🌱 How Amagansett’s Bonacker roots fit into East Hampton’s evolving story

Hello Amagansett! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Amagansett's Bonacker roots fit into East Hampton's evolving story
• How did an Amagansett estate become 2025's biggest Hamptons sale?

Also on today's calendar: Hampton Vintage- Luxury Marketplace and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 76, low: 66.
• Saturday: Humid with a few showers, with a high of 74 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A Salute to East Hampton: Arts, Agriculture & Affluence (danspapers.com) — Amagansett gets a nod here as one of the East Hampton hamlets long home to Bonacker families who've farmed and fished for generations. The piece celebrates East Hampton's history, arts scene, beaches, and year-round community, highlighting how creative culture, agriculture, and summer tourism all shape the town's identity across its villages and hamlets.
   

• UES co-op tied to former Warner Bros. CEO sells for $45M (therealdeal.com) — Amagansett figures prominently as the site of Terry Semel's former oceanfront estate, which sold last July to Len Blavatnik for $115 million—the Hamptons' priciest 2025 deal. The article mainly tracks Semel's high-end real estate moves, including a $45 million Upper East Side co-op sale and past legal disputes tied to his properties.
   

📸 Around Amagansett

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Amagansett

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Thursday August 20
• 2026 Men's Summer Basketball →
  Town of East Hampton Recreation - East Hampton NY 11937
  6:00 pm
• 2026 Youth Park Clinics - Basketball - Grades 6 & Up →
  Town of East Hampton Recreation Amagansett Youth Park - Abrahams Path East Hampton NY 11937
  6:00 pm
Friday August 21
• Games & Crafts - Springs 2026 →
  Town of East Hampton Recreation Springs Youth Association Building - 60 Old Stone Highway East H
  9:00 am
• 2026 Summer Recreation Swimming Instruction Program →
  Town of East Hampton Recreation Big Albert's Landing Beach - Albert's Landing Rd and Cross Highway
  10:00 am
• Girls Summer Volleyball - Grades 9 & 10 →
  Town of East Hampton Recreation Montauk Playhouse > Gymnasium - 240 Edgemere Street Montauk NY 1
  3:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Fall Sports Mandatory Days
  East Hampton UFSD East Hampton, NY 11937
Wednesday August 26
• Senior Common App Information 8am and 1pm
  East Hampton UFSD East Hampton, NY 11937
Thursday August 27
• Freshmen Orientation 9am
  East Hampton UFSD East Hampton, NY 11937
Sunday September 6
• Hampton Vintage- Luxury Marketplace →
  American Legion Post 419, 15 Montauk Hwy, East Hampton
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• 2026 Youth Park Clinics - Tennis - Grades 4 & 5 →
  Town of East Hampton Recreation Amagansett Youth Park - Abrahams Path East Hampton NY 11937
  9:00 am
• Games & Crafts - Springs 2026 →
  Town of East Hampton Recreation Springs Youth Association Building - 60 Old Stone Highway East H
  9:00 am
• Wellness 60+ Qi Gong Dance with Margaret →
  East Hampton Town, NY Calendar, 128 Springs Fireplace Road, East Hampton
  9:45 am
• 2026 Summer Recreation Swimming Instruction Program →
  Town of East Hampton Recreation Big Albert's Landing Beach - Albert's Landing Rd and Cross Highway
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Bozzuto's posted a job opening for Amagansett IGA Commissary Kitchen Manager - Amagansett NY in Amagansett. Apply here.
• Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager for Fine Dining Steakhouse in East Hampton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Amagansett here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Hampton

• 78th Annual Artists & Writers Game (danspapers.com)
• Aircraft 'Clips Wing' Of Another Parked Plane At East Hampton Airport: PD (patch.com)

Sag Harbor

• The Dish: Sag Harbor's modern 'Miracle' (southforker.com)
• Justin Timberlake Shares Rare Summer Photos of His Sons Silas and Phineas (pulptastic.com)

Ok Amagansett! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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