S.L.A. investigators and officers from the village, the Suffolk County Police Department, and the County Sheriff’s Office that revealed numerous violations of coronavirus-related regulations, according to a release from the state.

Aug 24, 2020
State Ruling on Live Entertainment 'Killed Our Music'

Weeks after some venues on the South Fork resumed offering live music, the New York State Liquor Authority clarified language on its website and contacted all bars and restaurants to ensure they were aware of the restrictions that have remained in place in mid-March. Word spread quickly among musicians, some of whom consider it another nail in the coffin for live music.

Aug 21, 2020
Montauk Brewing Company Caught in Social Media Firestorm

When the company declared its support for the Black Lives Matter movement on a chalkboard outside its tasting room and on its Instagram account in June, initial reactions were largely positive. But a delayed backlash in the form of a new Facebook group that emerged last week called Defund Montauk Brewing Company is dragging the small business onto the battlefield of a social media war of words.

Aug 20, 2020
Parsing a Dime-BNB Bank Merger

The impending merger of BNB Bank, the East End's last independent local bank, with Dime Community Bank of New York City will allow the institution to provide greater financial support to businesses while maintaining its connection to the region, Kevin O'Connor, the C.E.O. of BNB Bank, said in an interview last week.

Aug 20, 2020
Supersized Luxury Fleet Drops Anchor Here

The yacht charter business was initially hit hard by the pandemic because of restrictions on international travel, then, after about six weeks of quarantining, clients started clamoring to get on the water. Now many mega yachts that might normally be chartered in places like the Mediterranean have instead been in the waters off Sag Harbor and North Haven this summer.

Aug 20, 2020
Virus Scare 'Averted' at Hayground Camp

After following up on a weekend scare in which a child tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday, summer camp administrators at the Hayground School, in consultation with the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, concluded the camp can safely continue running this week.

Aug 17, 2020
Call to Defund Montauk Brewing Company Leads Many to Defend It

When the Montauk Brewing Company declared its support for the Black Lives Matter movement on a chalkboard outside its tasting room in June, initial reactions were positive, but a delayed backlash in the form of a new Facebook group called Defund Montauk Brewing Company emerged earlier this week and by Sunday had over 20,000 members.

Aug 16, 2020
Devlin and Baigent Married in Montauk

The couple's son was the ringbearer.

Aug 14, 2020