Two for the Road: Hegedus and Pennebaker Muse on Subject and Story

Posted on 02 September 2010

Filmmakers Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker tend to let the subjects of their documentaries find them.
“They almost always come to us. It’s very Zen. Zen [Buddhism] says ‘never look, never refuse,’” Pennebaker remarked leaning back in a wooden chair at his kitchen table in Sag Harbor on a warm weekend morning.
Above: George Stephanopoulos [...]

Radio 88.3 Gets a Three Day Reprieve

Posted on 01 September 2010

By Claire Walla
It’s the stuff heart-warming movies are made of: grassroots company forms in an effort to save community radio station from private interests, while struggling to raise nearly a million dollars in less than a year.
Only this tale is true, and we’re still not sure about the Hollywood ending.
On Tuesday, August 31, Long Island [...]

After 60 Years, Long Beach Dedicated to Man Who Molded Its Image

Posted on 31 August 2010

Clifford Foster, a Sagaponack farmer, a President of the Sag Harbor Savings Bank and last private owner of Long Beach, had a clear vision for his 13-acre property which connected Noyac to North Haven. Seven years after his death in 1943, Foster’s sons Charles and Everett deeded the stretch of shoreline to Southampton Town. As [...]

Town Plans for Deluge

Posted on 31 August 2010

Southampton Town Superintendent of Highways Alex Gregor believes the rain storm of March 29, 2010 will go down in the history books as the most catastrophic weather event of the year. The title is no small feat in a 12-month period that experienced blizzards and heatwaves.
“That rain did more damage than all of the [...]

Cocaine on Main: Police make downtown bust

Posted on 31 August 2010

To the untrained eye, it was an average Saturday evening in Sag Harbor on August 21. The northern end of Main Street was teeming with children balancing overloaded ice cream cones, adults chatting, and the familiar blare of horns navigating the confusing intersection by the flag pole. In the midst of this ordinary scene was [...]

Library Gets Okay for Temporary Home on West Water Street

Posted on 27 August 2010

Sag Harbor’s John Jermain Memorial Library scored a victory on Tuesday night in front of the Sag Harbor Village Planning Board and was granted permission for a waiver to undergo site plan approval for a temporary library space on West Water Street, effectively giving the library permission to relocate to another site this fall without [...]

Vintage Vines Back on Southampton Town Planning Agenda

Posted on 27 August 2010

A proposed 37-lot subdivision on 48.6 acres in Bridgehampton will be back in front of the Southampton Town Planning Board this Thursday, with a public hearing slated for 7 p.m. on the preliminary subdivision application and a draft environmental impact statement for the proposed project.
The project – located west of the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, south [...]

Thiele Deflects Conflict Charge from Opposition

Posted on 27 August 2010

Richard Blumenthal, the Republican and Conservative Party candidate vying for incumbent New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr.’s seat this November charged last week that the Sag Harbor native risks a conflict of interest in serving both as the Sag Harbor Village Board of Trustees’ village attorney and as a state assemblyman.
Thiele, a former [...]

Sag Harbor Planners Warm to Textile Studio at Former Church

Posted on 27 August 2010

On Tuesday night, members of the Sag Harbor Village Planning Board said they favored Elizabeth Dow’s proposal to convert the former Sag Harbor United Methodist Church on Madison Street into a center for textile design, retail and education, but asked for permission to tour Dow’s Amagansett studio before sending a formal letter of support to [...]

Vacant Seat in John Jermain Memorial Library Trustee Election

Posted on 27 August 2010

This week the slate of candidates seeking election to the John Jermain Memorial Library Board of Trustees was announced and with just three residents of the library district running for four open seats on the board, a write-in candidate will likely fill the unexpired one-year term of former board member Theresa Ameres.
Current trustees Carl Peterson [...]

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A Conversation with Jane Peters

Posted on 02 September 2010

Conversation with Jane Peters
Stella Maris Regional School Principal Jane Peters reveals the details of the school’s new program for two-year-olds, which will open its doors at the East Hampton satellite campus this month.
What prompted Stella Maris to start the two-year-old program this school year?
We finally have the [...]

Arts

Two for the Road: Hegedus and Pennebaker Muse on Subject and Story

Posted on 02 September 2010

Filmmakers Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker tend to let the subjects of their documentaries find them.
“They almost always come to us. It’s very Zen. Zen [Buddhism] says ‘never look, never refuse,’” Pennebaker remarked leaning back in a wooden chair at his kitchen table in Sag Harbor on a warm weekend morning.
Above: George Stephanopoulos [...]

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Calendar 9/2 to 9/12/10

Posted on 01 September 2010

David Mamet’s play “Romance” (with Matt McGrath and Richard Kind, above) runs through September 5 at Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor. (Gary Mamay photo)
 
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Library Gets Okay for Temporary Home on West Water Street

Posted on 27 August 2010

Sag Harbor’s John Jermain Memorial Library scored a victory on Tuesday night in front of the Sag Harbor Village Planning Board and was granted permission for a waiver to undergo site plan approval for a temporary library space on West Water Street, effectively giving the library permission to relocate to another site this fall without [...]

Government

Fate of Turtle, Salamander Raise Questions for Vintage Vines

Posted on 02 September 2010

Vintage Vines, a proposed 37-lot subdivision in Bridgehampton, drew a handful of ecological and environmental concerns from members of the public at a Southampton Town Board Public hearing on Thursday, August 26.
David Emilita, a planning consultant, was on hand at the meeting earlier that day to help assist the board in evaluating the [...]

Police News

Jones Pleads Not Guilty in Infant Murder Case

Posted on 20 August 2010

Further details into the life of Pedro Jones, the 20-year-old man accused of killing his girlfriend’s infant son, and the extent of his victim’s injuries were revealed during an arraignment on Wednesday, August 11, at the Suffolk County Court in Riverhead. Jones is suspected of beating 17-month-old Roy Antonio Jones III to death on August [...]

Schools

School Round Up

Posted on 31 August 2010

In addition to discussion about the school’s cafeteria program, the Sag Harbor School Board vetted a range of topics ranging from the new guidance counselor position and college preparations to the school’s monument policy.
– Assistant Elementary School Principal Donna Denon gave an update on the summer school program. The program develops [...]

Sports

Third Title in Four Years for Liquors

Posted on 26 August 2010

By Benito Vila

It started ugly for T&S Mott last Thursday and didn’t get any better as the game went on, Sag Harbor Liquors coming away with a 14-4 win to take the 2010 Sag Harbor Mens’ FastPitch Softball League championship.
The league trophy left Mashashimuet Park the property of Billy Schmitz, Jeremy Karl, Kelly Fox, Jeff [...]

XO

XO Summer 2010

Posted on 30 July 2010

In our launch of XO this spring, we asked East End health and recreation enthusiasts to tell us about why they are drawn to their pursuits. We came away with a new appreciation for bodysurfing, meditation, off-road biking, yoga and local food.
In this issue we have asked five of our community’s health and recreation instructors [...]

Xtras

Let’s See Your Legs, Larry

Posted on 26 August 2010

By Helen A. Harrison
 The oversize legs striding along Henry Street have prompted some spirited debate in these pages. Clad only in old-fashioned nylons (sans garter belt), they add a dash of spice to the village’s architectural streetscape. Passers-by, not knowing the backstory, may well wonder where they came from and how they got here. Surely [...]

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