Author Information

Janis Hewitt
Senior Writer

Articles by this author:

  • Motel Sales Mean Worker Housing Crunch
    At a Montauk Citizens Advisory Committee Monday night, the hamlet’s perennial need for seasonal employee housing was a focus of discussion
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  • Relay: Moving On Out
    Every election season there are one or two celebrities who threaten to move to Canada if their favorite candidate doesn’t get elected. It’s an idle threat because none of them follow through with it. I think they think us real folk will care that they plan to leave the country. But at this point there are far too many celebrities in the world, so to quote my father-in-law, “Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on your way out.”
    By: Janis Hewitt
  • Montauk United Revs Up
    After last summer’s debauchery in Montauk, when crowds of drunken young adults wreaked havoc on the Fourth of July weekend, Tom Bogdan, a retired businessman who has lived in the hamlet for 46 years, created Montauk United.
    By: Janis Hewitt
  • Institute Pinpoints Plastics

    When the Ocean Institute opened last spring at the Montauk Lighthouse the focus was mainly on the history of surfing.

    By: Janis Hewitt
  • Rental Registry, Hamlet Study
    Anyone who rents out a house must fill out a form, pay a $100 fee, and verify that a certificate of occupancy is on file with the building department.
    By: Janis Hewitt
  • Montauk School Taxes Will Decrease
    When the Montauk School Board meets on Tuesday it is expected to approve the district’s proposed 2016-17 budget in the amount of $18.9 million, a decrease of $49,000 or .08 percent from the current year’s budget.
    By: Janis Hewitt
  • Now It’s a Family Fun Place
    The Montauk Library has made changes that, once seen, should have the little ones begging to go there.
    By: Janis Hewitt
  • Short, Not Sweet, Montauk School Board Meeting
    A group of Montauk School teachers attended a school board meeting on Tuesday, as they did two weeks ago, to argue that they were working without a contract.
    By: Janis Hewitt
  • Time to Get Out the Green
    The Montauk Friends of Erin St. Patrick’s Day festivities start tomorrow and the parade is set for Sunday.
    By: Janis Hewitt
  • Studio a Dream Come True
    Laura Sisco of Montauk knew from the time she was 3 years old that she wanted to spend her life dancing. Now 27, and with a wide range of dance experience, she has opened Creative Edge Studio, a dance school in Montauk.
    By: Janis Hewitt

Blogs by this author:

  • Montauk Library Budget Approved (News, Villages)

    The Montauk Library's budget proposal for a bit over $900,000 passed easily on Wednesday, 89 to 10. Carmine Marino and Barbara Grimes were re-elected to the library's board, with Mr. Marino collecting 74 votes and Ms. Grimes taking in 88.

    By: Janis Hewitt
  • Montauk Library Budget Vote Coming Up Wednesday (Villages)

    Voting on the Montauk Library’s budget proposal of a little more than $900,000 will take place at the library on Wednesday from noon to 7 p.m. The tax rate increase is $1.54 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, which comes to a rate of $27.19. The library’s other income sources include payments in lieu of taxes, the Friends of the Montauk Library, fines, fees, and interest.

    By: Janis Hewitt
  • We Got This: Fund-Raiser for Walter Family in Montauk Wednesday (News, Villages)
    We Got This, a Walter family fund-raiser, will be held on Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Inlet Seafood restaurant in Montauk. Tickets are $40 each and include buffet stations and a cash bar.
    By: Janis Hewitt
  • 'Save Montauk' Fund-Raiser Wednesday (News, Villages)
    Dogpatch Productions will host an event billed as Save Montauk in Patchogue at 89 North Music on Wednesday at 7 p.m. to benefit the Eastern Long Island Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation in its fight against the Army Corps of Engineers' downtown Montauk beach project.
    By: Janis Hewitt
  • Christmas Arrives at the Montauk Lighthouse (Holiday, News, Villages)

    Christmas comes to the Montauk Lighthouse this weekend, starting on Saturday with its annual lighting, as members of the Gosman family turn on thousands of twinkling white bulbs at sundown. 

    By: Janis Hewitt
  • The Who, What, Where of Montauk Scenes in 'The Affair' (Art Blog)
    Ever wondered where some of the scenes from "The Affair" were filmed and if they are actually here? The Star map can help.
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  • In the Spirit Around Montauk (Villages)

    At St. Therese
    A family Christmas concert will be held at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church on Sunday at 5 p.m. The adult and children’s choir will be singing holiday tunes, some solo. The audience will be invited to join a sing-along of traditional carols.

    Christmas Eve services will be held at 4:30 p.m. and midnight at St. Therese, and in Spanish at 7 p.m. On Christmas Day, Masses will be celebrated at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.

    By: Janis Hewitt
  • Candidate for Governor at Montauk Fund-Raiser (News)

    A good-sized crowd turned out to support Rob Astorino, the Westchester County executive who is running for governor on the Republican and Conservative lines, at East by Northeast restaurant in Montauk on Thursday evening.

    Mr. Astorino, a former radio producer who lives in Mount Pleasant, N.Y.,  is making a bid against Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a Democrat, in November. He announced his candidacy in March, and accepted the Republican nomination in May. He is in his second term as Westchester County executive. 

    By: Janis Hewitt