A potential strike by the Long Island Rail Road’s unionized work force could happen on May 16.
Long Island Is in First Drought of the Year
We got the May flowers, but it was not thanks to April showers this time. Long Island’s East End has officially dipped into drought status — which would normally happen in late summer — according to the most recent U.S. Drought Monitor map.
May 7, 2026
Efficiency Questions Persist at Building Department
As the East Hampton Town Board entered the fourth hour of Tuesday afternoon’s meeting, Councilman Tom Flight called on the board to hold a public session to offer updates and answer questions about the long-simmering situation at the Building Department.
May 7, 2026
Police & Courts
Arrests across East Hampton Town were down last year, as were overall calls to town police, according to the department’s year-end report. Motor vehicle accidents are also trending down.
May 7, 2026
The East Hampton Healthcare Foundation has donated 26 two-packs of EpiPens, pre-loaded syringes that defend against the allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis, to East Hampton Town.
May 7, 2026
Kids were reported to be running amok at BonBon, a candy shop in Sag Harbor, last week. An employee told police that “very young kids” took too many candy samples and other items.
May 7, 2026
Oyster Farming Gets State Help
Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced $3 million in awards to 14 Long Island aquaculturists in a second round of the Long Island Aquaculture Infrastructure Grant Program.
May 7, 2026
Montauk Parking Restriction Panned
A recently expanded beach near Gosman’s Dock is expected to attract more beachgoers this summer, and that’s one reason members of the Montauk C.A.C. voted overwhelmingly against a regulation at the small parking lot there.
May 7, 2026
Government
A 185-foot-long wall of geocubes in front of a house at 393 Cranberry Hole Road, washed for over eight years by the rising and falling waters of Gardiner’s Bay, could soon be removed from the shoreline.
May 7, 2026
The Sag Harbor Village Planning Board dealt a blow to Adam Potter’s plan to redevelop several lots on Bridge Street last week when it denied a request to review two of the components of the project separately.
May 7, 2026
Seasonal bans on gas-powered leaf blowers differ from one municipality to another, and there's a growing call for gas blowers to be phased out completely in favor of electric ones.
Apr 30, 2026
Town residents can now go online to apply for beach parking and beach driving permits, both of which are free.
Apr 30, 2026
Arts
A Home Run for Bay Street’s Anniversary
Bay Street Theater will celebrate its 35th anniversary this summer with two world premieres, "Mister Halston" and "Bonkers in the Boroughs," and two musicals, "Cagney" and "Dear Evan Hansen."
May 7, 2026
Peter Dayton, an acclaimed Springs artist and designer, talks about his former life in a popular Boston punk band, 23 of whose songs from the late 1970s have been reissued by Wharf Cat Records.
May 7, 2026
The Arts Center at Duck Creek will open a group show of camera-less and alternate process photography and a solo show of paintings and drawings inspired by memory and nature.
May 7, 2026
No Sailor, an indie-folk band, will premiere its new music video at the Sag Harbor Cinema.
May 7, 2026
Villages
East Hampton Business Service Has a New Owner
The East Hampton Business Service, which its longtime owner described this week as the “help desk” and “back office” for residents and visitors for nearly 50 years, has changed hands.
Item of the Week: ‘Lights & Shadows of Montauk,’ 1820-60
This volume from the Montauk Historical Society collection contains entries from the Montauk Lighthouse’s guests during a period when many visitors stayed at the keeper’s home.
The State of the Bays Is Mostly Bad
Sensational mentions of a flesh-eating bacterium aside, the State of the Bays symposium at the Stony Brook Southampton campus offered dire news regarding degraded waterways and climate change.
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News for Foodies 05.07.26
Mother's Day specials from Southampton to Montauk, and the Beacon, Gosman's Lobster House and Clam Bar, and Nourish are set to open, while top-tier French wines will be the topic of a Park Place wine class.
May 7, 2026
News for Foodies 04.30.26
Babe’s diner to launch in Sag Harbor, Rita Cantina opens for the season, and an Artists and Writers dinner at Almond.
May 1, 2026
Spring Restaurant Week Is Coming
Long Island Restaurant Week will celebrate the arrival of spring with prix fixe menus at restaurants from Manhasset to East Hampton. The promotion will run from April 26 through May 3.
Apr 23, 2026