Archive | July, 2014

The Curtain Rises Early on Get on Up in East Hampton

Posted on 31 July 2014

Get on Up opens this week at the UA East Hampton Cinema 6 at a special time, 8 p.m. on Thursday night, an indication that the much-anticipated James Brown biopic is getting special treatment. The advance word is strong and I am expecting Chadwick Boseman to give an electrifying, star-making performance as the very complicated [...]

Wright To Head Hospital Board

Posted on 30 July 2014

Southampton Hospital’s board of directors on July 12 elected Kenneth B. Wright its chairman. He succeeds Peter Larsen who was a member of the board for 15 years and served 10 years as chairman.

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East End Hospice Breaks Ground on New Center

Posted on 30 July 2014

East End Hospice broke ground on its long-awaited inpatient facility in Quiogue on Friday, July 25.

Ice Cream Social Returns

Posted on 30 July 2014

The Old Whalers’ Church will hold its annual Ice Cream Social on Saturday, August 2, from 5 to 7 p.m. on the front lawn of the church at 44 Union Street in Sag Harbor.

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East Hampton Airport’s Sunny Prospects

Posted on 30 July 2014

In June, the East Hampton Town Board adopted a goal of meeting all of its electricity needs with renewable energy by the year 2020. A proposed wind farm off the coast of Montauk could produce a huge amount of energy for the East End, but East Hampton Town has also decided to take advantage of one of its other natural resources: the sun.

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East Enders Go Green With Solar Panels

Posted on 30 July 2014

When the financial crisis hit in 2008, Steve D’Angelo was looking for a way to invest his money. Instead of putting it into stocks or hiding it under his mattress, he decided to put that money onto his roof.

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Southampton Seeking Sites for Solar

Posted on 30 July 2014

While East Hampton Town has created a great deal of buzz with its ambitious plan to provide all the community’s energy needs through sustainable methods by the year 2020, Southampton Town is taking a much quieter approach.

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Security Guard at Southampton Town Hall

Posted on 30 July 2014

The Southampton Town Board last week announced it had hired a private security service, Summit Security Services Inc., for a guard who will stand watch during the board’s regular meetings.

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Southampton Town Buys Market Property

Posted on 30 July 2014

The Southampton Town Board on July 22 approved the purchase of the Hayground Market property on Montauk Highway in Water Mill.

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Lighted Crosswalk Proposed in Bridgehampton

Posted on 30 July 2014

Southampton Town is looking to install warning lights at what many say is a dangerous crosswalk on Bridgehampton’s Main Street.

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