In East Hampton Town legislation is on the table that would give the Building Department 90 days to issue a building permit after receipt of a complete application that includes approvals by any outside agencies. If that deadline could not be met, “the application shall be deemed denied and the applicant may apply to the zoning board of appeals for review or to the Supreme Court of the State of New York to compel such review.”
East Hampton Schools Are Ready for the New Year
“Great things are coming. All of the buildings have a variety of new programs and initiatives beginning this year. Our students are going to receive an incredible experience” at the East Hampton School District this year, the superintendent, Adam Fine, said.
September 3, 2026
Mayer’s SiriusXM Show Is Summer’s Hottest Ticket
The seven-time Grammy Award-winning artist carried on a conversation with the densely packed audience throughout a 14-song set for SiriusXM’s 10th concert at the Talkhouse.
August 27, 2026
Police & Courts
A man accused of living in his vehicle at Ditch Plain in Montauk told police he leaves every night and does not sleep there. When they asked him about reports that he had been talking to women and calling them pretty, he said he is “just friendly when he is surfing.”
Sep 3, 2026
A man police said was waxing poetic about his rescue dog during a traffic stop is facing a felony drug charge and charges of resisting arrest after they reportedly found cocaine in his car on Friday night.
Sep 3, 2026
Turf Battle Brewing on Napeague
Beach driving drove public comment at a recent East Hampton Town Board meeting, when seven residents from the White Sands neighborhood asked the board to do something about the amount of truck traffic on their stretch of beach in Amagansett.
Sep 3, 2026
In Sag Harbor, Potter Review Shifts to Cleanup
A long-contaminated tract of land behind the business district in Sag Harbor could become the site of new mixed-use development, but the plan is facing pushback from residents who fear the project could not only change the character of the village itself but disturb contaminants and threaten public health.
Sep 3, 2026
Government
A plan that could yield up to 60 housing units on six acres owned by Calvary Baptist Church drew strong opposition even before it was submitted to the East Hampton Town Planning Department.
Aug 27, 2026
New York’s statewide ban on partnerships between federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement and local law enforcement that allow designated officers to perform immigration enforcement functions — known as 287(g) agreements — took effect on Tuesday. Nassau County had been one of two counties in the state that refused to comply, until yesterday.
Aug 27, 2026
“This is the second application we’re discussing this evening from the same applicant where plans submitted to the Planning Department showed one thing and then the Building Department plans showed something else,” said Tina Vavilis LaGarenne, the town’s planning director, as the planning board looked at two projects in Montauk by the team behind Este restaurant.
Aug 27, 2026
The East Hampton Town supervisor has given NextEra 30 days to revise its emergency action and safety plan for the battery energy storage facility on North Shore Road in Montauk, and 60 days to “design and install engineering controls that capture and hold all fire water and all fire-related runoff,” among other demands.
Aug 27, 2026
Arts
Luck’s the Thing for Fred Goldring
Fred Goldring’s life as a leading entertainment lawyer evolved into a successful career as a musician, a move with his family to East Hampton, and an upcoming performance at East Hampton’s Main Beach.
Sep 3, 2026
August is over. Everyone is exhausted. And yet nobody can seem to stop partying.
Sep 3, 2026
The Hamptons International Film Festival has announced a biopic about Sylvester Stallone’s fight to play Rocky, a lifetime achievement award for Bob Balaban, a drama from Chris Rock, and much more.
Sep 3, 2026
Next up in G.E. Smith’s “Portraits” series at Guild Hall is Samantha Fish, an “incendiary” blues guitarist and singer.
Sep 3, 2026
Villages
Item of the Week: Annie Cooper Boyd’s Old Whalers Church
Her painting of Sag Harbor’s Old Whalers Church is dated Sept. 21, 1938, the day the Hurricane of 1938 hit, ripping the 185-foot steeple from the church.
Couple’s Legacy: A Gift to Nourish the Arts
Helen Harrison, a longtime steward of the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center, and her husband, the artist Roy Nicholson, plan to leave their house in Sag Harbor, Nicholson’s studio, and his body of work — worth an estimated $5 million — to Stony Brook University, along with a $2 million endowment to maintain them.
Horses, Hats, and Summer Fun at Hampton Classic
“The horses, the sport, the community, the summer day, the shopping — it’s so much fun.” In one sentence, Erica Velasquez summed up the magic of the Hampton Classic, which spurred into action on Sunday in Bridgehampton.
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Long Island Books
Food
Tomato Tasters Rate 2026 Crop
The annual Great Tomato Taste-Off at Quail Hill Farm brought some 100 tasters to the property to taste and rate 44 varieties at their seasonal peak.
Sep 3, 2026
News for Foodies 09.03.26
Wolffer Estate Vineyard releases its first Summer in the Bottle Rosé Zero, a rosé with zero-percent alcohol, Jason Weiner is named featured chef at Outstanding in the Field, and there’s a new chef at Elaia Estiatorio.
Sep 3, 2026
Florence Fabricant Trades Places
For the first time in 15 years, Florence Fabricant, the prominent food and wine writer, will be the guest, not the host, of Guild Hall's Stirring the Pot series of culinary conversations.
Aug 27, 2026