East Hampton Town police have asked for the public's help in locating a missing 61-year-old woman, last seen at 6:40 p.m. Tuesday at her family's home on Manor Lane in Springs.
East Hampton 'No Kings' Rally Draws Thousands
A crowd that was estimated at 2,000 to 2,500 and included several Democratic elected officials gathered at East Hampton Town Hall on Saturday for the latest "No Kings" protest against the Trump administration.
October 20, 2025
Police & Courts
A dog had been barking on and off in a fenced-in backyard for four days, a Springs-Fireplace Road neighbor reported on the night of Oct.15, adding that the house appeared to be empty and abandoned. Police went to the property and found a large black-and-white husky, “whimpering and shivering.”
Oct 23, 2025
Town police made two similar felony-level arrests for drunken driving last week, one on Main Street in Montauk and the other in East Hampton.
Oct 23, 2025
A woman called 911 Friday evening complaining that she was being harassed. A “middle-aged man” was taking pictures of her in front of Starbucks in East Hampton, she told police, who advised her that taking pictures in a public place “is a legal practice.”
Oct 16, 2025
A Building Department Revamp
“We want folks to know that we’re listening, and we want to work with the community to improve the system,” East Hampton Town Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez said at a town board work session last week, in a discussion about ways to efficiently process building permits.
Oct 23, 2025
Back to Drawing Board for East Hampton Senior Center
The East Hampton Town Board voted Tuesday to end its relationship with R2 Architecture, the joint venture it had chosen in 2022 to design a new senior citizens center on Abraham’s Path in Amagansett, and said it would re-evaluate its plans for the facility.
Oct 14, 2025
Government
East Hampton Town’s projected cost of renourishing the sandy beach created by the Fire Island to Montauk Point coastal storm risk management project will be about $28 million over 30 years, according to a project partnership agreement discussed by the town board this week.
Oct 16, 2025
“People have a perception of me as a fighter, but my way of tackling a problem is to bring as many voices as possible to a table. I love a big table. I look at the science behind issues and spend time analyzing data and trends," said East Hampton Town Councilwoman Cate Rogers, who is running for re-election.
Oct 16, 2025
Representative Nick LaLota took questions from callers in an Oct. 8 “tele-town hall” during which he repeatedly blamed Senate Democrats for the government shutdown, defended provisions in the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill, and ignored a Jeffrey Epstein question.
Oct 16, 2025
At long last, Harry Macklowe has received variance approval from the East Hampton Village Zoning Board of Appeals for illegal improvements made to his Georgica Pond-fronting property years ago.
Oct 16, 2025
Arts
‘Huge Doers and Big Dreamers’
Steven and William Ladd's 25-year artistic collaboration has led to exhibitions and commissions throughout the United States and a massive project for the Kennedy Center on the country's 250th anniversary. On Saturday, they'll be at LongHouse.
Oct 23, 2025
The Hamptons International Film Festival's awards for films in competition went to "The President's Cake," a narrative feature set in Iraq, and "To the West, in Zapata," a documentary feature shot in Cuba.
Oct 23, 2025
This weekend at Bay Street Theater will feature "All Ghosts on Deck," which is a new comedy from the East End Special Players, the Ha Ha Hamptons Comedy Tour, and the film "Gods and Monsters."
Oct 23, 2025
LTV Studios will host live concerts by Paige Patterson, whose playlist ranges from Sinatra to Santana, and Inda Eaton, a singer-songwriter whose shows blend music, storytelling, and reflection.
Oct 23, 2025
Villages
A Historian in His Apple Orchard
Research and memories are the underpinnings of Robert Hefner's bacykard orchard in Amagansett.
Rabbi Franklin Announces He’s Leaving
Rabbi Josh Franklin will be leaving the Jewish Center of the Hamptons when his contract concludes in May, after nine years in the position.
Hailing Larry Penny, ‘Mr. Natural’
A host of environmental organizations will come together on Sunday at LTV Studios to celebrate the life and work of Larry Penny, former director of the town’s Natural Resources Department and author of The Star’s “Nature Notes” column.
