Southampton Town may have insisted on gray for the exterior of the Bridgehampton Target, but there was a sea of red at the store’s V.I.P. opening event on Tuesday, when the retail giant rolled out an actual red carpet for red-shirted employees and their guests before opening the registers for the first time at 5 p.m.
NextEra Temporarily Closes Battery Storage Facilities
The two battery energy storage facilities in East Hampton Town, jointly owned by NextEra Energy and National Grid, have been temporarily shut down.
October 3, 2026
Town Aims to Buy 38.3 Acres of Former Wainscott Sand Mine
East Hampton Town wants to buy 38.3 acres of the Wainscott Commercial Center, the 70.5-acre former sand mine at 104 Wainscott Northwest Road, just north of the 7-Eleven gas station in Wainscott, and it’s willing to spend over $36 million to do it.
October 1, 2026
Police & Courts
A man flagged down police on Main Street in Sag Harbor Saturday night to tell an officer that a woman dining at Tutto il Giorno had “told his kids to shut up.”
Oct 8, 2026
Hope Livingston, a former Sag Harbor P.T.A. treasurer, was sentenced to five years of probation and restitution after pleading guilty to third-degree grand larceny and agreeing to a plea deal with county prosecutors.
Oct 8, 2026
Town May Abolish Elected Assessors
The East Hampton Town Board is mulling over legislation that would abolish the board of three elected assessors, instead moving to a model where there is just one board-appointed assessor.
Oct 8, 2026
Pastor Addresses Concerns About Housing Idea
“Calvary has done nothing to the land next door,” the Rev. Trevon Fergerson said. “Nothing will be done to that land unless the church agrees with it. Until a meeting is had and a vote is carried and reflected in our trustees’ minutes, nothing will be done with the property next door.”
Oct 1, 2026
Government
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James have announced that New York State and seven other state attorneys general are suing to block the federal government from paying $1.4 billion in taxpayer money to offshore wind developers in exchange for canceling offshore wind projects and reallocating the money to fossil fuel plants.
Oct 1, 2026
The United States Coast Guard has awarded an $8.8 million contract to AO Facility Contractors of Easton, Pa., to repair 17 single-family residences in East Hampton and Springs.
Oct 1, 2026
In a letter on Tuesday, Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez told NextEra Energy to cease operations at its East Hampton Energy Storage Center at 3 Cove Hollow Road by Friday.
Oct 1, 2026
A nor’easter that as late as Sept. 23 was expected to largely miss Long Island instead spun up the coast, veered west, and impacted the East End last weekend with inches of rain and wind gusts that reached over 80 miles per hour, downing trees, pushing boats aground, flooding low-lying areas, and leaving 450 residents without power by Monday.
Oct 1, 2026
Arts
Art Is the Mission for Melanie Crader
Melanie Crader, Guild Hall’s museum director and curator of visual art, has had both a successful run as a visual artist as well as museum posts at the Menil Collection and the Hammer Art Museum.
Oct 8, 2026
“Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean” is a documentary that illuminates his groundbreaking film career while at the same time exploring his complex personal life.
Oct 8, 2026
“The Old Marlin and the Sea,” a play by John McCaffrey about William Farnum, a North Haven resident whose film career spanned 1914 to 1952, will premiere at LTV.
Oct 8, 2026
Coming to the film festival is “Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes,” a documentary that traverses the highs and lows of the rock icon’s career and his personal life.
Oct 8, 2026
Villages
‘Professional’ Deer Cull Is Contemplated
State Department of Environmental Conservation has confirmed the presence on the East End of epizootic hemorrhagic disease in deer. At the same time East Hampton Town is considering a pilot program to hire professional hunters to cull 100 deer in Springs.
Cole Brauer’s Newest First: A Book
Cole Brauer, the first American woman to sail solo nonstop around the world, has just released her first book, “First Light: Sailing Solo but Not Alone.”
Helicopter Traffic Took Off in 2026
Traffic to and from East Hampton Town Airport this past summer was up 8.3 percent over 2025, the developer of a flight tracking platform told the Wainscott Citizens Advisory Committee on Saturday, but “the big headline is helicopter traffic was up 26.9 percent versus 2025,” he said.
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Long Island Books
Food
News for Foodies 10.08.26
Chowders by more than 20 local chefs will benefit the Springs Food Pantry, chillable reds are to be featured at Park Place Wines, and an Oktoberfest celebration in Montauk.
Oct 8, 2026
News for Foodies 10.01.26
Frankie’s Fabulous Italiano is offering half off the price of pasta on Mondays, and the same for appetizers on Wednesdays, pizza on Thursdays, and chicken Parmesan on Sundays.
Oct 1, 2026
News for Foodies 09.24.26
Of note this week: Drink specials at Lobster Roll, happy hour at Lion’s Nook Bar and Grill, Locals Night at Inlet Seafood, and happy hour and pasta specials at Frankie’s Fabulous.
Sep 24, 2026