New Historic District Signs Installed On Quogue Street
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A historic district sign on Quogue Street in Quogue. AMANDA BERNOCCO
A historic district sign on Quogue Street in Quogue. AMANDA BERNOCCO
Amanda Bernocco on Sep 7, 2016
The Quogue Historical Society recently installed two new signs on opposite ends of Quogue Street informing passersby that most of the village is now included on both the state and... more
Last week, the Town of Southampton set up half a dozen garbage bins at the Hampton Bays Transfer Station so that residents can separately dispose of their food scraps, instead of throwing them away with the rest of the household trash. This may not sound like a big deal, but it marks an important step forward on the path to building a more sustainable future for our community. It’s a win-win-win proposition for all of us. Any resident who self-hauls their trash to the Hampton Bays Transfer Station can immediately save some money by reducing the amount of trash they ...
10 Feb 2025 by Joe Lamport
Canio’s Books have a pop-up shop, featuring a selection of books, at the Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum, 200 Main Street in Sag Harbor, over Presidents Day weekend, Friday, February 14 through Sunday, February 16. Books will have a special focus on Black Writers celebrating African American History Month but other history titles, fiction, nature and art, plus spirituality books will be available. Some books will be on sale for up to 40 percent off. For more information, visit caniosbooks.com.
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The Children’s Museum of the East End will host a “Moana” sing-a-long movie night on Monday, February 17, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The evening will feature crafts, pizza and a special viewing of “Moana” in the indoor gym. Children are encouraged to wear their coziest pajamas while they dance and sing to their favorite hits. The event is open for kids ages 2 to 8 years and costs $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers. To register, visit cmee.org.
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The Society of Professional Journalists is accepting entires for its 2025 high school essay contest. The topic for applicants is “What is the biggest challenge journalists face today, and how might they overcome it?” The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 19. The contest is part of the SPJ Foundation of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Journalism Education Association goal to increase high school students’ knowledge and understanding of the importance of independent media to our lives. National winners of this essay contest receive scholarship awards. The first-place prize is $1,000. For rules and how to enter, visit ...
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The Hamptons Observatory will host a free virtual lecture about auroras on Thursday, February 20, at 7 p.m. Dr. Elizabeth MacDonald, space physicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and founder of aurorasaurus.org, is the guest speaker. The next observatory lecture is March 11 with Dr. Avi Loeb, professor of science at Harvard University, director of the Institute for Theory & Computation at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and head of the Galileo Project, who will talk about “The Search for Interstellar Objects of Technological Origin.” Dr. Loeb is exploring the question: Are the interstellar objects we’re finding natural rock or ...
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ARF Hamptons is waiving all adoption fees through the initiative, “You Can’t Buy Love, But You Can Adopt It!,” a promotion celebrating Valentine’s Day. The offer is good through Monday, February 17, and includes a gift box of four cookies from Levain Bakery in Wainscott. The promotion excludes pupppies and kittens under seven months old. To view adoptable pets, visit arfhamptons.org or visit the ARF Adoption Center at 124 Daniels Hole Road, East Hampton between 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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One of my friends owns the Green Bay Packers. Back in November, the topic of conversation at the mahjong table was Thanksgiving plans. Sally Belfi announced that she was going to the Packers game in Green Bay, Wisconsin. She added a green battery-operated heated vest to wear with her thermals, down coat, her warmest hat, socks and boots. I asked her: Why Green Bay? That’s when she told me that she and family members were owners of the Packers. I gasped in surprise. She laughed and said, “Not like Jimmy Jones, Rob Walton or Steve Tisch. Green Bay is publicly ...
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Amanda Bernocco on Sep 7, 2016