Construction could begin as early as this fall on a new, Federal Emergency Management Agency-compliant, 20-foot-high dune at Ditch Plain in Montauk following the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's approval of a permit for the coastal restoration project.
Federal Agents in Amagansett
Men in tactical police gear, at least two carrying rifles and at least one masked, converged on an Amagansett house on Monday evening in what the East Hampton Town police chief said was “a criminal investigation conducted by multiple federal law enforcement agencies, and was not solely an immigration case.”
July 31, 2025
Police & Courts
A drunken neighbor tossed a chicken wing off a deck and “almost struck one of his children” late Saturday night, a Montauk Highway renter told police, which led to a “brief argument” between the parties, though he said the neighbor and his partner later came over and “attempted” to apologize.
Jul 31, 2025
Four people were assessed by responders from the Montauk Fire Department, but declined further treatment, after they were struck by a woman trying to park her Honda sedan near the Montauk Brewing Company. Also in Montauk, a Volvo S.U.V. struck an e-bike on Main Street, resulting in injuries to the 13-year-old bicyclist.
Jul 31, 2025
A caller reported three youths lying “in the middle of Suffolk Street,” next to a black S.U.V., at around 3 in the morning on July 14 in Sag Harbor. The three told police they were waiting for a friend and were out on the street because their vehicle had no air-conditioning.
Jul 24, 2025
Governor Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Heavy Rain
Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Thursday for downstate New York and Long Island in advance of heavy rain and localized flooding forecasted to hit the areas in the evening.
Jul 31, 2025
Raising the Roof: Homeowners Blame FEMA
Neighbors of a Beach Hampton couple who live at 183 Marine Boulevard in Amagansett made it known to the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals on July 22 that they would be no happier living near a house 10 feet higher than it is now whether its roof is gabled or flat.
Jul 31, 2025
Government
Lee Zeldin, who represented New York’s First Congressional District from 2015 to 2023 and is now the administrator of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, was heckled and admonished by climate activists at the Hampton Synagogue in Westhampton Beach, in a chaotic scene that turned violent.
Jul 31, 2025
As temperatures rise in East Hampton Town’s waterways, algal blooms are appearing, growing, and, in at least one case, declining.
Jul 31, 2025
The East Hampton Town Planning Board came close to scheduling a public hearing on an application for the relocation of a 150-foot communications tower at the Springs Firehouse on Fort Pond Boulevard last week. Instead, despite pressure from Elite Towers, the applicant, the board decided one more meeting was necessary.
Jul 31, 2025
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation at Suffolk Community College in Brentwood last week aimed at making septic system upgrades more affordable, which environmental advocates say is critical to addressing impaired water bodies, including in East Hampton Town.
Jul 31, 2025
Arts
Guild Hall: Water, Water Everywhere
Next up at Guild Hall are two solo shows: ceramics, watercolors, and paintings by Mary Heilmann, and a multimedia installation for which Joel Mesler has recreated his office and studio.
Jul 31, 2025
Bay Street's "Bonnie and Clyde: The Musical" tells the story of the outlaws and their gang, with a thrilling musical score and a focus on the duo's quest for fame and notoriety.
Jul 31, 2025
Adam Weiner, frontman and pianist for Low Cut Connie, talks about the band's upcoming show at the Stephen Talkhouse and its commitment to diversity and inclusion at a time when those values are under threat.
Jul 31, 2025
Steve Ross, Karen Murphy, and Maria Abous, cabaret and musical theater stars, will play songs by Berlin, Gershwin, Porter, Hammerstein, and Lerner at LTV on Sunday.
Jul 31, 2025
Villages
‘Country’ Lawyer, Author, Painter, Man of the World
The pace at which Lenny Ackerman moves belies his 86 years. The prominent East End attorney writes a weekly column for The Mountain Messenger, has taken up painting, and has just published his fourth book.
Item of the Week: The A.O. Jones Hardware Store
This photograph from the C. Frank Dayton Photo Collection at the East Hampton Library shows the A.O. Jones Hardware Store at 51 Newtown Lane. Owned by Asa O. Jones (1857-1953), it later became East End Hardware and today is A.L.C., a clothing store.
Amagansett Summer Party for Joan Tulp
The Amagansett Village Improvement Society will tip its collective hat to Joan Tulp on Saturday. “I don’t think I’ve met anyone more committed to their hometown than Joan,” said Victor Gelb, who serves as co-president of the group with her.
