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A Year In East Hampton Press News Photos 2016

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July 27 -- John de Cuevas gets ready to dig in with Isabel Carmichael and Felicity Carmichael Sundlin at a lobster bake in July to benefit the restoration of the Amagansett Life-Saving Station.

July 27 -- John de Cuevas gets ready to dig in with Isabel Carmichael and Felicity Carmichael Sundlin at a lobster bake in July to benefit the restoration of the Amagansett Life-Saving Station.

February 10 -- Leslie Harris

February 10 -- Leslie Harris

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threads a needle as Dorothy Roskam and Rose Safina get to work sewing squares onto a giant quilt commemorating the Amagansett Library's 100-year anniversary in February.

threads a needle as Dorothy Roskam and Rose Safina get to work sewing squares onto a giant quilt commemorating the Amagansett Library's 100-year anniversary in February.

October 5 -- Giant sandbags placed along a beach in Montauk by the Army Corps of Engineers are exposed following a powerful storm in September

October 5 -- Giant sandbags placed along a beach in Montauk by the Army Corps of Engineers are exposed following a powerful storm in September

the remnants of Hurricane Hermine.

the remnants of Hurricane Hermine.

October 5 -- Joe LaCarrubba works the scale as Trustees Bill Taylor and Francis Bock look on along with David DiSunno at the East Hampton Trustees’ annual Largest Clam Contest in Amagansett. The overall winner was Harry LaGarenne of Napeague Harbor.

October 5 -- Joe LaCarrubba works the scale as Trustees Bill Taylor and Francis Bock look on along with David DiSunno at the East Hampton Trustees’ annual Largest Clam Contest in Amagansett. The overall winner was Harry LaGarenne of Napeague Harbor.

July 20 -- Fuego McDaniels

July 20 -- Fuego McDaniels

a participant at a Black Lives Matter rally in East Hampton Village in July holds a sign in protest of police shootings of black men across the nation.

a participant at a Black Lives Matter rally in East Hampton Village in July holds a sign in protest of police shootings of black men across the nation.

February 24

February 24

authorStaff Writer on Dec 28, 2016
A great photo catches your interest, makes you look twice. It bypasses words and tells a story even at a simple glance. With 2016 coming to a close, and 2017... more

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