Beachcomber, August 15 - 27 East
logo logo logo logo

Southampton Press / Community / 1589622

Beachcomber, August 15

icon 2 Photos
Hayley and Heidi Wolfgruber and Mark Zurack at the Peconic Baykeeper cocktail party.

Hayley and Heidi Wolfgruber and Mark Zurack at the Peconic Baykeeper cocktail party.

Princess Yasmin Aga Khan

Princess Yasmin Aga Khan

authorStaff Writer on Aug 13, 2019
The bike riders on Main Street, Jobs Lane and Hampton Road are worse than ever this year. It is so dangerous when you’re trying to back out of a parking... more

You May Also Like:

Farm Alliances

It’s actually a bug-eat-bug world. Dogs might fight, but they rarely dine on each other. The final instar of the ladybug eats up to 200 aphids and merely burps. It’s also a bird-eat-bug world, and a bird-eat-bird world, and a bird-eat-seed world. Farming is one of the best places to watch these predatory but sustaining relationships. A certain and unavoidable amount of death must occur to generate life. This is why we welcome the barn swallows. We are grateful that they feed their young with pests our crops sometimes attract. We see the birds proximity to us as the result ... 3 Jun 2025 by Marilee Foster

A Disturbing History

The Long Island Power Authority has been in turmoil in recent months. LIPA was created by the New York State Legislature three decades ago following a grassroots effort led by Murray Barbash and Irving Like to establish a public power entity on Long Island to replace the private Long Island Lighting Company. They headed a group called Citizens To Replace LILCO. A model was a public power entity in California, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, or SMUD. SMUD was set up, and continues today, as a democratically based public utility. It has a seven-member board of directors elected from the ... by Karl Grossman

App-Pathetic About Parking

The Village of Sag Harbor has expanded its paid parking lots. Last year, paid parking was only on Long Wharf, and it was every driver for himself to find the free (though time-limited) spots on Main Street and in the other public lots. Now, more of those formerly free spaces have to be rented. This is an advantage for those drivers who can figure out how to download and navigate the paid-parking app. What we have, then, is a newfangled parking meter. This inspires some nostalgia for the original, coin-operated parking meter, which made its debut 90 years ago next ... by Tom Clavin

VIEWPOINT: The Village: How I See It

As a landscape architect, I have been fortunate to have worked on some of the most beautiful historic properties on the East End. Though projects widely vary, each begins with the same stated goal: to strive to complement the essence of the given site and house architecture with a landscape design preference that finds value in the simple and calm. Making choices that appear bold and inevitable, shunning the frivolous or decorative. That’s my brand, you might say. The village I saw here for the first time 42 summers ago presented to me its own brand. I was amazed how ... 2 Jun 2025 by Perry Guillot

Assembly Schiavoni To Hold Mobile Hours

Assemblyman Tommy John Schiavoni will hold mobile office hours in Greenport, Westhampton Beach, and Montauk during the months of July, August, and September. Constituents may come prepared to discuss concerns or issues, or simply for the opportunity to meet the assemblyman. The locations and dates are, in Westhampton, Tuesdays, July 8, August 12, and September 9, all from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Westhampton Free Library, 7 Library Avenue, Westhampton Beach. In Montauk on Tuesdays, July 15, August 19, and September 16, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Montauk Library, 871 Montauk Highway. In Greenport on Tuesdays, ... by Staff Writer

League of Women Voters To Hold Virtual Debate for Southampton Village Candidates

The League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island and the North Fork will hold two virtual candidate debates on Southampton Town SEA-TV’s YouTube channel for Southampton Village voters on Monday, June 9. Appearing at 6 p.m. will be the three Southampton Village trustee candidates: incumbent Robin Brown, incumbent Roy Stevenson and challenger Rob Coburn, vying for two seats. Debating directly afterward at 7 p.m. will be the two candidates for Southampton Village mayor: incumbent Mayor Bill Manger and opponent Ed Simioni, who is currently a village trustee. Each debate will consist of timed opening statements by the candidates, ... by Staff Writer

Winners of Veterans Wedding Giveback Announced

United States Coast Guard Lieutenant Kelly Dacimo and Nicholas Vivo are the winners of Peconic ... by Staff Writer

Free Puppet Shows at Mashashimuet Park

A free puppet show series, with the Goat on a Boat Puppet Theatre, will be held on Saturdays in June at Mashashimuet Park in Sag Harbor, starting June 7. The free series will have weekly activities provided by Shine Studios, John Jermain Library, South Fork Natural History Museum’s Young Environmentalist Society, and the Children’s Museum of the East End. The activities will start at 10 a.m. At 11 a.m. the Goat on a Boat puppet show will begin. More information is available at goatonaboat.org. by Staff Writer

School News, June 5, Southampton Town

East Quogue Students ‘DARE’ To Make Healthy Choices The East Quogue School District celebrated the ... by Staff Writer

Community News, June 5

YOUTH CORNER Circle of Fun East Hampton Library, 159 Main Street in East Hampton, will ... by Staff Writer