Charles Edwards, 56, of Calverton whose leg was partially severed following a head-on collision with a tree in North Haven yesterday afternoon has died, according to Southampton Town Police.
Edwards was driving an Isuzu boxtruck delivery truck for Helen’s Greenhouse and Flower Farm in Aquebogue when he veered across the opposite lane and hit the tree. [...]

On Tuesday morning, as rain swept across the East End, a high school botany class convened in the Bridgehampton School’s greenhouse. While Jacob Hochstedler pruned spinach and arugula leaves for the school cafeteria salad bar, Christian Figueroa and Brian Minchala carefully planted baby lettuces in rich, dark soil. Elsewhere, Joshua Hochstedler, Aditya Nugraha and Sammy [...]

Some business owners and community members at a Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce dinner on Tuesday night criticized a proposal by the Hampton Jitney to begin a ferry service between Sag Harbor and Greenport villages this summer. They questioned whether it would benefit Sag Harbor businesses and its clientele or if it would instead clog [...]

By Claire Walla

So, you wanna be part of the Cash Mob? Here’s all you gotta to know:
You’re going to spend $20.
So will dozens of your friends.
You don’t know where you’re going to spend this money.
And you won’t know until minutes before you actually do.
Capiche?
Ok, despite how it may sound, Cash Mob is actually a concept [...]

By Claire Walla

If you lease a mooring space from Sag Harbor Village, and you only use it part-time, why not rent it out to transient boaters rather than let it sit vacant?
That’s the theory behind Ken Deeg’s business, which he has run out of the Sag Harbor for the past seven years. However, things are [...]

Above: Pierson Senior Ronald Aucapina and his award.
By Claire Walla

Last month, Pierson High School senior Ronald Aucapina was issued an award for stellar academic achievement.
“Across the board, Ronald was recognized by the faculty as being a successful student,” said Pierson High School Vice Principal Gary Kalish, who added that Aucapina currently maintains a grade point [...]

By Claire Walla

Eighth grader Casey Grubb first came to the Jeanette Sarkisian Wagner Teen Writing Workshop because her school counselor suggested it might be something she would enjoy.
She didn’t expect to like it this much.
“I’ve always written, but I’ve never shared it with anyone,” she said. “I was an ‘in the closet writer!’” she added [...]

Photo courtesy of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Sag Harbor and Upper Sag Harbor Coves have been closed for the harvesting of shellfish until further notice. This news came after the state discovered a marine biotoxin in the coves last week. The toxin — saxitoxin — can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning.
On Thursday, April [...]

by Andrew Rudansky
After the passing of their daughter Katy in December of 2010, Brigid Collins and Jim Stewart said they were looking for answers. Katy, only 12 at the time, died after battling a rare form of liver cancer, leaving the couple and their six year old son, Robert, devastated.
On the suggestion of a friend, [...]

A Memorial will be held for Trenny Lynn Lowey on April 29, 2012. Ms. Lowey passed on November 26, 2011 from a severe asthma attack. There will be a prayer service at Havens Beach located off Bay Street in Sag Harbor at 12:30 Followed by a gathering at Phao located at 29 Main [...]