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Judge Issues Split Decision on East Hampton Toy Shop Display

East Hampton Town Justice Lisa R. Rana issued a split decision on Monday in the case of Colleen Moeller, the owner of the Petit Bleu children’s store in East Hampton Village who had been cited with two code violations for placing stuffed animals and a chalkboard at the entrance to her Park Place shop. 

Mar 2, 2020
Village May Allow Seating in Food Stores

Retail food stores in East Hampton Village's business district could be allowed to provide seating for up to 16 customers, part of a new push by the village to reconsider some code restrictions on businesses.  

Feb 27, 2020
A Free Black Man at Mecox in 1659

Today, the place where Peter may have farmed and lived, more than 70 years before George Washington was born, is hidden behind privet hedges where Ocean Road jogs left toward the ocean beach.

Feb 27, 2020
‘His Accidency’ Sends Condolences

This week’s Long Island Collection Item of the Week looks at how President John Tyler’s many accidents led to important achievements, including marrying a Gardiner.

Feb 27, 2020
N.Y.C. Firing Loops in LongHouse

The resignation of Caroline Baumann as director of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has local ties to another institution with its roots in design.     

Feb 27, 2020
Wedding With the San Gabriels as Backdrop

Oliver Longwell and Anne Argento of Santa Monica, Calif., were married on Dec. 26 at a small gathering of family and friends at the bride’s childhood home in Pasadena, Calif.

Feb 27, 2020
Enslaved History Revealed

A presentation and panel discussion on how the history of the enslaved is being revealed through archaeology, anthropology, and other methods that fill in the gaps left by official records will be held on Sunday.

Feb 20, 2020
The Lost Freetown Cemetery

The location of a burial ground believed to contain the remains of as many as 20 people, some of whom may have been formerly enslaved, has been lost. A single gravestone is a rare clue.

Feb 20, 2020
Exploring the South End Burying Ground

This week's Long Island Collection Item of the Week focuses on the oldest graveyard in East Hampton and the final resting place for a number of well-known figures.

Feb 20, 2020
Hailed for Adoption Efforts

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. on Tuesday presented Lorraine Dusky of Sag Harbor with a signed copy of a new bill on adoption rules passed by the New York State Legislature that Ms. Dusky helped make happen.     

Feb 20, 2020
Peconic Jitney Ferry May Yet Float

Eight years after its trial run, the Peconic Jitney, a ferry service that provided a direct link between Sag Harbor and Greenport, may return this summer.     

Feb 20, 2020
Matheson and Forde to Wed

Frank and Denise Forde of Springs have announced the engagement of their daughter Whitney Forde to Nicholas Matheson, the son of Howie and Rosanne Matheson of Southport, N.C.

Feb 19, 2020