Community

I could feel the history beneath my feat as I walked over the soil. I could hear the wind, feel the peacefulness and smell the nearby ocean.

"It was started to educate and inspire our community of color and the community as a whole, to bring us closer together with shared understanding," Debra McEneaney noted.

"This is a significant moment for the Playhouse Foundation and for Montauk," relayed Perry B. Duryea III. "A gift of this size is a clear sign that our community believes in this project and in the future of Montauk. We want to thank the donor for supporting our mission to complete this project."

I love driving through the East End in the off-season when there is both no traffic, and no rush to get to where I am going. This last weekend my destination was the North Fork.

"The forest is lit up and feels enchanted and magical," Marisa Nelson relayed. "This is a fun way to get out and enjoy yourself and the forest on a cold dark winter's night!"

"'Conventional to Organic, Transforming Landscapes to Preserve Our Water' is the first in a series of seminars sponsored by the newly formed Lake Agawam Conservancy to educate the community about how to reduce the chemical load in lawn care practices in order to protect local water quality, our environment and human health," Meghan Nadosy Magyar explained.

It was only two years ago at this very same time the Hamptons was in an extended deep freeze with parts of Montauk Harbor and Three Mile Harbor frozen solid.

"We are very pleased to have a wonderful volunteer, who decided, after retirement, that he wanted to learn more about his interest in marine aquaculture, so he volunteers each Wednesday with our marine tanks and is a great help to us," Carol Crasson explained. "It would be great to have more seniors involved doing things they can enjoy,...

Enjoy this new year, this new decade, this new opportunity to experience the best a life has to offer and do it as much as possible.

"It's an amazing day. The community rallies," Kelly Russell expressed. "It's a giant celebration on the beach."