A high rip current risk over the weekend was responsible for 137 ocean lifeguard saves (some preventive actions, some true saves) on the weekend starting July 30, according to Jeff Thompson, Amagansett’s chief lifeguard, who said 90 percent of those occurred on the stretch of beach in downtown Montauk that lifeguards call Hotel Row.
Stacey Abrams Talks Racism, Authoritarianism, Voting Rights at Guild Hall
Stacey Abrams, political leader and author, picked apart the rapid transformation of American government and culture in a 90-minute discussion with Ken Miller, a financial executive and activist, for the Thinking Forward Lecture Series Tuesday.
July 31, 2026
The Future Has Eight Propellers
A demonstration in Springs unveils a 348-pound, carbon fiber Helix Personal Flying Vehicle that requires no license and is touted as “perfect for the Hamptons.”
July 30, 2026
Police & Courts
A group involved in a “singing ritual” were questioned by police on Havens Beach in Sag Harbor around midnight on July 28 after someone called in a noise complaint for “chanting.” The group left the beach immediately.
Aug 6, 2026
A former co-treasurer of the Sag Harbor Elementary School PTA will be required to pay $14,487 in restitution after pleading guilty to stealing over $10,000 from the group, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced this week.
Aug 6, 2026
Supervisor Demands Emergency Action Plan for Battery Center
The Town of East Hampton added to recent pressure on NextEra Energy Inc., the owner of a battery storage center at 3 Cove Hollow Road, with a “demand letter” a week after Ed Romaine, the Suffolk County executive, and East Hampton Village Mayor Jerry Larsen called for operations at the energy facility to be suspended.
Aug 6, 2026
Easternmost Patients Underserved No More
Stony Brook Hospital’s East Hampton Emergency Department on Pantigo Road has been in operation for 14 months now, and nearly 14,000 patients have entered its doors, with more coming all the time.
Aug 6, 2026
Government
A petition with over 500 signatures has been delivered to the East Hampton Town and Planning Boards asking for the revocation of all approvals and permits for the future Este restaurant in downtown Montauk.
Aug 6, 2026
East Hampton Town is suing Ranch Mtk L.L.C., controlled by Max Levai, in State Supreme Court over the “unlawful construction and maintenance of an unpermitted structure” at the Old Montauk Highway art space commonly referred to as The Ranch.
Aug 6, 2026
The Bourbon virus, a potentially deadly tick-borne disease first discovered in 2014 in a man from Bourbon County, Kansas, has recently shown up in New York State, and the most common tick on the East End, the lone star tick, can spread it.
Jul 30, 2026
Two East Hampton Town Trustees vented their continued frustration with the town board to their colleagues recently, exasperated over being found in civil and criminal contempt for failing to prevent vehicles from using a 4,000-foot stretch of Napeague beach that a judge had ruled was privately owned.
Jul 30, 2026
Arts
Artists’ Daydreams in Print
James Salomon, a longtime curator and gallerist in New York and East Hampton, will be at LongHouse Reserve with his new book, “DayDreams,” which pairs 44 artists’ works with their words.
Aug 6, 2026
Authors Night will return to East Hampton’s Herrick Park with 100 writers across all genres who will be happy to sign and sell their books for the benefit of the East Hampton Library.
Aug 6, 2026
“On the End,” Ari Selinger’s debut feature about the face-off between a Montauk mechanic and his well-to-do neighbors (and the Town of East Hampton), will be shown at Gurney’s Resort.
Aug 6, 2026
Highlights of the week for East magazine’s party reporter were Lucy Villeneuve’s opening at Keyes Art in Sag Harbor and encounters with Matthew Broderick and Paul McCartney.
Aug 6, 2026
Villages
Item of the Week: Pennypacker at the Library, 1948
This photo is just one from the Fritz Leddy Collection showing midcentury life here. On Monday at 7 p.m. in Herrick Park, Hugh King, the village historian, will introduce 100 others from the collection under a tent.
John Mayer Next for SiriusXM at the Talkhouse
The seven-time Grammy Award-winning recording artist John Mayer will perform at the Stephen Talkhouse on Aug. 26 in this year’s edition of the annual SiriusXM satellite radio concert held at the Amagansett live-music venue.
Summer Fair, Summer Splash
Amagansett will see two large annual events on Saturday, both promising fun, food, and fellowship, although one will be bittersweet owing to the death this week of the hamlet’s unofficial mayor.
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Food
News for Foodies 08.06.26
The Corner returns to Sag Harbor, Cruust opens there with sandwiches, pasta, and more, a paint and sip session at Gosman’s Dock, happy hour at the Clam Bar, and a new ice cream cart at Duryea’s.
Aug 6, 2026
News for Foodies 07.30.26
A wine special at Topside on Gosman’s Dock, an innovative brew from Kidd Squid at Almond restaurant, and a new outdoor dinner spot on Shelter Island.
Jul 30, 2026
News for Foodies 07.16.26
An acclaimed chef is up next in Guild Hall’s Stirring the Pot, a panel on Long Island wines at the Hampton Library, Navy Beach launches Sunday brunch, and catering-to-go from Art of Eating.
Jul 16, 2026