A Deer Collision in Montauk
A Sag Harbor man was riding a motorcycle on Route 27 near East Lake Drive in Montauk on the evening of Feb. 26 when, he told East Hampton Town police, a deer ran out into the road.
Item of the Week: Aca and Silas, in Plain Sight
What is most significant about this 1787 deed is the grouping of human lives — enslaved people — with real estate.
James L. Burke
James Leo (Buddy) Burke, a lifelong Montauker who owned and operated Burke’s 24-hour Oil Burner Service, died in his sleep on Feb. 5 at the age of 95.
Helga Koegl Coppola
Helga Koegl Coppola, who began summering in Montauk in the 1970s and moved there full time in the 1980s, died of respiratory complications on Feb. 6 at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. She was 88.