Stephen J. Kotz

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A Mural Brightens an Out-of-the-Way Space in Sag Harbor

4 days ago | 27east.com | Stephen J. Kotz

Sag Harbor Express News / Sag Harbor Express / 2358658 Artist Rose Jaffe works on a mural on the east wall of the building where the Love Binetti boutique is on Washington Street. STEPHEN J, KOTZ The space Rose Jaffe painted a mural on is only about a yard wide at the street but widens toward the rear of the building. STEPHEN J. KOTZ Artist Rose Jaffe works on a mural on the east wall of the building where the Love Binetti boutique is on Washington Street.
Former Sag Harbor Resident, Juanita Wimberley, Celebrates 100th Birthday

6 days ago | 27east.com | Stephen J. Kotz

Sag Harbor Express News / Sag Harbor Express / 2362276 Juanita Wimberley, with her husband, the artist Frank Wimberley, celebrated her 100th birthday in Queens on Thursday, May 22. The Wimberleys were longtime residents of Sag Harbor Hills. Juanita Wimberley, with her husband, the artist Frank Wimberley, celebrated her 100th birthday in Queens on Thursday, May 22. The Wimberleys were longtime residents of Sag Harbor Hills. Stephen J.
Long Beach in Noyac Gets a Fitness Station Courtesy Dawgpatch Bandits

1 week ago | 27east.com | Stephen J. Kotz

Sag Harbor Express Government / Health / News / Southampton Press / Government / News / Sag Harbor Express / 2363770 Southampton Town officials and community members gathered at Long Beach in Noyac on May 28, to dedicate a new fitness station that has been donated by Dawgpatch Bandits. DANA SHAW Dawgpatch Bandits founder Drew Harvey.
Despite Objections, Sag Harbor Planning Board Closes Hearing on Potter Application Environmental Impact Statement

1 week ago | 27east.com | Stephen J. Kotz

Sag Harbor Express Environment / Government / News / Sag Harbor Express / 2362844 The Sag Harbor Village Planning Board closed a hearing on the draft environmental impact statement for developer Adam Potter's proposed mixed-use development for property at 7 and 11 Bridge Street. STEPHEN J.
A Long Lost Uncle Is Recalled at Sag Harbor Memorial Day Observance

1 week ago | 27east.com | Stephen J. Kotz

Sag Harbor Express News / Sag Harbor Express / 2362108 A color guard leads Sag Harbor's annual Memorial Day parade. LORI HAWKINS PHOTOS Navy veteran John Capello at Sag Harbor's World War I monument. LORI HAWKINS PHOTOS Members of the Pierson High Band took part in the Sag Harbor Village Memorial Day Parade. LORI HAWKINS PHOTOS Eva Glyzewski and her daughter Zoe watch the Sag Harbor Memorial Day parade from the window of their apartment.
A Lost Uncle Is Remembered at Sag Harbor Memorial Day Observance

1 week ago | 27east.com | Stephen J. Kotz

Sag Harbor Express News / Sag Harbor Express / 2362108 A color guard leads Sag Harbor's annual Memorial Day parade. LORI HAWKINS PHOTOS Navy veteran John Capello at Sag Harbor's World War I monument. LORI HAWKINS PHOTOS Members of the Pierson High Band took part in the Sag Harbor Village Memorial Day Parade. LORI HAWKINS PHOTOS Members of the Sag Harbor Fire Department salute at a wreath-laying ceremony during the village's Memorial Day parade.
The Black Migration to Bridgehampton Revisited in Talk at Bridgehampton Museum

2 weeks ago | 27east.com | Stephen J. Kotz

The early 20th century migration of Black people from the South to the North is usually told as a rural-to-urban shift, as people left farms for jobs in factories in northern cities. But that wasn’t the case in Bridgehampton, Dr. Patricia Turner, a retired dean and professor of African American Studies at the University of California at Los Angeles, told an audience at the Bridgehampton Museum on Saturday, May 17.
Volunteers Sought for Turtle Study in Long Pond Greenbelt

2 weeks ago | 27east.com | Stephen J. Kotz

Sag Harbor Express Education / Environment / News / Sag Harbor Express / 2358201 Volunteers are being sought to help monitor the population of Eastern box turtles in the Long Pond Greenbelt. STEPHEN J. KOTZ Even a relatively low curb can be an impassable obstacle for an Eastern box turtle. STEPHEN J. KOTZ Volunteers are being sought to help monitor the population of Eastern box turtles in the Long Pond Greenbelt. STEPHEN J.
Shuttle Bus Proposed in Sag Harbor

3 weeks ago | 27east.com | Stephen J. Kotz

Sag Harbor Express Government / News / Sag Harbor Express / 2356484 The Hampton Hopper may be utilized to offer a shuttle service in Sag Harbor. FILE PHOTO The Hampton Hopper may be utilized to offer a shuttle service in Sag Harbor. FILE PHOTO Stephen J. Kotz on May 14, 2025 Jesse Matsuoka, an owner of Sen Japanese Restaurant and K Pasa restaurants, appeared before the Sag Harbor Village Board on Tuesday to present a proposal for a one-year pilot program...
Sag Harbor Residents Trained in Narcan Use To Counteract Overdoses

3 weeks ago | 27east.com | Stephen J. Kotz

Sag Harbor Express Education / News / Sag Harbor Express / 2356258 Suffolk County Sheriff's Deputy Mohamed Fakhro led a training in the use of Narcan to counteract overdoses at the Sag Harbor Firehouse on Monday. STEPHEN J. KOTZ Suffolk County Sheriff's Deputy Mohamed Fakhro led a training in the use of Narcan to counteract overdoses at the Sag Harbor Firehouse on Monday. STEPHEN J. KOTZ Stephen J.