Villages

Robert Zecher, a real estate developer and the new owner of the building that is home to Mary's Marvelous in East Hampton Village, has a vision to transform that section of the village into an extension of the commercial core with more storefronts and apartments. 

East Hampton Library Item of the Week: On July 14, 1842, Alexander Gardiner wrote to his mother, Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, in East Hampton, sending news of family and friends, along with business interests. Two years before, his parents whisked his younger sisters off to Washington, D.C., to avoid the scandal that followed his sister Julia (1820-1889), who eventually become First Lady, modeling for a lithograph advertisement.

High Covid-19 vaccination rates on the South Fork are giving residents and visitors the confidence to return to their pre-pandemic routines albeit with a dose of caution. 

While people across the country celebrated Independence Day on Sunday, many gathered in Bridgehampton to celebrate their interdependence at a multi-location event focused on unity and food justice.

With illegal fireworks, noise complaints, bar fights, accidents, ambulance calls, missing pets, long traffic backups, and bustling business over the Fourth of July weekend, the South Fork officially shook off its remaining Covid cobwebs and picked up the pace for peak season.

"At 16, I had no idea what I'd be remembered for," Stephen Rosen of East Hampton wrote in an email. "I had a talent for math and physics. I suspected I would be a professor of physics (I was, later), a research scientist (I was, later), a writer (I was, later)."

It is not so much that one followed in the other's footsteps, but rather that Scot McCachren, pastor at the East Hampton Presbyterian Church, and his daughter, Emily McCachren, pastor at the McConnellsburg United Presbyterian Church in Pennsylvania, have always been on the same spiritual path. And it was a bonus that they overlapped for a year at the same seminary.

East Hampton Town's senior citizens nutrition programs will resume meal service at the town's senior citizens center on Springs-Fireplace Road and at the Montauk Playhouse Community Center on Monday

A celebration of the East End's diversity titled "Gather: Conversations Led by Black and Indigenous Change-Makers" is being hosted by Guild Hall this week. The series was produced with service workers, teachers, community leaders, and developers in mind, presenting the experiences of BIPOC artists, scholars, and leaders.

Striking a positive note in the lengthy process of grassroots fund-raising required before breaking ground on renovations and expansion of the Montauk Skatepark, the Montauk Skatepark Coalition said its mid-June art auction was a big success and that it is continuing its efforts through Labor Day.

While firefighters are often summoned to help animals in distress, it's a rare day when an aerial truck comes to the rescue. But that's what happened on June 25, when Montauk firefighters were called to help rescue a seagull caught in a power line near the Dock restaurant. 

This July, the South Fork will welcome back many Independence Day celebrations that were missed last year because of the pandemic. While the village has not hosted a Fourth of July parade in a long time, it was part of the annual festivities decades ago, as shown in this photograph from 1915.

John H. Fowler (1887-1925) appears costumed on horseback in front of a large crowd in this photo by Frank Eldredge (1885-1965). Behind the crowd, St. Luke's Episcopal Church can be seen, suggesting the photo was taken near the village green.