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The Way It Was for August 31, 2023

Again with controversies surrounding the newly popular bicycle from 125 years ago. And much more ripped from the pages of Ye Olde Star.

Aug 31, 2023
On the Wing: Epic Summer for Rare Birds at Mecox

Just over the lip of the dune bordering the lot at Scott Cameron Beach is one of the most important habitat areas for shorebirds on the entire East End: Mecox Inlet.

Aug 31, 2023
Item of the Week: The L.V.I.S. Beach Plum Fabric

In 1977, the Ladies Village Improvement Society commissioned this beach plum print found in its collection, and it has remained a signature pattern for the organization. The revenue from the use and sale of it has been a source of funding for the L.V.I.S. since then.

Aug 31, 2023
New Marker in Montauk Honors Amistad Crew

With thoughtful words, inspired movement and music, and enthusiastic applause on Saturday, the Montauk Historical Society, Eastville Community Historical Society, and Southampton African American Museum gathered leaders and community members at Culloden Point Beach to pay tribute to the crew of La Amistad, a group of illegally enslaved Africans who came ashore in Montauk in 1839 following a mutiny aboard the schooner, seeking fresh water, food, and a way back home.

Aug 31, 2023
East Hampton Beaches Closed Due to Rough Surf

East Hampton Town closed its beaches to swimming midday on Wednesday due to dangerous surf conditions.

Aug 30, 2023
Married and Sailing Off Together

Zoe Cohen married her longtime beau, Levi Shaw-Faber, on Saturday afternoon at 5 at a stunning spot next to Georgica Pond.

Aug 24, 2023
Flesh-Eating Bacteria a Threat in Warm Water

In recent weeks a deadly bacterium found in warm seawater and in raw seafood has killed at least three people in New York and Connecticut, including a Brookhaven Town resident, and sickened at least one resident of East Hampton Town.

Aug 24, 2023
Item of the Week: A Sportfishing World Record Holder

This 1951 image of Sara Chisholm Farrington (1907-1992), an accomplished hunter, sportfisherwoman, and author, comes from The East Hampton Star’s archive.

Aug 24, 2023
The Way It Was for Aug. 24, 2023

A piano tuner comes to Sag Harbor. That's 1898. One hundred years later, outraged citizens sang a tune of complaint when they gathered in an effort to stop the Rennert monstrosity in the Sagaponack dunes.

Aug 24, 2023
Rabbi Alleges Antisemitism in Pavilion Opposition

An allegation of antisemitism arose during an Aug. 11 East Hampton Village Zoning Board of Appeals meeting that included a public hearing on the Jewish Center of the Hamptons’ application to add an outdoor pavilion with an amplification system and lighting to its Woods Lane property.

Aug 24, 2023
A New Take on the Tampon, Lifeguard-Style

Amanda Calabrese, an East Hampton native and former lifeguard at Ditch Plain and Indian Wells Beaches, with her friend Greta Meyer, has disrupted the female hygiene industry so prominently that they have been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2023.

Aug 24, 2023
Volunteer English Teachers Needed

Two weeks after opening registration for the new school year, Ruta27, an English-language program for adults, already has 60 students enrolled and expects more than 200 by the time evening classes start on Sept. 12 at East Hampton High School. To help meet the demand, the nonprofit is looking for volunteers interested in teaching English.

Aug 17, 2023