Free Admission To Montauk Lighthouse For 'Locals Day'
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The Montauk Lighthouse and museum will offer free admission on October 12 for "Locals Day."
The Montauk Lighthouse and museum will offer free admission on October 12 for "Locals Day."
Staff Writer on Oct 4, 2023
The Montauk Point Lighthouse and Museum will offer free admission on October 12 as part of the Montauk Historical Society’s “Locals Day” promotion celebrating the completion of the lighthouse restoration... more
SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — Village Police responded to a report of construction being done on the Presidents Day holiday on Washington Avenue. An officer spoke with a foreman of the company that was doing the work, telling the foreman about the village code prohibiting such work on a holiday. The foreman explained that they were putting in a metal retaining wall, and that it would be hazardous to stop work before the wall was in place. The foreman told the police that it would take about 60 to 90 minutes to finish, and that at that point all work with ...
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Esly Escobar found a passion for the visual arts quite by accident, he says. The LTV studios technician and Westhampton Beach resident describes one winter when he literally threw colorful paints on cardboard, and he fell in love. Before long, he had cleaned up a spot in his basement to serve as a studio and “got lost in it” for years. “I’d forget about everything. I would just go to work, come back, go buy materials,” he said. The driving passion resulted in him producing over 70 paintings. He soon found himself with a solo show at the Remsenburg Academy, ...
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Staff Writer on Oct 4, 2023