Robert Wilson — an artist, theater and opera director, architect, set and lighting designer, and founder of The Watermill Center in Water Mill — died on Thursday, July 31, following a brief illness, according to a press release from the organization. He was 83. Born on October 4, 1941, in Texas, Wilson studied architecture at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, the foundation of his legacy as a leader in avant-garde theater and the visual arts. On ...
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Personal vs. PublicThe Southampton Town Board is considering enacting new “tree laws,” allegedly to avoid disputes between neighbors [“Southampton Eyes Protections for, and From, Growing Trees,” 27east.com, July 9]. One Town Board member, Cyndi McNamara, questioned whether the issue involved a personal vs. a public matter. I believe she has a good point. Property matters can be misidentified by officials who may have been involved in the creation of a problem in the first place. For example, Lewis Road in East Quogue...
A Big DealI was pleased to read that U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is organizing a bipartisan push-back against the Trump administration’s efforts to cut funding from the National Estuary Program [“Gillibrand Speaks Against Proposed Cuts to National Estuary Program on Local Visit, Pushes for Increased Funding,” 27east.com, July 21]. In addition to fighting the proposed cuts, Senator Gillibrand (NY-Dem) is proposing to add $50 million over the $132 million allocated to the NEP during the Biden administration. The National Estuary Program is...
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Read More Sag Harbor SportsIt’s a topic that hits home with women of a certain age. No, strike that. It’s a topic that hits…
