Rhonda Winokur of Hampton Bays, an elementary school bus driver for the East Hampton School District for many years, died on Jan. 24. She was 65. The cause of death was not known.
Known as Rhonnie, Ms. Winokur also served as a lunch monitor at the school and was recognized by her colleagues this week for having a heart of gold and championing wellness. The school district will be organizing a celebration of her life in the spring.
Toby Haynes, an artist who splits his time between East Hampton and Cornwall, England, built the belfry that supported the Wavertree ship bell rung to welcome 40 tall ships into New York Harbor.
An East Hampton mother enters the uncharted terrain of treating an ultra-rare genetic condition.
Soldier Ride, which was conceived in an Amagansett bar and has grown into a nationwide awareness and fund-raising effort, will once again return to its roots on Saturday, when veterans and others ride from Amagansett to Sag Harbor and back.
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