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East Hampton Town Airport is currently on schedule to close or be “deactivated” on May 17 at 11:59 p.m., and reopen on May 19 at 9 a.m. The focus is now on the details. The devil is always in the details. East Hampton Supervisor Pete Van Scoyoc, during the Town Board Meeting this last week inferred that the...

It’s that special time of the year for east end boat owners. It is launching time. The 2022 boating season is now happening as every day more boats are lowered into the local waters. For me this is my 19th consecutive year at Don Vanderveer’s Marina on Three Mile Harbor, East Hampton. However, the first since he passed...

The Ellen Hermanson Foundation is a grass roots community organization dedicated to providing funding for breast health care on the East End. In 2008 founder Julie Ratner and Cathy Tweedy, along with the Foundation Board of Directors, committed to raise money for a breast health center and were able to succeed in that mission during the financial crisis....

The Church is pleased to announce this month’s Knowledge Friday with Sag Harbor legend Lisa Field — owner and protector of the beloved Sag Harbor Variety Store and up until recently, the president of the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce. Anyone who has spent time in Sag Harbor as a child holds memories of the Variety Store, more...

Perfect Earth Project is a non-profit organization that was started by Edwina von Gal in 2006. They operate out of offices in East Hampton, raising awareness about the harmful toxins and chemicals regularly found in lawn care and landscaping. Edwina is passionate about promoting toxin-free techniques to achieve beautiful lawns, and with no additional cost. This mission leads...

Sag Harbor is one of the most unique hamlets in the Hamptons. When it celebrated its 300-year anniversary back in 2007, I was tasked with writing a three-part series on its history. Over the last twenty years I have witnessed yet another evolution to perhaps the most “chic” place to spend an evening in the Hamptons. Once literally...

The word Lobster brings forth a concept of both dining in luxury or at perhaps outdoors at dock restaurant that celebrates seafood. For others it manifests the idea of cooking a lobster at home for oneself or guests. Here are some ways to prepare a Lobster at home. The information presented is from researching expert advice. Lobsters are...

It’s amazing to me what people will complain about, organize and fight against in the Hamptons. For me, the leaf blower ban is on that list. Here’s the complaint. People need landscaping, landscapers use leaf blowers that make noise, the noise is too loud, hence we should make leaf blowers illegal. Oh, and since they run on gas,...

There is no denying there is a powerful momentum aiming at propelling us all into a tremendous summer season on the east end. There is optimism even with the reality of high gasoline prices that are at the least very annoying. An extremely wealthy friend said about the gas prices, “You know I can afford it, but it’s...

When some folks think of summer, pleasant thoughts of lobster rolls and wonderful lobster dinners at their favorite seafood places come to mind quickly. It’s fascinating but in the year 2019 just in the U.S.A. alone, 202.83 million pounds of lobsters were reportedly recorded at commercial landings. There is a process to commercially harvesting lobsters. It is hard...