Villages

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.  

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.”

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.

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