The tallest Christmas tree on Long Island and a giant Santa throne are just two of the changes to East Hampton Village’s Santa Fest celebration for 2025. The tradition, suffused in nostalgia, will be held on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Dems Hit Larsen With ‘Cease and Desist’ Letter
East Hampton Village Mayor Jerry Larsen has been sent a “cease and desist” letter from the state, county, and town Democratic chairs condemning his “misuse of the Democratic Party name” in materials used in his campaign for town supervisor.
December 2, 2025
Police & Courts
Carl Irace, a Sag Harbor Village justice and a private attorney here, plans to petition the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of a Staten Island man who is now serving 40 years in prison for distributing drugs in 2017.
Dec 4, 2025
A couple flagged down an officer on Jermain Avenue in Sag Harbor late Sunday morning to report that their son had taken their car without permission and has been “using marijuana.”
Dec 4, 2025
Two S.U.V.s collided at the intersection of Stephen Hand’s Path and Route 114 on Nov. 24, and a pedestrian was struck in Sag Harbor the next day.
Dec 4, 2025
Lake Montauk Dredge Hits a Snag
The dredging of the harbor at Lake Montauk, which is to restore safe navigation to the inlet, hit a snag last month when “they ran into a really big rock.”
Dec 4, 2025
Tweaking the A.D.U. Plan
The East Hampton Town Board’s recent hearing on proposed amendments to the town code pertaining to spurring the construction of accessory dwelling units was the subject of discussion Tuesday.
Dec 4, 2025
Government
Around 15,000 cubic yards of sand for the dune reconstruction project at Ditch Plain Beach in Montauk has been deposited, and the initiative to protect a residential neighborhood there moves toward completion.
Dec 4, 2025
After a decade on the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals, with five as its chairman during the frenetic building boom of Covid, Roy Dalene is leaving.
Dec 4, 2025
The East Hampton Village Board heard a pitch for the creation of 10 affordable apartments allocated to village employees, an effort to bridge a large and growing demand and a vanishingly small supply.
Nov 27, 2025
The nascent offshore wind industry has proven its economic benefit — to union workers, businesses comprising every link in the supply chain, all the way down to the delis, gas stations, and restaurants surrounding such projects, a panel of professionals agreed during a round-table discussion last week.
Nov 27, 2025
Arts
A Cantata Premiere on Sunday
The Choral Society of the Hamptons' winter concert will feature the premiere of “A Child Is Born,” a cantata by Bruce Saylor, an acclaimed composer.
Dec 4, 2025
Nina Yankowitz's retrospective at the Parrish Art Museum showcases almost six decades of innovative work that blends the conceptual, material, and political.
Dec 4, 2025
Boots on the Ground Theater will give a staged reading of “World War II Radio Christmas Play,” complete with working microphones, posters from the period, old jingles, and sound effects.
Dec 4, 2025
The next free East Meets West Jazz Jam Session will kick off with a performance by the Ludmilla Brazil Trio before opening the stage for other musicians of all skill levels to jam.
Dec 4, 2025
Villages
Progress on Springs General Store
Construction fences were placed around the Springs General Store last week, and Daniel Bennett, co-owner of Springs General Real Estate, confirmed that he had applied for a building permit and was hopeful work could begin soon, with a possible opening in 2027.
Effort to Drive Winter Commerce in Sag Harbor
Sag Harbor Village businesses will launch Sag Saturdays, a monthly effort to attract commerce during the off-season by showcasing the village’s artistic and cultural heritage, on Dec. 13.
Item of the Week: Riding Into Town With Santa, 1989
This photo by Gordon Grant shows a float from a then-new and unnamed Hispanic group that took part in the Dec. 7, 1989, Christmas parade in East Hampton Village.
