That Smoke on Shelter Island? It Was a Controlled Burn
The Nature Conservancy conducted two controlled burns this week at the Mashomack Preserve on Shelter Island, one on Sunday and a second on Thursday, the first to be conducted there since 2011.
James Carpenter
Paid Notice: Notable East End Chef James Carpenter passed away unexpectedly on December 27, 2024, in Hopewell Junction, N.Y.
Ken Ferrin
Kenneth Martin Ferrin, an entrepreneur who started East Hampton Industries and worked for IBM in the early days of computers, died at home here on March 15. He was 92.
Albert Niggles Jr.
Albert Arthur Niggles Jr., a lifelong Wainscott resident who had a career with New York Telephone, died on March 18 at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital at the age of 92.
Hurricanes Finish Second Again at States
The Hurricanes, the Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter youth swim team, placed second to Huntington, whose numbers are far greater, in the three-day Y state meet in Rochester last weekend.
Milly Wasserman Fell and Fell in Love on the Ice
Milly Wasserman, a Buckskill Winter Club instructor on the verge of a professional figure-skating career, had to overcome childhood epilepsy to get where she is.
The Lineup 03.27.25
The week ahead in local sports action.
A Chill in the Airwaves
Public media is one of the greatest cultural assets this country has. Cue the congressional show trial.
Montauk Renovation Long Overdue
After 25 years in which no major investments were made at the Montauk School, the district’s school board will put a $38 million bond on the May ballot, seeking community approval to bring the aging facility into the modern era.
The Mast-Head: Not-So-Private Chat
The Washington dipsticks who discussed apparently classified United States military planning on an unsecure chat app before a March 15 attack on Yemen’s Houthi militants must not have been familiar with teenagers.