By Andrew Rudansky
On April 17, a male gray seal was found lying stranded on the beach in Hampton Bays, the local authorities were called and the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research’s Marine Mammal & Sea Turtle Rescue Program rescued the seal, bringing it back to the Riverhead Foundation’s hospital facility for further life saving treatment.
The [...]

As the teenage girls lined the stage dancing in traditional costumes of fringed buckskin or brightly colored dresses with attached conical bells, it was clear the 2009 Junior Teen and Teen Shinnecock Beauty Pageant was unlike the typical beauty pageants broadcast on TV. The Shinnecock event included all of the components found in these televised [...]

By Andrew Rudansky
Coach Meg Preiss stands feet from the pool, arms crossed, analyzing and dissecting each and every movement of the three swimmers in the water. Occasionally Priess tells the girls to straighten their arms, or keep up with the timing. She asks for near perfection.
In the water Shaina Preiss, Catherine Musnicki and Keriann Fitzpatrick [...]

There were few questions from members of the Noyac Civic Council Tuesday night about the proposed renovation at the John Jermain Memorial Library. A notable exception was Jim Posner, a resident of Noyac and former member of the committee designed to plan an expansion of the library, who is at odds with the most recent [...]

$3,000 Theft at Antiques Store
According to Southampton Town Police, three young women attempted to steal approximately $3,000 worth of merchandise from a Bridgehampton antiques store on Saturday, June 6. The victim told police that two of the women had visited the store last week to possibly scout out the location. On Saturday, [...]

“Landscape Pleasures,” the Parrish Art Museum’s annual two-day horticulture event and fund-raiser, will explore the use of color in the garden, fashion and the world around you. Scheduled for Saturday, June 13, and Sunday, June 14, the program will kick off with a morning symposium, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., featuring a conversation between [...]

By Andrew Rudansky
Aries Cooks, a student at Bridgehampton middle school, leans over to her grandfather, William Richard, and places a penny on his numbered bingo sheet. They are but two of the 70-plus in attendance at the 6th annual Senior Citizens Luncheon in the Bridgehampton High School this past Friday, June 5.
The occasion, hosted by [...]

On the day before April vacation ended, fifth grade teachers George Kneeland and Kelly Hornung learned one of their students, Katy Stewart, was diagnosed with liver cancer. On Wednesday, the day school reopened, Hornung and Kneeland sat down with their students to explain the news.
“I had asked Katy what she wanted us to say and [...]

Gospel Benefit
On Saturday, June 6 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. the Maidstone Club in East Hampton will host a gospel benefit for the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center. Making its first appearance on the East End, “Songs of Solomon,” the award-winning inspirational choral youth ensemble based in Harlem, will perform at the benefit. The [...]

Over her 20 year tenure at the Sag Harbor Elementary School, principal Joan Frisicano has amassed a collection of kid-friendly items in her first floor office. Glass dishes filled with lollipops and candy lay atop her conference table. Her floor to ceiling bookcases are lined with children’s books and student artwork decorates her walls.
Last fall, [...]