For Scott R. Bennett

Thu, 02/27/2020 - 08:59

February 27, 2020

Visiting hours for Scott R. Bennett of Amagansett, a longtime member of the hamlet’s Fire Department, a former East Hampton Town trustee, and a bayman who died on Tuesday, will be held on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton. A graveside service will follow at Cedar Lawn Cemetery here, and from 2 to 6 p.m. family and friends will gather at the Amagansett Firehouse. An obituary will appear in a future issue.

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