The Art Scene: 06.20.19
New installations of Lawrence Weiner and Stephen Talasnik at LongHouse and new shows at Ille, Rental, White Room, Ashawagh, Estia, Keyes, and Markel.
Bits and Pieces: 06.20.19
Django Festival Allstars at Guild Hall, here comes Pianofest, "Mailing Whaling" opens at Whaling Museum, and more.
Update: Bicyclist Seriously Injured in Accident in Front of East Hampton Deli
A bicyclist was seriously injured in a car accident in front of Damark's Market Deli on Three Mile Harbor Road in East Hampton late Monday afternoon.
Southampton Town Police Launch Instagram, Twitter Accounts
The Southampton Town Police Department has joined more social media platforms in an attempt to further reach the community.
Letters to the Editor, June 13, 2019
Very Pleasant
East Hampton
June 10, 2019
Dear David:
This past weekend I rediscovered that it can actually be fun, relaxing, and a friendly experience when an East End town is crowded with vacationers.
On Saturday, I visited Westhampton Beach. I was thrilled to find that it hasn’t changed much since I was a kid 60-plus years ago. I easily parked my car without its being immediately marked as a potential violator of time limitations as would have happened in East Hampton Village.
Second State Audit Critical of Wainscott School
For the second time this year, the New York State comptroller's office has come down hard on the Wainscott Common School District in an audit that school officials questioned as flawed.
Affordable Housing Forum Monday
At the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton at 7 p.m., with the League of Women Voters of the Hamptons and housing authority officials from both towns.
Seatbelted, but Sleeping
Omar E. Leon-Saldana, a 19-year-old who lives in East Hampton, was found with his seatbelt on, asleep in the driver’s seat of a running vehicle by the side of the road on Sunday night. East Hampton Town police said he was unconscious when they found him, but appeared intoxicated when they woke him up.
'Key Component' in Montauk Drug Ring Gets Four Years in Prison
Elvin Silva-Ruiz, accused of arranging for the shipment of cocaine and oxycodone from Puerto Rico to Montauk, was arrested last August at Kennedy Airport, where he was getting ready to board a flight to Puerto Rico to pay for more drugs.
Jazz for Jennings Ahead
This year’s Jazz for Jennings benefit for the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center will take place on June 23 from 12:30 to 4 p.m. at the Watermill Center. The jazz brunch and concert will feature Evan Sherman as bandleader.
The event follows the tradition established by the late Peter Jennings and his wife, Kayce Freed Jennings, who hosted Jazz @ Jennings at their house in Bridgehampton for eight years. The center has served the children of the Bridgehampton community with educational and enrichment programs since the 1950s. Tickets start at $500.