Tom Griffin of Wainscott and New York City died of a heart attack in a New York hospital on Saturday. He was 66. His wife, Virginia Edwards, and daughter, Sophie Griffin, who attended the Ross School and recently graduated from Wesleyan University, survive.
Celebrations of his life will be held in New York City and Buffalo in the fall. A full obituary will appear in a future issue.
A splendid time was had by all when the East Hampton Town Trustees held their annual Largest Clam Contest on the grounds of the Amagansett Life-Saving and Coast Guard Station Museum last week.
The East Hampton Trails Preservation Society, in partnership with the Long Island Greenbelt Trail Conference, will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with outdoor activities in Montauk this weekend.
The annual Tyler Valcich Memorial Car Show and Cruise, a fund-raiser for the Tyler Project, happens on Sunday at the Amagansett Firehouse.
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