Gristmill: Deal Me In
Togetherness through cards.
Point of View: Blessed in Great Neck
Hobbled and fearing the worst, I jumped at a chance to see my knee doctor in Great Neck on the Tuesday before Christmas.
Guestwords: At-Home Test Fails
I had just hit some second-rate jackpot and felt a combination of instant relief and long-haul anxiety. Yippee, we could take a test. Uh-oh, what if my wife and/or I tested positive?
The Way It Was for December 30
From the pages of Ye Olde Star.
Recorded Deeds 12.30.21
New real estate transfers, Montauk to Southampton Village.
Letters to the Editor for December 30, 2021
And the readers have their say . . .
The 10 Best Books of the Year
The author of “Lit Life” looks back at the highlights of the year that was in literature.
For Bryan Eldridge, 43
A memorial service for Bryan Eldridge, a detective who worked for the East Hampton Village Police Department for 19 years, will take place Thursday from 2 to 5 p.m. at East Hampton High School. A formal police officer’s service will begin at 4, and a reception will follow at the East Hampton Fire Department headquarters on Cedar Street. Mr. Eldridge died on Dec. 22.
Winter Reading Challenge for Young Adults
The East Hampton Library is encouraging high school students to take on its 2022 winter challenge, which runs from Jan. 3 to Feb. 19.
A Plea for Parents to Vaccinate Their Kids
Gov. Kathy Hochul urged parents to have their children vaccinated against Covid-19 while schools are closed this week, noting a rise in pediatric hospitalizations as the infection rates across the state climb ever higher, and for those who are ready, there's a pediatric vaccine clinic planned at the Children's Museum of the East End next week.