Enticing private investors and employers to build housing units was a focus at a recent East Hampton Town Board work session, when the board discussed how best to build affordable housing in the town.
Democrats Take Sides in Supervisor Primary
In the increasingly tense Democratic primary race for East Hampton Town Supervisor, the incumbent, Kathee Burke-Gonzalez, touted a series of endorsements from local Democratic figures this week. Meanwhile, her opponent, East Hampton Village Mayor Jerry Larsen, said the only endorsements that mattered were those that will be made by voters on June 23
March 19, 2026
County Cracks Down on E-Bikes
In the last few years, e-bikes have exploded in popularity, and the surge has caused some safety issues. Many municipalities, East Hampton Town among them, intend to implement new laws to keep up.
March 19, 2026
Police & Courts
Reports of a suspicious vehicle in Montauk on Saturday night turned out to be several Patchogue residents having dinner al fresco and stargazing.
Mar 19, 2026
An East Hampton man was charged late last week with multiple counts of rape in what police say was child abuse involving a girl who was 10 years old when it began.
Mar 19, 2026
East Hampton Village police arrested a man on Saturday night they say was driving while intoxicated with a child in the vehicle, a felony.
Mar 19, 2026
Many Pan Goose Disposal Plan
The East Hampton Town Trustees responded to intense criticism over their disposal of Canada geese suspected to have died of highly pathogenic avian flu, also known as bird flu.
Mar 19, 2026
A.D.U. Changes in the Spotlight
“There is no single solution to the housing challenges we face, which is why we continue to explore a range of options,” East Hampton Town Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez said at the start of a town board work session with an agenda heavy on housing matters.
Mar 19, 2026
Government
The East Hampton Town Planning Board scheduled a public hearing on the Hamptons Pride memorial planned for the Wainscott Green for April 8 at 6:30 p.m.
Mar 19, 2026
As in past years, the East Hampton Town Trustees voted last week to permit the use of an aquatic weed harvester in Georgica Pond this year and through 2030, in what is seen as an effective means to discourage the harmful algal blooms that have beset the pond starting almost 15 years ago.
Mar 19, 2026
Three months after Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have provided for reinstatement and acknowledgement of the Montaukett Indian Nation, the New York State Assembly unanimously passed a new bill to that end.
Mar 19, 2026
Rising temperature and chlorophyll, decreasing salinity, nitrogen levels above the Peconic Estuary Partnership standard, dense blooms of Alexandrium and Dinophysis, blue-green algal blooms in multiple ponds, and a few occurrences of fecal contamination characterized East Hampton Town water bodies in 2025, according to Christopher Gobler of Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences.
Mar 19, 2026
Arts
The Right Moment for ‘Cover-Up’
Mark Obenhaus, a co-director of "Cover-Up," has enjoyed an award-winning and remarkably diverse career as a documentary filmmaker, pivoting between political films and cultural subjects.
Mar 19, 2026
In Process, the Watermill Center's series of studio visits and open rehearsals, will feature presentations by five current artists in residence.
Mar 19, 2026
The Sag Harbor Cinema will show two films by Werner Herzog, "Grizzly Man" and "Ghost Elephants," which explore the complex relationship between humans and the natural world.
Mar 19, 2026
Bay Street Theater will host a performance by 2U, a U2 tribute band, and a Hamptons Pride Film Series screening of "Carol."
Mar 19, 2026
Villages
Too Much of a Bad Thing
Scores of municipalities from New Hampshire to Pennsylvania have tightened enforcement and strengthened so-called pooper-scooper laws after the brown stuff, like, bloomed out of the melting snow, causing public outcry.
Item of the Week: ‘The Image of Bam Bi’ at Clinton Hall
Hugh King, the town and village historian, will tell the story of East Hampton’s first performing arts venue on March 27 at 7 p.m. for the next Tom Twomey lecture at the library.
Pre-Parade Parties on Tap in Montauk
Montauk’s 64th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, happening at noon on March 29, is free to all. Two popular pre-parade events are likely to sell out, however, so those interested have been advised to secure tickets.
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Food
News for Foodies 03.19.26
Artists' Table with Almond Zigmund and Jason Weiner, wine class at Park Place, specials at Elaia Estiatorio, La Goulue is back, Loaves and Fishes Cookshop to close.
Mar 19, 2026
News for Foodies 03.12.26
Miracle, a new restaurant from the co-founder of Fresno, is coming to Sag Harbor, and there are two weeks of St. Patrick's Day specials at Rowdy Hall and an Irish prix fixe at 1770 House.
Mar 12, 2026
Rowdy Hall’s 2026 Giveback
Rowdy Hall in Amagansett is celebrating 30 years in business by launching a 1 Percent for the East End Giving Campaign, in which the locally owned restaurant will donate 1 percent of its monthly revenue to a rotating local charity serving the East End throughout 2026.
Mar 5, 2026