T.J. Clemente

1 week ago | hamptons.com | T.J. Clemente

On Sunday, June 8th, the Montauk commercial fishing fleet once again held its annual “Blessing of the Fleet.” The weather was perfect, as was the turnout. This is just one of many traditions that help launch the East End season. It’s colorful to see so many different types of commercial fishing boats in the harbor reveling. Watching the boats being blessed is as moving as watching them motor gently in order out of the Montauk Harbor jetty into Block Island Sound for the solemn ceremony.

1 week ago | patch.com | T.J. Clemente

There is a buzz going around Montauk about a new singer/songwriter/artist from St. John U.S.V.I.Now, she is a Montauk resident artist too. Porschia Denning has been making quite a favorable impression all over the hamlet. She will be appearing at the historic Shagwong, Thursday June 19, from 6-9pm. For those who attended the 2025 Montauk Blessing of the Fleet, she was the one singing live on the “Anna Mary,” that had all the other boats cozying up close to get a listen.

2 weeks ago | hamptons.com | T.J. Clemente

There are many reasons to go see the production of “Bob & Jean, A Love Story,” now playing at the Bay Street Theater. The new play by Robert Schenkkan (who attended this performance) opened to a standing ovation this past weekend and will run until June 15th. It is the first show of Bay Street Theater’s 2025 MainStage season. This production of “Bob & Jean” is a triumph.

3 weeks ago | hamptons.com | T.J. Clemente

On June 17th and 18th, the tenth North Fork TV Festival will be hosted in Greenport. The North Fork TV Festival has always been an evolving, fluid event—just like the medium it honors. Every year, the festival’s founder, Noah Doyle, tinkers with the mechanics of the event to improve its impact and relevance. Judging by its growing success and popularity, his efforts are bearing fruit.

3 weeks ago | patch.com | T.J. Clemente

The world we were born into has changed. It changes every day in so many ways. This offers opportunities and also throws up roadblocks. Old time Long Islanders can tick off major changes easily. The one they usually leave out is how they themselves have changed. The question is was life simpler or were we simpler in approaching life. It’s as if the older we get the more we realize there is so much more we will never know.