There were two outs, two runners on, and Alexa Schaffer was up. Bonac softball's head coach, Jason Menu, couldn't have asked for a better scenario for his team, trailing Hauppauge 3-2 in the bottom of the seventh. His players had pulled within one and his best hitter was at the plate. But sometimes stories don't end the way we wish they would.
Planning Board Revisits Downtown Montauk Restaurant
Este, a 39-seat restaurant under construction adjacent to Offshore Montauk, was called back before the board to discuss discrepencies between what the board approved and what seems to be in the works based on an investment packet leaked to the press and the restaurant's application to the New York State Liquor Authority.
May 25, 2026
Bonac Softball Still in Contention
The East Hampton softball team’s second playoff game — this one at Westhampton Beach Saturday — got off to a familiar start. The Bonackers were down 4-0 in the first inning, as they had been against Eastport-South Manor Thursday. But this time the girls couldn’t work their way out of it.
May 23, 2026
Police & Courts
At 2 a.m. Saturday in Montauk, a man called police to say he’d been kicked out of Dive Bar Pizza and that the bouncers had been “rude” to him.
May 21, 2026
A postal worker from Moriches who allegedly raped a 15-year-old in his mail van was arrested by East Hampton Town police on May 14.
May 21, 2026
Looks Real but It Isn’t
In East Hampton Village residents with applications before land-use boards have received electronic communications purporting to be from the village and indicating that fees are due and must be paid. The messages, “however real they may appear, are not coming from the village and are not due or payable to the village,” the zoning board's attorney said.
May 21, 2026
State Delivers Big Grant for Cantwell Court
The Town of East Hampton was awarded $7.04 million to build 16 houses at Cantwell Court on May 13, when the New York State Department of Homes and Community Renewal met to authorize the grant.
May 21, 2026
Government
Mayor Jerry Larsen led a village board discussion on extending a ban on gas or diesel-powered leaf blowers last week. “The idea is to be consistent with the other municipalities,” he said.
May 21, 2026
Suffolk County Legislator Ann Welker has endorsed the campaign of Chris Gallant, a candidate challenging Republican Representative Nick LaLota in New York’s First Congressional District.
May 21, 2026
One year to the day after an ivy-covered trellis fell over at Millstone Park, off Main Street in East Hampton Village, a plan to cover the side of the commercial building the trellis had obscured was revealed.
May 21, 2026
The implementation of a plan to reduce the flow of stormwater entering the 24-inch pipe that drains into Georgica Pond at the terminus of Cove Hollow Road in East Hampton Village was unveiled last week.
May 21, 2026
Arts
Keeping the Disco Party Going
A new book by Christian John Wikane and Alice Harris celebrates the dance music of the 1970s with photographs of more than 100 artists and interviews with such icons as Donna Summer and Barry Gibb.
May 21, 2026
“The Story of America: 1776-2026” at the Southampton Arts Center features 250 years of American political campaign material from the Museum of Democracy that illuminates this country’s history.
May 21, 2026
The Sag Harbor Cinema will launch a summerlong series featuring classic film noir from the 1940s and ’50s, and neo-noir works by such auteurs as Robert Altman, Roman Polanski, and the Coen brothers.
May 21, 2026
The Peter Marino Art Foundation reopens with exhibitions of artworks by Y.Z. Kami, Betty Parsons and Carla Accardi, and Robert Nava, and a display of Tiffany silver.
May 21, 2026
Villages
L.I.R.R. Strike Settled in Time for the Onslaught
New York City residents who plan to spend Memorial Day weekend on the South Fork and commuters who rely on the train to cut through the eastbound morning traffic were breathing easier as of Monday night, when a strike called by a coalition of five Long Island Rail Road unions was settled.
One Step Away From Eagle Scout, He’s Aiming High
Only 4 percent of Boy Scouts become Eagle Scouts, and Calogero Sferrazza, a junior at Pierson High School, is about to become one of them. As a scout, he has earned almost 21 merit badges, and plans to earn his final credentials with a project honoring veterans in his hometown of Sag Harbor.
250 Plantings for the 250th
The L.V.I.S., which maintains the trees, greens, ponds, and parks that characterize East Hampton Village, has announced a plan to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States by planting 250 trees over the next decade.
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Food
News for Foodies 05.21.26
Duryea’s and Maverick’s reopen in Montauk, Jack’s coffee meets Melissa’s cupcakes, the Park Place wine workshop visits the Loire Valley, and burger nights at La Goulue.
May 21, 2026
News for Foodies 05.14.26
Share the Harvest Farm is open for the season, Wayan’s French-Indonesian fare returns to Springs, and Alba Spiaggia launches at the Montauk Yacht Club.
May 14, 2026
News for Foodies 05.07.26
Mother's Day specials from Southampton to Montauk, and the Beacon, Gosman's Lobster House and Clam Bar, and Nourish are set to open, while top-tier French wines will be the topic of a Park Place wine class.
May 7, 2026