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'The Dining Room' Celebrates 'Heart And Hearth,' Longtime Cast Bonds - Southampton, NY - "I'll always remember the care my mother took in creating a magnificent dinner and the love she showed, allowing me to be a part of it."

By Annette HinkleGathering around the dining table for a shared meal has long been a cherished tradition in this country. For generations, the dining room was not just reserved for holidays — it was typically the one place where a family could count

For decades the Ram’s Head Inn has been a refuge for scientists, artists and creative souls.

'War Of The Worlds,' Live Radio Play, Debuts In Southampton Soon - Southampton, NY - "Fiction viewed as fact is dangerous. I am surprised more people have not considered offering this title as a Halloween alternative."

The Morehead family, the summer of 2018. From left, Nick, Larkin, Cayman and Paige. (Courtesy photo) At 7 a.m. on a Monday more than decade ago, alone in the Southampton Press newsroom, I was paralyzed, staring at the computer screen. Hired a week before, I’d come in on Friday to learn the computer system, how to access and navigate the server, get templates for stories, photo captions and how to file articles and columns. But I didn’t listen to my instructor, who lo...

The Eklunds look back on 41 years at the Ram’s Head Inn The Ram’s Head Inn in the 1980s, the first decade under Ekland ownership. (Courtesy Photo) In 1979, six weeks after buying the Ram’s Head Inn, James and Linda Eklund opened for the season, welcoming a wave of guests eager to see what the new owners had done with the place.   The dining room was spruced up. Elegant Bentwood chairs with cane seats, hand-me-downs from the Pridwin, had been freshly ...

“…we are fertilized by mysterious circumstances.” — Antoine de Saint Exupery Back in 1982, I met Karen Lomuscio before I met Richard. Our meeting took place over the head of my 8-year-old daughter. Her 8-year-old-daughter had recommended her mother’s expertise. Karen, diminutive, fresh-faced and looking barely 15 herself, made her diagnosis: Yes, it was a tick, and yes, she could remove it. I thanked my new neighbor as we stood in the white heat of that August afternoon. Along with tw...