The Corner Bar in Sag Harbor officially shut its doors on Sunday. But before the last-call bell was rung, there was a party.
Larsen Says He’s Rolling in Campaign Cash
Jerry Larsen’s campaign touted $132,000 raised between Sept. 9 and Dec. 16 last year, calling it “the largest fund-raising total ever recorded” in a race for the East Hampton Town supervisor seat. Some donors gave as much as $5,000, which the Suffolk County Democratic Committee alleges violated state election law.
February 5, 2026
Backlog Bedevils Overwhelmed Department
The town’s Building Department will be moving to a new suite at 300 Pantigo Place. “This will allow for scalability if more staffing is potentially requested,” Councilman David Lys said. This comes as the department works to solve ongoing staffing issues and process a backlog of hundreds of permit applications that is frustrating building professionals.
February 5, 2026
Police & Courts
“One year of supervision is not sufficient for what she allegedly did,” Justice Steven Tekulsky said during a conference last Thursday with the attorney for Nicoly Ribeiro De Souza, who police said drove through an art show on the Montauk green in June, causing over $100,000 in damages.
Feb 12, 2026
An East Quogue man police say broke into the Bostwick’s on Pantigo Road last May was charged with third-degree burglary early Friday morning, and sentenced later that day to four years’ probation for a string of other burglaries from Southampton to East Hampton.
Feb 12, 2026
An appliance repair man from Mastic Beach told police on Feb. 3 that he’d been harassed over the phone by a Montauk homeowner’s son after he ran late to repair a washing machine.
Feb 12, 2026
County Dems Give Larsen an Ultimatum
Thus far, one big advantage East Hampton Town Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez has received from becoming the chosen candidate of the East Hampton Town Democratic Committee at its Jan. 14 nominating convention is that it and the Suffolk County Democratic Committee have since been attacking her primary opponent, East Hampton Village Mayor Jerry Larsen.
Feb 12, 2026
Talk of Hope in the Face of Ruin
In discussing the devastation wrought by the invasive southern pine beetle on pine trees in Hither Hills and Napeague State Parks, state officials sent a message of resilience and the promise that “we are going to make a new forest, and it’s going to be great.” That effort starts Friday with a controlled burn.
Feb 12, 2026
Government
As they look to move closer to reopening the east channel of Napeague Harbor, the East Hampton Town Trustees voted on Monday to hire George Walbridge Surveyors to provide updated baseline mapping and conduct upland topographic and other surveys of the east inlet, the west inlet, and western beach areas that could receive dredge spoils, and of Hicks Island, which is a dredge-spoil deposit site.
Feb 12, 2026
A house on stilts at the end of Mulford Lane on Napeague has now completely succumbed to the icy waters of Gardiner’s Bay.
Feb 12, 2026
The Poxabogue Golf Center, which also includes the Fairway restaurant, a popular breakfast spot with locals, is in the midst of renovations, as evidenced by a high chain-link fence surrounding the Sagaponack facility.
Feb 12, 2026
In what is being described by some Sag Harbor residents as a great loss, the Southampton Town Board voted on Tuesday to eliminate a special parking accommodation that’s been on the books for over 40 years.
Feb 12, 2026
Arts
Celebrating Love, Long Distance
The Southampton Arts Center will be the site of the Long Island premiere of “Dear Jack, Dear Louise,” a two-character play by Ken Ludwig that celebrates the cross-country courtship of his parents conducted entirely by letters.
Feb 12, 2026
The Church in Sag Harbor will host a performance by the pianist Baron Fenwick of original music by Roberto Scarcella Perino, an acclaimed Italian composer, and a printmaking demonstration by Samuel Havens.
Feb 12, 2026
A new wine movement called Cab Franc Forward is taking hold in New York. Co-founded by two Long Islanders, Gabriella Macari and Max Rohn, its mission is to make great wine while declaring cabernet franc the state’s premier grape.
Feb 12, 2026
The Sag Harbor Cinema will launch a weeklong series of classic westerns from the 1960s by John Ford, Howard Hawks, Sergio Leone, Sam Peckinpah, Gordon Douglas, David Miller, and Monte Hellman.
Feb 12, 2026
Villages
The Swan Lady’s Spirit Endures
From the late 1980s until the early 2000s, it would not have been unusual to see Sigrid Owen near Fort Pond or Hook Pond — large net or perhaps a bag of cracked corn in hand — on a mission. Ms. Owen, who would have been 98 on Feb. 7, died on May 23 of last year.
Hands-Only CPR Lesson on Wear Red Day
Most women don’t realize cardiovascular disease is their greatest health threat. That’s why the American Heart Association named the first Friday of February National Wear Red Day, and offered lessons on hands-only CPR at places like Scoville Hall in Amagansett last week.
Time for the Great Backyard Bird Count!
The ground will be covered in white for this year’s Great Backyard Bird Count, which starts Friday and lasts through Sunday, and that means feeders could be especially active and potentially yield some surprises.
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South Fork Somm: New York Winemakers Champion Cab Franc
A new wine movement called Cab Franc Forward is taking hold in New York. Co-founded by two Long Islanders, Gabriella Macari and Max Rohn, its mission is to make great wine while declaring cabernet franc the state’s premier grape.
Feb 12, 2026
News for Foodies 02.12.26
Silver Spoon Specialties on Race Lane has four workshops coming up, on grazing, making fresh mozzarella, hors d’oeuvres, and Italian cuisine.
Feb 12, 2026
Jeff Ragovin Charts a New Path
In his award-winning video series, "Bounty Uncharted," Jeff Ragovin takes people deep-sea fishing, then brings them and their catch to his house in Springs for a group meal.
Feb 5, 2026