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The Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge on Noyac Road in Sag Harbor is a place to experience nature close up. Located on the Jessups Neck peninsula, the 187-acre refuge is notable for its diversity of habitats, which include upland forest, fields, ponds, salt and freshwater marshes, sandy and rocky beaches, 3 miles of shoreline on the bay...

William Paley, the CBS founder, had many homes including one in Southampton Village. Paley once said, “ I found in life, it was the things I thought I overpaid for that gave me the most lasting pleasure.” Wow, would he love living in these times in the Hamptons in 2022. As for me, at sixty-something I believe the...

I have been fortunate enough to avoid Covid-19 thus far. A few days ago however, I was sure my luck had changed. It was so sudden. I woke up and was unbearably congested, I had a deep, nasty cough and my voice sounded like there was a frog in my throat. “Honey, I’m pretty sure I got Covid!!!...

This Saturday, head to the Amagansett Life-Saving and Coast Guard Station from 10am to 1pm for International Water Safety Day and learn about ways to stay safe in the water this summer. Each summer, lifeguards rescue swimmers daily out of the ocean in the Hamptons and many of these rescue can be prevented with a good general knowledge...

Join the Westhampton Rotary Club for Rotary ROCKS!, a concert of hit music from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and today, performed by the popular East End bands En Fuego and Bingo Bango. The event will be held on Sunday, May 15, at 7:00 p.m. at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center and includes a cash bar and...

Passenger ferry service between Sag Harbor and Greenport may just be available sometime in the near future if both the Sag Harbor Village Board and Hampton Jitney President Geoffrey Lynch can work out the details. The idea is not new. In fact, “The Peconic Jitney,” served this function ten years ago but was discontinued for economic reasons. Mr....

The future is always in front and somewhat unknown. We live in the now, but the past is a collection of lessons learned and hopefully preserved to be remembered for pretext and guidance. The east end is chock full of vibrant history and a wonderful now and, I believe, a promising future. My east end journalistic journey of...

The Hampton Lifeguard Association will be hosting their annual summer kick-off benefit this Saturday May 7th from 3:00-8:00 p.m. at Main Beach in East Hampton. As a chapter of the nonprofit United States Lifeguard Association, the Hampton Lifeguard Association includes programs like lifeguard training, a junior lifeguard program, a volunteer ocean rescue squad, the East Hampton YMCA Hurricane...

With diesel fuel north of $6 this summer season, it will be challenging for the 100 or so Federally licensed commercial fishermen stationed in Montauk. After a phenomenally challenging two-year period that included a crashed market the two years before, the winter 2022 season was promising. The previous two-year problems were due to east end and NYC fish-oriented...

The last two years there have been many changes in the Hamptons. One obvious one is the huge change of ownership of homes and businesses. In every hamlet many prized homes along with famed restaurants and businesses have changed hands and in some cases names. So in reality, a huge segment of the Hamptons is under new ownership....