The Coast Guard has unveiled the buoys it plans to eliminate in a modernization plan, drawing negative reactions from commercial fishermen and other boaters, the chief harbormaster, and the town trustees.
Wind Farm Money Saves Imperiled Montauk Inlet Dredging
The sole bid that the Army Corps of Engineers received to dredge the Montauk Inlet as part of the long-awaited Lake Montauk Harbor navigation improvement project was well over the anticipated price and left the federal government $1.1 million short. East Hampton Town opted this week to fill the funding gap with money received through its host-community agreement with South Fork Wind.
September 11, 2025
Police & Courts
Months after East Hampton Town announced it would take over responsibility for most 911 calls from East Hampton Village’s Emergency Communications Center, which had provided the service for decades, the changeover is still unfolding.
Sep 11, 2025
Gail Bomze, the 75-year-old real estate agent accused of biting a 7-year-old girl during a T-shirt toss on East Hampton’s Main Beach last month, has a day in court.
Sep 11, 2025
A black BMW was seen parked on Lumber Lane in East Hampton Village for two days with its engine running. An officer found the car, still running, and was able to unlock it and turn it off. He left a message for the owner, an 87-year-old from Chicago.
Sep 11, 2025
Amagansett Has Questions for the Town
Some businesses on Amagansett’s Main Street took a financial hit from Metallica’s late-August concert, and residents complained.
Sep 11, 2025
J.P. Foster Gets an Earful in Wainscott
J.P. Foster, a Republican candidate for town board, faced sharp questions and skepticism over remarks he made to The Star regarding the Maidstone Gun Club when he spoke to the Wainscott Citizens Advisory Committee on Saturday.
Sep 11, 2025
Government
Mayor Jerry Larsen took umbrage at comments made by the East Hampton Town Democratic Committee chairwoman, Anna Skrenta, that the town Democrats were under no obligation to support his campaign should he win the primary.
Sep 11, 2025
East Hampton Town made multiple hires this week to address its recent staffing shortages, from the Building Department to the tax receiver’s office.
Sep 11, 2025
Revolution Wind, owned by Orsted and Skyborn Renewables and under construction in federal waters not all that far from South Fork Wind, has sued the Trump administration following an August stop-work order. The 65-turbine installation is 80-percent complete.
Sep 11, 2025
The Suffolk County Legislature unanimously passed legislation on Sept. 3 that aims to protect “working waterfronts” from further development.
Sep 11, 2025
Arts
A Multimedia ‘Carmen’ at Bay Street
A multimedia show from Divaria Productions celebrates the 150th anniversary of Bizet's "Carmen" with opera, dance, and zarzuela, an operetta in Spanish.
Sep 11, 2025
The Hamptons International Film Festival announces its closing night and Centerpiece films as well as 18 Spotlight selections.
Sep 11, 2025
A new documentary on Garland Jeffreys illuminates the career and music of an artist lauded by Laurie Anderson, Bruce Springsteen, and Lou Reed.
Sep 11, 2025
HIFF has partnered with the Southampton Playhouse to extend its footprint into the Southampton community.
Sep 11, 2025
Villages
A New Idea for More Affordable Housing
Two recent architecture and engineering grads who pitched a scalable housing solution for Sag Harbor received an enthusiastic reception from the village board.
Professional Problem-Solver Manages It All
John Trentacoste of East Hampton has spent the last 20 years as a professional property management problem-solver. The work is varied, complex, and unending.
Secret’s Out on Cinema’s $5 Mystery Movies
Imagine walking into the movies, buying popcorn, and waiting for your movie to start, but there’s a catch — you don’t know what will play. Such is Regal’s Monday Mystery Movies at the East Hampton Cinema.
