AN ambitious entrepreneur enjoyed glamorous vacations and private jet trips before she died at a ritzy resort on Tuesday.
Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra, a beloved designer in New York City, was found dead inside a docked boat at a yacht club in the Hamptons.
First responders raced to the Montauk Yacht Club on Long Island at around midnight on Tuesday after a man called 911 to report an unconscious woman on a vessel, police said.
The 33-year-old, who went by Martha Nolan professionally, was pronounced dead at the scene after CPR was performed to no avail.
Her cause of death is unclear.
Nolan was an entrepreneur who founded the fashion brand East x East, according to her LinkedIn.
The Ireland native had lived in Manhattan after moving to the US at age 26, she told the Irish Independent last year.
Since 2023, Nolan spent her summers working in the Hamptons and launching pop-ups for her summerwear brand.
An anonymous member of the yacht club told the New York Post that Nolan was a recognizable and liked person in the luxury community.
“She was well known in the community. She was very friendly. Always smiling,” the person said.
Nolan was open about her life as a business owner on her social media accounts as well as her personal life.
In between videos of her answering questions from East x East customers, Nolan could be seen posing in fancy cars, embarking on work trips to Mallorca, and taking a private jet to Saint Barthélemy.
Recently on TikTok, Nolan took videos of her enjoying the view from a helicopter and riding in the passenger seat of a convertible.
The glamorous lifestyle was a long way from her roots in Carlow, a country town in the southeast of Ireland.
In 2023, she posted a calming video showing herself with cows and dogs in a green field, writing, “Home for 2 Weeks, Loving some family time and the countryside.”
Nolan’s last TikTok post showed off her pop-up launch in the Hamptons.
“Goals Achieved,” she wrote in the video’s caption.
“Visit our Pop Up at Gurneys in Montauk!“
The yacht club where Nolan was found sits on 16 acres along Lake Montauk.
Boats at the resort and marina range from small charter boats to 300-foot superyachts, according to their website.
The type of boat where Nolan’s body was found is unclear. The Montauk Yacht Club didn’t immediately return The U.S. Sun’s request for comment.
A regular at the yacht club claimed the boat is owned by Nolan’s boyfriend, according to the Daily Mail.
People at the club said they saw the boat owner running outside naked and screaming, “That’s my girlfriend,” as he tried to get help for her on Monday night, the outlet reported.
Club members, including some captains, also said they heard screaming from the docks late on Monday, The Post reported.
A preliminary investigation couldn’t determine Nolan’s cause of death, officials said.
An autopsy at the medical examiner’s office will determine her cause and manner of death.
No other details about Nolan, her death, or the boat were made available by officials.
Suffolk County police and East Hampton police didn’t immediately return The U.S. Sun’s request for comment.
ELECTRICITY bills can put a serious dent in your wallet, and you may be unknowingly bumping up your fees by up to $200 each year due to some sneaky energy consumers in your home.
These so-called vampire devices sneak up unnoticed, slowly draining your electricity and increasing your energy bill – but an expert shared an easy solution that offers a range of benefits.
Electricity generally makes up the largest portion of a household’s utility bills, often accounting for 45% to 55% of the total cost.
The summertime heat is bumping up your bills even further, making it more costly to cool down your home as temperatures spike.
The average cost of electricity from June to September is projected to reach $784 this year – a 6.2% hike from last year’s $737 average – per a report from the National Energy Assistance Directors Association.
With Americans shelling out the highest electricity payments in at least 12 years, every dollar counts – and you may be tacking on extra to your monthly costs without even knowing it.
One sneaky culprit is what’s known as vampire devices, also referred to as standby power, phantom loads, or energy vampires.
These electronic devices consume electricity even when they are turned off or in standby mode in order to keep certain features operational, such as clocks, timers, or digital displays.
Phantom loads can be caused by a number of devices that you may be forgetting about, such as laptops, TVs, microwaves, video game consoles, coffeemakers, toasters, chargers, and more.
While leaving devices plugged in and running in the background may not seem like a big deal, this vampire energy is often overlooked and can result in higher electricity bills each month.
It places a very real strain on your wallet, accounting for roughly 10% of a home’s energy consumption and costing some households up to $200 each year, per the Department of Energy.
This can add up, with the total yearly cost of vampire energy in the US standing at around $19 billion, according to estimates by the Natural Resources Defense Council estimates.
The most effective method to cut down on the amount of standby power consumed in your home is to unplug electronics and appliances when they are not in use.
This strategy not only helps to eliminate the excess charges on your monthly energy bills caused by vampire energy, but also offers a number of other benefits.
For example, unplugging idle devices can help to improve the lifespan of them, according to Scott Harden, senior vice president and chief technology officer at Schneider Electric.
“Constant standby current can stress electronics over time,” Harden told The U.S. Sun, explaining that unplugging devices can help reduce their wear and tear and extend their operational life.
Another benefit of unplugging electronic devices is enhanced fire safety and surge protection.
Addressing the energy draining devices in your home is a key way to slash your energy bills.
There are several actionable steps that homeowners and renters can take to reduce the standby power used in their households:
“Though modern chargers are generally safe, leaving them unattended while plugged in slightly increases potential risks from malfunctions or power surges,” said the energy expert.
Unplugging your unused electronics helps to protect both your home and your devices from these hazards.
A third lesser-known benefit of addressing the vampire devices in your home is lower carbon emissions.
“All electricity drawn from standby consumption contributes to carbon dioxide emissions,” said Harden, explaining that vampire devices are responsible for a notable portion of these emissions due to the constant energy they draw.
In the US alone, standby power creates roughly 44 million metric tons of carbon dioxide each year – equivalent to the yearly carbon emissions of around 15 million cars, per the Natural Resources Defense Council.
“By unplugging unnecessary devices, you shrink your carbon footprint,” said the expert.
The U.S. Sun previously spoke with energy experts to help you save money as your energy bills climb.
An HVAC expert shared five simple mistakes that are costing you $100s on your energy bill – just grab aluminum foil, water, and ice.
Plus, another expert shared a little-known “temperature” mistake that could be tacking on hundreds to your electricity costs.
A WALMART employee has leaked a memo about the chain’s new customer call process – and it hasn’t gone down well.
Employees have raised privacy concerns on social media, as the company makes it harder for them to achieve a work-life balance.
On Reddit, one Walmart employee revealed a leaked memo that will make it easier for customers to contact workers.
In turn, it will mean customers will be able to reach employees on their personal mobile devices.
Walmart is updating its policy so customers can reach employees on their mobiles.
If the employee does not answer the store phone, the call could be transferred to a personal mobile instead.
The memo confirms this began on August 5.
It read: “Traditionally, Walmart receives 200 million phone calls annually, but only 35% get answered.
“Most of these customer calls are about in-store items, which could potentially lead to sales in your area.
“To better serve both both our customers and associates, we are introducing mobile calling.
“This will enable associates to use their company or personal devices to make and receive calls from the store phone.”
On a Reddit thread, several employees voiced their anger and disgust at this policy.
In the caption of the thread, one person wrote: “Everyone in my store is pretty p***ed about it.
“I don’t like it personally. They should only be able to send store calls to the devices they give you or if you opt your personal device in for BYOD but not your personal device simply because you have the app installed so you can clock in.
Seems like a privacy issue. From what I’ve been told (I’m an ACC tech) it will go to us if we don’t answer the phone inside, then it’ll go to our coach, if he doesn’t answer it goes to the store lead / store manager and if it goes to them we get in trouble for it.”
The comments echoed this anger at the new policy.
One person slammed: “Bad enough that I end up having to use my PERSONAL phone to check item locations for Exceptions and vizpick, actual calls is an absolute NOT happening.
“About ready to demand that Walmart be the one to replace my personal phones battery soon.”
Another said: “So customers can easily b**ch and complain now?
“And harass, and sexually harass employees as well why do they insist on greeting warmly and ending the call warmly?
“Do they not understand 50% of the calls are gonna be stupid complaints or stupid questions or just straight up harassment.”
And a third chimed in: “I’ve got to hand it to Walmart. They come up with the stupidest ideas and call it winning.”
The US Sun has contacted Walmart for comment on the policy, but did not hear back right away.
EMMA PATON is the Queen of the Alexandra Palace as the main face of Sky Sports’ Darts coverage.
However, Emma Paton has been put in the mix after a major reshuffle at Sky Sports, meaning viewers will be seeing a lot more of the tele presenter.
Emma Paton is a regular host for Sky Sports and Sky Sports News, and is best known for presenting darts championships — including the World Champs in December and January.
She has also covered tennis’ US Open and WWE — and is the host for Sky Sports News’ transfer deadline day coverage.
However, ahead of the 2025/26 season, Sky Sports News announced that it has launched a new weekday magazine programme.
The Premier League Show, which will air on Monday to Thursday from 5pm to 7pm.
Presenting duties will be shared and rotated between Paton and Julian Warren.
And each episode will also feature a reporter and pundit to discuss the day’s biggest Premier League stories.
As a result, Paton will become an even more familiar face on Sky Sports, a TV station she originally joined back in 2012 as a journalist — before making the jump to presenting in 2019.
Speaking about becoming a sports journalist, Paton told SportsGazette: “I’m someone who just loves sport. Having an athletic background — national level 400m metre runner — that’s where it all came from.
“That’s a reason I got into journalism. If I’m not the athlete, why not be able to speak to the athletes.
“It was really when I was doing my undergraduate degree at Loughborough, I was doing more reading, more writing, doing more actual watching stuff.
“And to be honest with you and at that time when I finished, there weren’t that many courses around that I would go onto after.
“There weren’t many postgraduate courses, there weren’t many that did NCTJ [National Council for the Training of Journalists] qualifications, I was lucky to find the one that I did.”
In an exclusive interview with SunSport earlier this year, Paton revealed some of the difficulties of working in front of a raucous darts crowd.
She said: “It is really loud. There are some occasions when it’s just a wall of noise.
“There are times when I actually can’t hear what Wayne Mardle, Mark Webster or John Part are saying. I can’t even hear the director in my ear.
“I just have to hope we are on the same page for running order and not too much has changed.
“Working with Wayne has helped me, he is someone who has always backs me. He’s one of those people who wants people around him to succeed.
“He’s like the Gary Neville of Sky Sports Darts. He’s so engaging and his analysis is second to none and his stories are ridiculous!”
Paton is semi-active on Instagram under the handle @missemmapaton and has a following of 206,000.
Paton also posts about her job as a TV presenter on X, formerly Twitter, by the same handle where she has a follower count of around 78,000.
The 30-year-old host has become a social media sensation with her work on Sky but says she does not post often because she thinks she’s boring.
Following her appearances on the darts, besotted fans have been rushing online to post about her.
One wrote: “Emma Paton marry me.”
While a second gushed: “Emma Paton wow.”
A third swooned: “Emma Paton is unreal.”
And a fourth commented: “WOW WOW WOW!!!!! Emma Paton looking absolutely stunning and gorgeous in a sexy white outfit.”
Another added: “Emma Paton is so gorgeous gosh.”
Emma generally keeps her personal life under wraps.
It is however known that she is not married — but is reportedly in a relationship with a boyfriend named Hannibal.
According to an Instagram post from 2018, Paton and her beau co-own a flat and live together.
Paton has a degree in Sport and Exercise Science from Loughborough University and a Master’s in Sports Journalism from St Mary’s University Twickenham.
Surrey girl Paton is also a former track star having competed at national level in the 400 metres.
She has also previously worked as part of the media team for Team GB during the 2012 London Olympics.
