Volunteers helped clean up the town during the annual Great East End Cleanup. COURTESY TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON
Volunteers helped clean up the town during the annual Great East End Cleanup. COURTESY TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON
Staff Writer on May 13, 2025
The Great East End Clean-Up took place throughout Southampton Town on April 26 and 27 in celebration of Earth Day. Approximately 530 volunteers removed 2.7 tons of garbage from our... more
The Bridgehampton Child Care & Recreational Center will host a ceremony recognizing the service and leadership of fire chiefs of color — past and present — representing departments from East Hampton to Southampton. The event will take place on Saturday, May 24, from 10 a.m. to noon, at The Center, located at 551 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike in Bridgehampton. This gathering will bring together honorees, their families, elected officials, fellow firefighters, and community members to celebrate the legacy and impact of these trailblazing public servants. To be honored are Alex Verdugo, Dudley Hayes, and Jamalia Hayes of the East Hampton Fire ...
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The Retreat will host its All Against Abuse benefit on Saturday, June 7, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Southampton Arts Center in Southampton Village. This year, The Retreat will honor Dr. Daniel Van Arsdale and Dr. Allison Van Arsdale for their dedication to both health care and community well-being. Their leadership, compassion, and enduring commitment to public service reflect the values at the core of The Retreat’s mission, noted a press release. Dr. Daniel Van Arsdale, a former Retreat board member, has devoted his career to advancing medical education and patient care, founding multiple training programs at Southampton ...
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Performers across the South Fork were recently nominated for East End Arts Teeny Awards — an awards show dedicated to high school performing arts. From East Hampton’s Bonac Theater production of “Chicago,” Emma Hand earned a Lead Role in a Musical, Comedy nomination for her performance as Roxie Hart. Natalia Neal was also nominated in the same category, as Velma Kelly in “Chicago,” with Jadiel Rodriguez picking up his fourth nomination in four years as Billy Flynn. Also from “Chicago,” Patrick Conlon earned a Supporting Role in a Musical, Comedy nomination as Amos Hart, with Ryan Darrell being nominated in ...
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The Watermill Center will host its community event, Open Spaces, on Saturday, May 31, from noon to 2 p.m. The day will open at with a land blessing and performance by Shinnecock artist Shane Weeks. Throughout the day there will be eight artist-led workshops, crafts, food trucks, and a scavenger hunt across the center’s 10 acres of wooded paths and gardens. In addition to Weeks, there will be performances and installations by Truth Colon, Alex Bard, Ross Wightman and Damien Davis. Artist workshops will be led by Andrea Cote, Scott Bluedorn, Beah Batakou, Jamie Diamond, Paigo Laino and Ruth Childs. ...
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The Whalers’ Church, which acts as the steward for the Old Burying Ground, which is the resting place for some 20 Revolutionary War patriots, will hold a talk about the restoration of those headstones on Tuesday, May 20, from 9 a.m. to noon. The work was done with funding provided by grants from the Southampton Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Robert D. L. Gardiner Foundation in 2022. Twelve Beebee headstones will be restored with grant money from the Robert D. L. Gardiner Foundation and at private donor, later this year. Zach Studenroth and Joel Snodgrass ...
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The Water Mill Museum will reopen for the season on Thursday, May 22, and has announced its calendar of events for the coming months. The museum is located at 41 Old Mill Road and is open Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. The museum is closed Monday to Wednesday. The Water Mill Museum dates back to 1644, with a rich history of being the oldest restored working water-powered grist mill in the United States. The museum has exhibits of local historic artifacts, the Water Mill Post Office, whaling, fishing, Mill ...
5 May 2025 by Staff Writer
Stony Brook Southampton Hospital has earned an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2025 from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns letter grades to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and infections, as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them. “Earning these ‘A’ grades from The Leapfrog Group affirms our ongoing commitment to providing safe, high-quality care,” said William A. Wertheim, executive vice president for Stony Brook Medicine. “This achievement is a testament to the dedication of our entire ...
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Staff Writer on May 13, 2025