South Fork Poetry for May 2, 2024
Another selection from George Held’s bird book slash poetry book.
News for Foodies 05.02.24
Mother’s Day brunches, Cinco de Mayo specials, and restaurant reopenings.
The Music Scene 05.02.24
Jake Lear Trio, Fast Five, Nicolls Road, and more to rock the Talkhouse, Southern Rockfest at the Suffolk Theater.
East Hampton Food Pantry Welcomes New Board Member
The East Hampton Food Pantry’s board of directors has a new member. Emily Paxson Sabnani, a volunteer who lives in Amagansett, will take the seat recently vacated by Michael Bassett.
Health Care Job Fair Scheduled for Thursday
Stony Brook Medicine will hold a job fair on Thursday from noon to 4 p.m. at the East Hampton Library to share information about a range of positions available at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital and Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport.
For John J. Karpinski
Visiting hours for John J. Karpinski of Amagansett and Long Beach, Miss., will be Wednesday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton, with a funeral Mass at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church in Montauk at 11. Burial will be at Calverton National Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. that day. Mr. Karpinski died on April 23 at the age of 74.
Half-Million for New Baseball Diamond at Herrick Park
A reconstructed baseball diamond for Herrick Park, complete with dugouts, will be playable by "Memorial Day weekend, give or take," Chris Hines, an account manager with the LandTek Group, told the East Hampton Village Board at Friday's meeting. The board determined that the project will have little environmental impact, and approved $535,720.60 for the work, which will come out of the village's general fund.
Item of the Week: The Honorable Howell and Halsey, 1774-1816
“Be it remembered” opens each case recorded in this book, which was kept by two Suffolk County justices of the peace, both Bridgehamptoners, over the course of 42 years, from 1774 through 1816.
To Catch Storm Runoff Before It Hits the Pond
East Hampton Village is moving forward on a few stormwater-abatement projects, which together could improve the quality of the water in Georgica Pond.
Fairies Make Mischief at Montauk Nature Preserve
A "fairy gnome village" in the Culloden Point Preserve, undoubtedly erected without a building permit, has become an amusing but also divisive issue for those living on Montauk's lesser-known point.