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The Spin on Spinner Lane Housing Proposal

A plan that could yield up to 60 housing units on six acres owned by Calvary Baptist Church drew strong opposition even before it was submitted to the East Hampton Town Planning Department. 

Aug 27, 2026

State Ban on ICE Cooperation Begins

New York’s statewide ban on partnerships between federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement and local law enforcement that allow designated officers to perform immigration enforcement functions — known as 287(g) agreements — took effect on Tuesday. Nassau County had been one of two counties in the state that refused to comply, until yesterday.

Aug 27, 2026

Government

“This is the second application we’re discussing this evening from the same applicant where plans submitted to the Planning Department showed one thing and then the Building Department plans showed something else,” said Tina Vavilis LaGarenne, the town’s planning director, as the planning board looked at two projects in Montauk by the team behind Este restaurant.

Aug 27, 2026

The East Hampton Town supervisor has given NextEra 30 days to revise its emergency action and safety plan for the battery energy storage facility on North Shore Road in Montauk, and 60 days to “design and install engineering controls that capture and hold all fire water and all fire-related runoff,” among other demands.

Aug 27, 2026

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has forecast a below-normal Atlantic hurricane season, but one member of the East Hampton Town Board had a very long list of questions for the town’s emergency preparedness coordinator this month, appearing skeptical as to the town’s readiness for a crisis.

Aug 27, 2026

The environmental impact statement prepared by Adam Potter for his proposed three-story mixed-use building on Bridge Street was rejected by the Sag Harbor Village Planning Board Tuesday after parts of it were called “insufficient” by the board’s engineer.

Aug 27, 2026

Arts

Luck’s the Thing for Fred Goldring

Fred Goldring’s life as a leading entertainment lawyer evolved into a successful career as a musician, a move with his family to East Hampton, and an upcoming performance at East Hampton’s Main Beach.

Sep 3, 2026

August is over. Everyone is exhausted. And yet nobody can seem to stop partying.

Sep 3, 2026

The Hamptons International Film Festival has announced a biopic about Sylvester Stallone’s fight to play Rocky, a lifetime achievement award for Bob Balaban, a drama from Chris Rock, and much more.

Sep 3, 2026

Next up in G.E. Smith’s “Portraits” series at Guild Hall is Samantha Fish, an “incendiary” blues guitarist and singer.

Sep 3, 2026

Villages

Couple’s Legacy: A Gift to Nourish the Arts

Helen Harrison, a longtime steward of the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center, and her husband, the artist Roy Nicholson, plan to leave their house in Sag Harbor, Nicholson’s studio, and his body of work — worth an estimated $5 million — to Stony Brook University, along with a $2 million endowment to maintain them. 

Aug 27, 2026

Horses, Hats, and Summer Fun at Hampton Classic

“The horses, the sport, the community, the summer day, the shopping — it’s so much fun.” In one sentence, Erica Velasquez summed up the magic of the Hampton Classic, which spurred into action on Sunday in Bridgehampton.

Aug 27, 2026

Local Artists for Ugandan Schoolchildren

An auction of striking photographs and a work by a local artist on Sunday in Montauk will benefit a nonprofit organization that provides safe transportation and improves school infrastructure in Uganda. 

Aug 27, 2026

Food

Tomato Tasters Rate 2026 Crop

The annual Great Tomato Taste-Off at Quail Hill Farm brought some 100 tasters to the property to taste and rate 44 varieties at their seasonal peak.

Sep 3, 2026

News for Foodies 09.03.26

Wolffer Estate Vineyard releases its first Summer in the Bottle Rosé Zero, a rosé with zero-percent alcohol, Jason Weiner is named featured chef at Outstanding in the Field, and there’s a new chef at Elaia Estiatorio.

Sep 3, 2026

Florence Fabricant Trades Places

For the first time in 15 years, Florence Fabricant, the prominent food and wine writer, will be the guest, not the host, of Guild Hall's Stirring the Pot series of culinary conversations.

Aug 27, 2026