Colin Mather has plunged on New Year’s Day for years, jogging the 1.6 miles to the ocean at the end of Beach Lane with whoever shows up at his Wainscott shop. His plunges have been more low-key than those at East Hampton’s Main Beach, but this year will be different.
Padel, a racket sport new to America, but not to Mexico, South America, and Europe, will be added to the East Hampton Indoor/Outdoor Club’s list of offerings come the spring.
Pat Mansir, who served three terms on the East Hampton Town Board and had a reputation reflecting her “willingness to think for herself,” died on Dec. 10 of complications of heart disease. She was 77.
David Marshall, who had served as the assistant basketball coach at the Ross School under Kelly McKee in his retirement, died of cancer on Dec. 12 in Southampton. He was 69 and had first been diagnosed about 20 years ago.
