As an arctic blast blows across East Hampton Town heralding the start of winter, swimming enthusiasts can take heart. Wednesday, the Sarah and Maurice Iudicone Aquatic Center, a project years in the making, opened at the Montauk Playhouse Community Center.
And Down Goes Marsden Street In Sag Village
The unceremonious bulldozing of roughly four semi-wooded acres on Marsden Street was a shocking sight to Sag Harbor residents earlier this month, though plans to develop the property have loomed — and sparked controversy in the village — for decades.
December 18, 2025
Police & Courts
The East Hampton Town Police Department says it is ready to take on dispatch responsibilities starting in January when it assumes responsibilities from East Hampton Village and becomes the primary Public Safety Answering Point, or P.S.A.P., in the town.
Dec 18, 2025
A security guard at Pierson High School in Sag Harbor reported a “suspicious male” wearing a face mask and “riding a bicycle in circles” near the school gym. The young man subsequently told police he was waiting for his friends to get out of school, and said he was wearing a mask “because it’s cold outside today.”
Dec 18, 2025
Two automobile accidents on Montauk Highway, one in Wainscott and another in Amagansett, resulted in injuries last week, as did a third in Springs.
Dec 18, 2025
In Montauk a New Inlet Dredge Digs In
The Dredge Oyster Bay was permanently damaged after encountering a "really big rock" in the channel, and a new dredge, the Scrod II, has been called in to relieve it. The Army Corps of Engineers’ project is still on schedule, despite the many delays since it began just over a month ago.
Dec 18, 2025
An Unwelcome Hedgerow
East Hampton Town appears to have stepped down in a fight against a Further Lane homeowner who neighbors say is violating a decades-old scenic easement on their lands.
Dec 18, 2025
Government
A proposal by owners of the former Rick’s Crabby Cowboy Cafe in Montauk to quadruple the occupancy of an outdoor bar area on the East Lake Drive property got some pushback at a recent East Hampton Town Planning Board meeting.
Dec 18, 2025
Days after Mayor Jerry Larsen was sent a “cease and desist” letter from state, county, and town Democratic officials who asserted that his East Hampton Town Democrats for a New Town group constituted a “misuse of the Democratic Party name,” he and the chairwoman of the town’s Democratic Committee met and agreed to “lower the temperature.”
Dec 11, 2025
Amid all the condo controversy, the town board made time for a presentation on the town’s C.P.F.-funded water quality improvement program so it could be heard by the maximum number of people.
Dec 11, 2025
The bad news is the numbers of piping plover fledglings in East Hampton Town was down in 2025. The good news is the number is still better than in 2023.
Dec 11, 2025
Arts
Not Just a Movie Theater
The nonprofit Southampton Playhouse has established itself as not only a showcase for first-run features and film classics, but as a resource featuring a diversity of community-friendly programs.
Dec 18, 2025
August Gladstone, a multitalented screenwriter, poet, musician, and songwriter, will perform music from his upcoming album and recent EP at Sag Harbor's Masonic Temple.
Dec 18, 2025
In conjunction with its current show, "Second Skin," the Southampton Arts Center will host a "fashion intervention" performance by the artist Gabriela Galvan.
Dec 18, 2025
An off-site music series organized by the Arts Center at Duck Creek will bring three vibrant jazz ensembles to the Sagaponack Farm Distillery.
Dec 18, 2025
Villages
Golden Eagle Art Supply Store to Close
The Golden Eagle, an art supply store and East Hampton institution that first opened in 1954, will close next month. It’s a familiar story, as told most recently by Nancy Rowan and Michael Weisman, the Golden Eagle’s owners: The internet has decimated brick-and-mortar retailers across the country.
Club Swamp Memorial Hailed
The plan for the 1.12-acre Wainscott Green and a park to commemorate the L.G.B.T.Q.+ community that was something of a pioneer on the East End was endorsed by members of the hamlet’s citizens advisory committee on Saturday.
It's Like ‘Shark Tank’ for Charities
At Pitch Your Peers the Hamptons, paying members instead pitch local charitable organizations to one another, and everyone votes on where to allot their funds. This year, the group awarded grants to the Retreat and Share the Harvest Farm.
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Food
News for Foodies: Dining Out on Christmas Eve
Nick and Toni's, Almond, and Feniks have you covered if you want to eat out on Christmas Eve, plus there's a new happy hour at Lucky's.
Dec 18, 2025
News for Foodies 12.11.25
A winter prix fixe at Cittanuova, Hanukkah specials at Nick and Toni's and Rowdy Hall, and holiday catering menu from Art of Eating.
Dec 11, 2025
News for Foodies 12.04.25
An Italian wine dinner at 1770 House, smoked hams from Townline BBQ, daily specials at La Fondita, and cooking classes at Silver Spoon Kitchen.
Dec 4, 2025