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 [...]

Pierson senior Brook Hartnett, Sag Harbor School Board member Dan’s son, worked for a month this summer as a page for the United States House of Representatives. Nominated by East End congressman Tim Bishop, Hartnett delves into his experiences in Washington from watching Massachusetts representative Barney Frank debate without notes to his classes in leadership [...]

From racing against Mayor Rudy Giuliani in the 1997 New York City mayoral election to running the American Jewish World Service, a development organization, Ruth Messinger has an interesting record of political activism and social engagement. In preparation for a series of talks this weekend at three East End synagogues, Messinger sits down with the [...]

The vice president and president of the Sag Harbor Historical Society on the next 25 years of the society, the importance of preservation and inviting people over to Annie’s House

Why is it important for us to preserve history?

NANCY We are our history. We learn and teach from our history.
TUCKER And this is a village that [...]

The newly appointed President of the Bridgehampton Board of Education talks about the challenges she sees the district facing in the next year, why she thinks new superintendent is a perfect fit for Bridgehampton and the bridges the school will need to build to connect to its larger community.

I know your nomination to school board [...]

When it comes to tending to hives, Quail Hill beekeeper Mary Woltz is the bees knees. Keeping close to 100 beehives on Marder’s property in Bridgehampton, Woltz works with her fuzzy yellow and black friends from sun up to sundown, and in the evening she jars the honey for her company Bee’s Needs. Woltz sat [...]

The general manager of Sag Harbor’s Bay Street Theatre talks about the struggles her industry faces in the wake of a lackluster economy, the role of the theatre as a year-round community resource, and why she thinks the upcoming production of David Mamet’s “Romance” is sure to be a hit.
Last fall, Bay Street Theatre found [...]

The mother of the late Marine Lance Corporal Jordan C. Haerter and member of the organizing committee for “Solider Ride The Hamptons” talks about next weekend’s Solider Ride event, staying in touch with her son’s battalion and how she remembers her son, who was killed in combat two-and-a-half-years ago at the age of 19 defending [...]

The Bridgehampton School District Superintendent, set to retire in August after 39 years in education, talks about why she thinks the Bridgehampton School is special, how she has seen the district grow in recent years, and the importance of shared services as community school districts continue to thrive on the East End.
What first drew you [...]

The new Sag Harbor Community Band conductor on plans for the Fourth of July, his favorite 80’s pop band, and the difficulties of jumping in and rehearsing dozens of songs for the summer concert series in only two months time.  

I took a look at you resume; it was very impressive, attending Columbia and Yale [...]