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Shelter From ‘Perfect Storm’ of Ticks

With its new Regional Tick-Borne Disease Center in Hampton Bays officially opening on Monday, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital is hoping to stave off what seems to be a growing epidemic of tick-borne illnesses. 

Aug 10, 2023
Item of the Week: Giving Teenagers a Place to Go

This photograph from The East Hampton Star's archive shows the popular girl band the Angels, who performed at the Pink Panther Club in Southampton, a weekend nightclub for teenagers.

Aug 10, 2023
ARF Settles In at Its Forever Home

From building a brand-new training facility to renovating its catteries and engineering new dog kennels, the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons has created an oasis for rescued animals in its newly completed Forever Home, which officially reopened in Wainscott this spring after a 21-month renovation. 

Aug 10, 2023
A Grant for Historic Survey in Wainscott

The Wainscott Heritage Project, a nonprofit formed in 2021, will undertake a survey of historic structures in that hamlet after receiving a $14,400 grant from the Preserve New York initiative, funded by the Preservation League of New York State, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation.

Aug 10, 2023
The Way It Was for August 10, 2023

Pot smokers versus cops in 1973, and more ripped from the pages of Ye Olde Star.

Aug 10, 2023
At Mulford Farm, the Revolution Will Be Digitized

The East Hampton Historical Society has been awarded a $125,000 grant from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation to “support an innovative digital technology program to educate the community about the history of the American Revolution in East Hampton,” according to the society.

Aug 3, 2023
There’s Something in the Water: Huge Driftwood From Northeast Floods

“There’s maybe been some hurricanes where we’ve had similar debris, but I would say this is right up there with the best of them,” said Tim Treadwell, senior harbormaster for East Hampton Town Marine Patrol. “It’s kind of interesting how much stuff came from New England and how it found its way here.” The debris is a particular issue for boaters at night.

Aug 3, 2023
The Way It Was for August 3, 2023

Notes from the Summer Colony, and more from the days of yore.

Aug 3, 2023
A Thank-You to the LaCarrubba Family

With many members of their family and friends looking on, the brothers Joe and Sal LaCarrubba unveiled a plaque at the Main Street, Amagansett, building that once served as the hamlet’s U.S. Life-Saving Station on Monday.

Aug 3, 2023
Master Carver Coaxes Feathers From Wood

With a careful, calculated touch, Robert Greene, a renowned decoy carver who lives in Springs, creates pieces so realistic they could easily be mistaken for taxidermy. “You gotta know the wood, you gotta be a halfway decent carver, you gotta be a decent painter. . . and you gotta be an artist,” he said.

Aug 3, 2023
Item of the Week: McClelland Barclay’s Maidstone Trophy

This photo from The East Hampton Star’s archive shows a tennis trophy designed by McClelland Barclay (1891-1943), the celebrated illustrator, and presented to the Maidstone Club.

Aug 3, 2023
Benefit Softball Game Raised $30K for Food Pantries

A benefit softball game between the staff and members of the South Fork Country Club last month raised $30,000 for the East Hampton, Springs, and Montauk food pantries.

Aug 2, 2023