A new 16-foot-tall Ditch Plain dune now stands impudently, or perhaps daringly, maybe both, before the Atlantic, extending from just east of what’s known as the “dirt lot” parking area to a few hundred feet west of the Seaside Avenue parking lot.
Incumbent Supervisor Gets East Hampton Democrats’ Nod Once More
East Hampton Town Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez will once again be the Democratic candidate for supervisor come November, after placing first in votes at the Democratic Committee nominating convention Wednesday night.
January 15, 2026
Hook Mill Vigil for Woman Slain by ICE Agent
The mood was somber during a candlelight vigil at the Hook Mill in East Hampton Village Thursday evening, one day after a woman was shot and killed by a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis amid the growing chaos of the Trump administration's deportation operations around the United States.
January 9, 2026
Police & Courts
When contract negotiations for 911 dispatching broke down between East Hampton Town and Village last spring, it became clear that the East Hampton Town Police Department would begin taking the bulk of 911 calls in the township from the village. The turnover was to occur on Jan. 1, but it has now been delayed for at least a month.
Jan 15, 2026
“Unwanted guests” were trying to take his belongings and refusing to leave, a Brandywine Drive, Sag Harbor, resident reported to 911 last Thursday, adding that one of them wouldn’t wake up and “may have overdosed.”
Jan 15, 2026
An 18-year-old was struck by a Honda sedan while crossing Newtown Lane in East Hampton on Saturday evening, near the intersection of Muchmore Lane.
Jan 15, 2026
40 Undeveloped Beachfront Acres May Be Divided
A popular beach access point to a surf spot known as the Ranch, used by generations of Montauk surfers and fishermen, could be jeopardized if a subdivision application introduced to the East Hampton Town Planning Board earlier this month is approved.
Jan 22, 2026
More Change at Building Department
There has been more movement in the East Hampton Town Building Department in recent weeks, though not in the direction the town had hoped for.
Jan 22, 2026
Government
The Sag Harbor Village Board held a public hearing on a proposed law that would require vacant storefront windows to feature a window display and, hearing no comment from the public, closed the hearing and quickly adopted the law.
Jan 22, 2026
Christopher Gallant, a non-politician from Amity Harbor who announced his bid last summer after John Avlon said he wouldn’t run again in 2026, seems to be emerging as the candidate to face Nick LaLota, and he has Mr. Avlon’s support.
Jan 15, 2026
The Wainscott Citizens Advisory Committee emphatically endorsed a plan to mitigate noise from aircraft flying to and from East Hampton Town Airport, noting that “years of litigation and more than $9 million in legal fees” have brought no relief to beleaguered residents in the form of restrictions on aircraft operations.
Jan 15, 2026
The latest round in the struggle between offshore wind farm developers and the Trump administration went to the developers, as a federal judge ruled on Monday that construction of Revolution Wind can resume.
Jan 15, 2026
Arts
Portraiture and Design at Guild Hall
Two new shows at Guild Hall feature Jason Bard Yarmosky's meticulously painted portraits of his grandparents and others, and furniture, lighting, and other objects by current and former members of Liberty Labs, a Brooklyn design collective.
Jan 22, 2026
The Pride Film Series returns to Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor with "C.R.A.Z.Y.," a 2005 Canadian drama with a terrific soundtrack.
Jan 22, 2026
Jonathan Shoemaker, a film and television producer, has left that world to start the Accabonac Theater Project, which will launch with three of his short plays set in Springs.
Jan 22, 2026
Gian Carlo Feleppa performs at Guild Hall, preserving artifacts on Shelter Island, Glam Jam and Mind Open shows at the Masonic Temple, poetry grant, and a garden pests workshop.
Jan 22, 2026
Villages
How to Be Safe in the Surf
The death of a fellow surfer who suffered cardiac event not long after emerging from the waves near Montauk Point in 2024 got many in the surfing community here thinking about how they could be better prepared in the future to face the myriad of emergencies that can arise in the water and on the shore. That was part of the impetus behind a series of surf safety sessions hosted by Surfrider Eastern Long Island, the next of which happens this week.
Boom! Hamptons House Prices Explode
The median home price across the Hamptons real estate market now tops $2 million, for the first time in history. And in East Hampton Village, the median jumps to $5.625 million, the highest for all markets on the South Fork.
Item of the Week: M.L.K. Day at Calvary Baptist, 1986
This photo from The Star’s archive shows community leaders commemorating the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in East Hampton on Jan. 25, 1986.
Sports
Long Island Books
Food
Long Island Restaurant Week Returns
Long Island Restaurant is back, with South Fork options at Fresno, Nick and Toni's, LDV @ the Maidstone, the Palm, Bistro Ete, Calissa, Page, the Bridgehampton Inn, and Shippy's.
Jan 22, 2026
News for Foodies 01.22.26
A membership initiative from Almond and L&W Market, wine master classes at Sparkling Pointe, and frozen takeout options from Loaves and Fishes.
Jan 22, 2026
News for Foodies 01.15.26
La Fondita is now offering brunch every Saturday and Sunday, and Sagtown Coffee will serve a variety of small plates and wine and beer three nights a week.
Jan 15, 2026