Representative Nick LaLota won’t be “unwinding a promise” made earlier this year to provide federal money to municipalities like East Hampton Town and Village, but on a visit to Sag Harbor he again made it clear that as long as they have versions of an East End Public Safety and Accountability Law limiting participation with civil immigration enforcement on the books he will not fight to get them more federal dollars.
‘Everything in Flux’ at the Corner in Sag Harbor
The Corner, the new spot set to take the place of the Corner Bar in Sag Harbor, will not open this summer as planned and may not open at all.
August 21, 2026
Planners Cast a Wary Eye on Este Changes
Ahead of a scheduled East Hampton Town Planning Board meeting Wednesday night, after The Star went to press, the Planning Department issued a memo hammering home that proposed septic and parking were insufficient and could not be approved for the restaurant in downtown Montauk.
August 20, 2026
Police & Courts
Update: Sag Harbor Village police said Saturday that a 16-year-old girl reported missing on Thursday had been located and is safe.
Aug 21, 2026
No crime was committed on Aug. 12 on Front Street in Springs, where police responded to a report that a man was holding a shotgun. Police said it was in fact a BB gun, which the man told them he uses to scare off squirrels and other small animals.
Aug 20, 2026
The Spin on Spinner Lane Housing Proposal
A plan that could yield up to 60 housing units on six acres owned by the Calvary Baptist Church drew strong opposition even before it was submitted to the East Hampton Town Planning Department.
Aug 27, 2026
Este Seen as a ‘Trojan Horse’
“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
Government
The potential construction of a parking lot at the Springs Library, which proponents say would alleviate the current shortage of parking in the area, was endorsed by six residents, and opposed by three others, when the East Hampton Town Board considered the proposal this week.
Aug 20, 2026
East Hampton Town’s financial statements were given an unmodified opinion by its auditor, meaning its financial records are fair and correct.
Aug 20, 2026
The Springs Brewery has been in front of the East Hampton Town planning, zoning, and architectural review boards for five years, trying to get the nod for a proposed brewery at 847 Springs-Fireplace Road. Last week it got a final approval from the A.R.B.
Aug 20, 2026
The challenges to trees on the East End are many and protections few. The East Hampton Town Sustainability Committee seeks to change that.
Aug 20, 2026
Arts
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
A rainy forecast didn't dampen a raucous night at Guild Hall with G.E. Smith, Patty Smyth — and John McEnroe on guitar.
Aug 25, 2026
The Hamptons Festival of Music's MainStage concert series will highlight the work of Vaughan Williams, Brahms, Mozart, Gerald Finzi, Mendelssohn, Hummel, and Schubert.
Aug 27, 2026
Lez Zeppelin, which channels the music of Led Zeppelin, is coming to Stephen Talkhouse and releasing a memoir about its 22 years of "taking on the world most powerful band."
Aug 27, 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.
Beware Larval Ticks and the Troubles They Bring
During August, September, and even into October, “tick bombs,” concentrated groupings of larval ticks, could be anywhere, and the larval lone star ticks are likely a main cause of the increasingly prevalent alpha-gal meat allergy.
Reading the Global Economic Tea Leaves
According to many metrics, the American economy is doing extraordinarily well, yet most voters say they are worse off under President Trump. Artificial intelligence is driving a strong bull market, but it could also kill us all.
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Food
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
News for Foodies 08.27.26
Montauk's Naturally Good Foods and Cafe is now open for dinner on Fridays from 5 to 8, East Hampton's Highway restaurant and bar will close for good after dinner service on Sept. 7.
Aug 27, 2026
News for Foodies 08.20.26
Up next in Guild Hall’s Stirring the Pot series of culinary conversations are Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper, fourth-generation owners of Russ & Daughters.
Aug 20, 2026