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I’ve covered arts and entertainment and written humor columns at The Day for almost a quarter-century. What I’ve learned is how privileged I’ve been to explore for readers an incredibly diverse, active, and creative cultural area – from local music clubs, galleries and museums to numerous nationally famous authors, performance organizations and the array of talent that flows through the Garde Arts Center, and Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos, and much more. Rick Koster I’ve covered arts and entertainment and written humor columns at The Day for almost a quarter-century. What I’v...

I’ve covered arts and entertainment and written humor columns at The Day for almost a quarter-century. What I’ve learned is how privileged I’ve been to explore for readers an incredibly diverse, active, and creative cultural area – from local music clubs, galleries and museums to numerous nationally famous authors, performance organizations and the array of talent that flows through the Garde Arts Center, and Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos, and much more. Rick Koster I’ve covered arts and entertainment and written humor columns at The Day for almost a quarter-century. What I’v...

Published July 09. 2021 7:54PM  News: 75 years ago this week, New London got a first look at one of its enduring symbols, with the arrival of a former Nazi training ship now known as the Coast Guard barque Eagle. Daybreak: "The Lost Boys of Montauk: A True Story of the Wind Blown, Four Men Who Vanished at Sea, and the Survivors They Left Behind," the new nonfiction title by veteran journalist/Long Island resident Amanda Fairbanks, is the selection for the July edition of our "Read of The Day" book club. Business: The U.S. Senate set aside $52 billion in hopes of increasing the U.S. share of...

The Young Men and the Sea REVIEW: 'The Lost Boys of Montauk' by Amanda M. Fairbanks Karl Salzmann • July 4, 2021 4:58 am SHARE "A person dies twice," a fisherman told Amanda M. Fairbanks. "The first time they die is when their body stops moving. The second time they die is when the last person stops talking about them." That could be the thesis of The Lost Boys of Montauk. The book is a testament not only to Fairbanks's writing skill and journalistic persistence—though it is that—but also to the need she felt to tell the story of Mike Stedman, Dave Connick, Michael Vigilant, and Scott ...

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