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Community News, May 2

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At a recent Westhampton Woman’s Club meeting at St. Mark's Parish Hall in Westhampton Beach, Southampton Town Supervisor Maria Moore was the guest speaker. She spoke of various subjects affecting the area such as the Westhampton Community Center. COURTESY TOM HADLOCK
Students from Our Lady of the Hamptons and children from the Southampton Youth Association plant a tree in Agawam park in Southampton Village on Friday in honor of Arbor Day. The Southampton Village was named a 2023 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor its commitment to effective urban forest management. The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters. DANA SHAW
Arlene Slavin with her sculpture "Intersection Garden #12" as part of the outdoor sculpture exhibition at The Southampton Arts Center in partnership with Curator, Cheryl Sokolow The exhibition, entitled Organic Abstraction: Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture, will be in place on the SAC grounds throughout the season.
Norman Mooney and Heather Mooney install Mr. Mooney's sculpture "Bloom No. 4" as part of the outdoor sculpture exhibition at The Southampton Arts Center in partnership with Curator, Cheryl Sokolow The exhibition, entitled Organic Abstraction: Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture, will be in place on the SAC grounds throughout the season.
Joel Perlman with his sculpture "Round East," part of the outdoor sculpture exhibition at The Southampton Arts Center in partnership with Curator, Cheryl Sokolow The exhibition, entitled Organic Abstraction: Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture, will be in place on the SAC grounds throughout the season.
Kevin Barrett with his sculpture "Embrace," part of the outdoor sculpture exhibition at The Southampton Arts Center in partnership with Curator, Cheryl Sokolow The exhibition, entitled Organic Abstraction: Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture, will be in place on the SAC grounds throughout the season.
Thomas Bock and Brian Anderson, 40 Year members at the East Hampton Fire Department's 125th Annual Inspection Dinner at the Maidstone Club on Saturday. RICHARD LEWIN
Brian Stanis,Captain of Company No. 2, with the Officer of the Year Award 2023 at the East Hampton Fire Department's 125th Annual Inspection Dinner at the Maidstone Club on Saturday. RICHARD LEWIN
Members of Company No. 2, (Engine Company) with the Company of the Year Award for 2023 at the East Hampton Fire Department's 125th Annual Inspection Dinner at the Maidstone Club on Saturday. RICHARD LEWIN
Ray Harden, Company No. 2 Secretary/Treasurer, with the Fireman of the Year 2023 award at the East Hampton Fire Department's 125th Annual Inspection Dinner at the Maidstone Club on Saturday. RICHARD LEWIN
East Quogue families participated in the Great East End Cleanup at Hot Dog Beach, along with the event sponsor, Councilwoman Cyndi McNamara on Sunday.
East Quogue families participated in the Great East End Cleanup at Hot Dog Beach, along with the event sponsor, Councilwoman Cyndi McNamara on Sunday.
Members of the Westhampton American Legion Post 834, from left, Susan Berdinka, Tom Gadlock, Tom Quinn, Lisha Terry, Paul Haines and Mike Berdinka, recently volunteered their time to pick up trash along Montauk Highway monthly as part of the Adopt A Highway Program. COURTESY TOM HADLOCK

At a recent Westhampton Woman’s Club meeting at St. Mark's Parish Hall in Westhampton Beach, Southampton Town Supervisor Maria Moore was the guest speaker. She spoke of various subjects affecting the area such as the Westhampton Community Center. COURTESY TOM HADLOCK

Students from Our Lady of the Hamptons and children from the Southampton Youth Association plant a tree in Agawam park in Southampton Village on Friday in honor of Arbor Day. The Southampton Village was named a 2023 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor its commitment to effective urban forest management. The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters. DANA SHAW

Arlene Slavin with her sculpture "Intersection Garden #12" as part of the outdoor sculpture exhibition at The Southampton Arts Center in partnership with Curator, Cheryl Sokolow The exhibition, entitled Organic Abstraction: Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture, will be in place on the SAC grounds throughout the season.

Norman Mooney and Heather Mooney install Mr. Mooney's sculpture "Bloom No. 4" as part of the outdoor sculpture exhibition at The Southampton Arts Center in partnership with Curator, Cheryl Sokolow The exhibition, entitled Organic Abstraction: Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture, will be in place on the SAC grounds throughout the season.

Joel Perlman with his sculpture "Round East," part of the outdoor sculpture exhibition at The Southampton Arts Center in partnership with Curator, Cheryl Sokolow The exhibition, entitled Organic Abstraction: Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture, will be in place on the SAC grounds throughout the season.

Kevin Barrett with his sculpture "Embrace," part of the outdoor sculpture exhibition at The Southampton Arts Center in partnership with Curator, Cheryl Sokolow The exhibition, entitled Organic Abstraction: Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture, will be in place on the SAC grounds throughout the season.

Thomas Bock and Brian Anderson, 40 Year members at the East Hampton Fire Department's 125th Annual Inspection Dinner at the Maidstone Club on Saturday. RICHARD LEWIN

Brian Stanis,Captain of Company No. 2, with the Officer of the Year Award 2023 at the East Hampton Fire Department's 125th Annual Inspection Dinner at the Maidstone Club on Saturday. RICHARD LEWIN

Members of Company No. 2, (Engine Company) with the Company of the Year Award for 2023 at the East Hampton Fire Department's 125th Annual Inspection Dinner at the Maidstone Club on Saturday. RICHARD LEWIN

Ray Harden, Company No. 2 Secretary/Treasurer, with the Fireman of the Year 2023 award at the East Hampton Fire Department's 125th Annual Inspection Dinner at the Maidstone Club on Saturday. RICHARD LEWIN

East Quogue families participated in the Great East End Cleanup at Hot Dog Beach, along with the event sponsor, Councilwoman Cyndi McNamara on Sunday.

Members of the Westhampton American Legion Post 834, from left, Susan Berdinka, Tom Gadlock, Tom Quinn, Lisha Terry, Paul Haines and Mike Berdinka, recently volunteered their time to pick up trash along Montauk Highway monthly as part of the Adopt A Highway Program. COURTESY TOM HADLOCK

YOUTH CORNER Circle of Fun The East Hampton Library, 159 Main Street in East Hampton, will host its Circle of Fun class, for parents with toddlers up to 3 years... more

Of Catbirds and Robots

The catbird is back, and it’s a relief to hear his silly songs filling the hedgerow with joy. It is no joke, no hyperbole — joy is that sweet, warbling noise. The catbird is a honey-voiced mimic, Freddie Mercury to the mockingbird’s Janis Joplin. The catbird can hit it high or low, and he’ll fool you for a moment, and then he “mews.” He falls silent, looking at you as you look for him. Asparagus season started late, and furiously. If you know the stuff, if you’ve been coming eye to eye with it for 30 years, you can understand ... 14 May 2024 by Marilee Foster

I Brake for Berries

This time of year when winter’s skeletal landscape switches to spring’s glory, my fingers start to twitch. I am revisited by memories of my early years as a petty thief, a secret savior of neglected plants. When I was a kid, my mother translated “No Trespassing” signs into “Welcome, Betty.” Her father owned a real estate agency, and although my mother never worked in the business, a curiosity and love of houses and properties ran deep in her blood. After we moved to Garden City, she had a habit of driving at a snail’s pace down the tree-lined streets, pointing ... by Denise Gray Meehan

Ozone and Health

How can Suffolk County — this county jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean and far from the urban parts of the New York metropolitan area — again receive a failing grade for pollution from ozone in a report released last month by the American Lung Association? The reason we are hit with ozone is because it blows here in the wind from the New York metro area, and the Long Island Sound is also a factor. “If you live in Suffolk County, the air you breathe may put your health at risk,” declares the ALA’s annual “State of Your Air ... by Karl Grossman

Community News, May 16

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AI and Writer’s Detour

I heard an English professor extolling the virtue of artificial intelligence and how his students could use it to overcome a condition he called writer’s block. AI could script that first sentence for them. He rejoiced — that elusive, frustrating first sentence is no longer the stopper on the ink bottle. Should it be funny or impactful? It must be original. Good luck. Before AI, there were other ways of coping with WB. The most successful strategy being struggling through: keep looking, keep scribbling. Getting up and going for a short walk is still the healthiest choice. And smoking, though ... 7 May 2024 by Marilee Foster

Global Warming Is Here

I was sorry not to have signed up for the upcoming Express Sessions event on climate change, which I insist on calling by its true name, which is global warming. We were first warned about it as long ago as the 1980s, and it is still going on. Arctic Sea ice continues to shrink, tornadoes show up in the Midwest more and more often, and we are due soon for another hurricane here in the East. Meanwhile, the big oil companies continue to drill for their buried assets, and the U.S. is one of the biggest oil suppliers on Earth. ... by Anthony Brandt

VIEWPOINT: Many Events, One Sag Harbor

By Gavin Menu We don’t get out much, what with work and the kids and all. My wife, the award-winning journalist Kathryn Menu, and I were raised in East Hampton, but we share a love for all things Sag Harbor after having worked at this newspaper for nearly 20 years — as its co-publishers for the last 10. So we enjoyed hitting the town for a wonderful two nights with members of the Sag Harbor community last week. Our community has been through some tough times over the last few years, with the pandemic giving way to a mountain of ... 6 May 2024 by Gavin Menu

VIEWPOINT: A Prelude to Summer

By Shari Adler Once again, as the cherry blossoms appear, so does the arrival of spring — the season notorious for being a prelude to summer. It is so easy to view and smell springtime in the Hamptons. The bay and ocean waters are as clear and smooth as glass. Our seas are crystal clear all the way to the bottom. The beaches are completely free of rubbish and debris. We see only sand and stones. Lawns are green and flowers are about to bloom. There are other harbingers of summer, most notably in the Hamptons. When approaching restaurants of ... by Shari Adler

Community News, May 9

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

I Know What Moms Want

Mother’s Day is next week, and I’m thrilled. The hockey pucks don’t live with us right now, so I’ll be getting what most moms want on Mother’s Day: peace and quiet. I’m lucky. Many of my friends’ adult children’s apartment leases have ended, and they’ve moved back home to save a little money until they find a new place. This stinks for my friends, because when grown kids come back, they revert to teenagers. Even the most capable adult children — those with 401Ks and car insurance — backslide. Once home, these “grownups” leave their half-empty cups on every flat ... 30 Apr 2024 by Tracy Grathwohl

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