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Area Residents Resigned To Ever Rising Cost Of Gas As Summer Approaches
Like mileage on an odometer, gas prices on the South Fork have been ticking upward at a steady pace. The easternmost outreaches of the South Fork have long passed the $4 a gallon barrier, with prices hovering at $4.23 a gallon in Amagansett.
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LIPA Defies Town; Moves Forward With Tall Poles Despite Litigation
The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), in blatant defiance of a stop work order issued by the Town of Southampton, moved forward with its plans Wednesday to install 60-foot tall poles that will carry the 69 kilovolt electrical transmission line along a four-mile portion of Scuttlehole Road.
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Real Estate Prices Still Climbing As Sales Decline And Inventory Swells
First quarter earnings are being reviewed in real estate offices across the East End as agents are reporting higher prices, fewer sales and more inventory heading into what they still hope will be a peak selling season.
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McGintee Proposes Recovery Plan; Board Agrees To Hunker Down
Town Supervisor William McGintee presented the first part of what he said would be a three-part plan to control East Hampton Town spending at the Town Board’s work session in Montauk - held on Tuesday - fast on the heels of receiving news that a preliminary audit of the town’s 2007 budget revealed $5.6 million in overspending, resulting in a total deficit of approximately $8 million.
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New Jackson Avenue Town Court Complex Can't Open Soon Enough
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Bonac Girls Break Through For First Win Of Season; Hren Burns Up Relay
Like she was shot from a cannon, East Hampton's Hren burst from the exchange zone and closed the gap almost instantly. The junior roared around the track at a blazing gait, and she managed to hold on going down the backstretch for the victory, securing what would become a 79-61 triumph over the Eastport Sharks.
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No Boundaries In Sight For Adventure Racing Tandem Scheerer and Hymes
Mary Scheerer and Shari Hymes are right at home in the wilderness, sans cell phone and beach blanket. Since their initial quest, they’ve competed everywhere from up and down the East Coast to Australia's Down Under, pushing their bodies and minds to the limit with challenges that are as mentally trying as they are physically exhausting.
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"Narratives: Real and Imagined" At Ross School
Joan Baum
Continuing a tradition begun 14 years ago, carried on now under the inspired and inspiring direction of Ross School art chair and painter Jennifer Cross and visual arts teacher and artist Chris Engel, seventh graders at the Middle School once again rose to the occasion of being curators of pictures at an exhibition featuring the work of eight East End artists.
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Rumors And Good News
Lona Rubenstein
Hey, interesting rumors, part of which you probably knew about a few gyms in and about town. News of a productive and happy team of agents. Town & Country Real Estate’s CEO Judi Desiderio adds her report to the others with regard to the market.
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Spring Cocktail Parties
Nicole B. Brewer
The on again off again rains of last week played havoc with everyone’s outdoor schedule of gardening and getting ready for summer but at least there were some fabulous, spirited fetes that no amount of rain could dampen.
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Talk Around Town
Jennifer Tuesday
I don’t know if I’m the only one folks are calling but it seems that it’s the ladies of the Hamptons who are grabbing the headlines and making things happen big time. Barbara, Sarah Jessica, Joy, Kim, Star, Chris, Phyllis, Jackie, and Nancy to name a few are all in the limelight this week.
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Spectacular Cobb Road Compound
Gary DePersia, Senior Vice President, The Corcoran Group
The curtain rises on another superb Simon and Simon production as masterful construction, generous room sizes and consummate finishes combine within this new 8,500 sq. ft. 7 bedroom, 10 bath residence that anchors a gated 2 acre compound behind stone walls deep within Water Mill South's estate section.
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Golfing The Hamptons (And North Fork Too!)
Nicole B. Brewer
Public or private, 18-hole, or par 3 chip and putt, if you’re an avid duffer there’s something just your speed in the Hamptons and on the North Fork. We collected the details for you here in one easy to reference guide.
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Get The Party Started
Kristin Parker
The weekend may have started off soggy but that didn’t stop party goers in the Hamptons. I stopped by Tide Runners in Hampton Bays for its opening day and Cyril’s Fish House in Amagansett. La Superica was packed on Monday in celebration of Cinco de Mayo. The season hasn’t officially started but we already have too many events to keep track of in the Hamptons.
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Food News – May 8, 2008
Celebrate Mother’s Day At WEI FUN, OSO, Nick & Toni’s, Matto, and Magic’s Pub. Harbor Bistro introduces a new wine list. Check out the specials at Sunset Café, Stonewalls Restaurant, and Jedediah’s.
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