Hamptons Writer, Arts Advocate Dies At 51, Remembered For 'Brilliant Mind'
Matthew “Dutch” Rooney, a beloved writer, arts patron, and longtime supporter of ballet and opera, died Friday, Aug. 15, at his home in East Hampton. He was 51.
Rooney was born Nov. 11, 1973, in Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania, the son of JoAnn (Wallace) Rooney and the late John Rooney, according to his obituary.
He attended Gwynedd Mercy Academy and The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from New York University and a Master’s from Columbia University, where he won several writing awards.
Rooney was active in New York’s arts community. He serv…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Major Roadway In Manorville
A pedestrian was struck and killed while attempting to cross a busy Long Island roadway.
The incident happened in Manorville, on Route 111 north of Chapman Boulevard, at around 5:40 a.m. Wednesday, April 23.
Thomas Regan, 64, was crossing Route 111 when he was struck by a Porsche heading northbound, Suffolk County Police said. Regan, of Manorville, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Porsche driver, a 58-year-old East Hampton man, was not injured and remained at the scene.
Detectives asked anyone with information to contact the Suffolk County Police Department at 631-852-8752.
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Martha, 24/7: Pluto TV Launches Round-The-Clock Channel Ft. Katonah's Housekeeping Icon
If you’ve ever woken up at 3 a.m. with an insatiable urge to baste a turkey, iron linen napkins, or propagate heirloom tomatoes along with longtime New York and former Connecticut resident Martha Stewart—congratulations, your moment has arrived.
The lifestyle legend, who currently calls the Northern Westchester hamlet of Katonah home, has officially launched The Martha Stewart Channel on Pluto TV, streaming 24/7 with over 1,000 episodes of domestic mastery as of Thursday, April 3.
Streaming immediately, the new channel features Stewart doing what she does best—cooking, baking, …
Katonah's Martha Stewart's Ex-Husband, Wife Say She Sensationalized Marriage
Following the release of a new Netflix film focusing on the life of longtime New York and former Connecticut resident Martha Stewart, her ex-husband and his current wife are slamming the homemaker for continuing to publicly comment on the failed marriage.
The comments were made in October on the Facebook page of Shyla Nelson Stewart, the current wife of Martha Stewart's ex-husband, Andy Stewart, who was married to the icon for 29 years from 1961 to 1990.
In Netflix's new documentary, which was released on Wednesday, Oct. 30 and is titled "Martha," Stewart, now age 83, calls…
Katonah's Martha Stewart Admits To Cheating On Ex-Husband
Longtime New York and former Connecticut resident Martha Stewart, the homemaking icon casually drops a stunning revelation.
In the trailer for "Martha," an upcoming Netflix film to be released on Wednesday, Oct. 30, Stewart confirms that she cheated on her first husband, Andy Stewart, during their 25-year marriage.
Immediately after, Stewart, age 83, drops another bombshell — her ex-husband never found out.
"Young women, listen to my advice: If you’re married and your husband starts to cheat on you, he’s a (expletive deleted)" Stewart says in the trailer, adding, "Ge…
Fatal Crash: 21-Year-Old From East Hampton ID'd As Victim In Riverhead
One person was killed in a crash involving a pair of vehicles on a Long Island roadway.
It happened around 8:20 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 6 in Riverhead, near a Target on Old Country Road.
A 2024 Kawasaki Ninja ZX6R, operated by Christian Gutierrez, age 21, of East Hampton, struck another motorcycle, a 2006 Yamaha R6, operated by Rodolfo Castillo, age 54 of Southampton.
Gutierrez had numerous injuries and died at the scene, Riverhead Police said.
The Riverhead Police Department Detective Division and the New York State Police Forensic Investigation Unit responded to the scene of the i…
Biden Raises $33M Since Debate, Admits To 'Poor Performance' At Murphy's Mansion
In a fundraising blitz, President Joe Biden's campaign for re-election has raised $33 million since last Thursday's debate, the bulk of that in New Jersey and New York, a spokesman said on Monday, July 1.
That total includes "grassroots" money from small donors, a campaign aide said.
Biden, 81, a Democrat, is being challenged by former President Donald Trump, 78, a Republican.
Biden attended two fund-raising events in East Hampton, NY, on Saturday afternoon followed by a Saturday evening fund-raiser hosted by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and his wife, Tammy, in Middletown.
“I didn’t have a…
