Montauk residents voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to approve a 20-year, $34.8 million bond that will fund an extensive renovation of the Montauk School.
Condo Whiplash on Three Mile Harbor Road
The back-and-forth story of the 79 condominium units proposed for 152 Three Mile Harbor Road and 33 West Drive now appears to be dead and buried.
December 8, 2025
Police & Courts
Carl Irace, a Sag Harbor Village justice and a private attorney in East Hampton, 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
Condo Plan Shouted Down at Town Hall
If rezoning before the East Hampton Town Board is approved, it could lead to a 79-unit condominium development, the largest in the town. On Tuesday, the public said no.
Dec 4, 2025
Dalene Resigns as Z.B.A. Chair
After a decade on the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals, with five of those years as its chairman during the frenetic building boom of Covid, Roy Dalene is leaving.
Dec 4, 2025
Government
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
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
Representative Nick LaLota said he would welcome a “fact-based, politically neutral review” of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decisions with respect to a Sept. 2 military strike on a boat in the Caribbean that some have called a war crime.
Dec 4, 2025
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
Arts
Bits and Pieces 12.11.25
Holiday market at Madoo, tragic opera from the Met, cabaret in Southampton, rock at the Masonic Temple, kirtan changing in Amagansett, chamber concert in Montauk.
Dec 11, 2025
Montauk's Chris Lucore has turned a once-defunct storefront into a studio for his inventive abstract paintings and a flourishing gallery for the work of local artists.
Dec 11, 2025
The Sag Harbor Cinema is offering—for members only—a free screening of a film classic, a sneak peek at a new documentary, and a party. Open to the public is a free screening of "The Bonackers" documentary.
Dec 11, 2025
Coming to The Church in Sag Harbor are a film about platonic touch, a talk by the artist Peter Solow, open studios with the newest resident artists, and a rehearsal of a performance in progress.
Dec 11, 2025
Villages
Effort to Drive Winter Commerce in Sag Harbor
On Dec. 13 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.
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.
‘A Holiday Love Letter’ to the Village
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 with nostalgia, will be held on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
