Jeff Bragman, former councilman, will screen Saturday with the Democratic Committee as a candidate for town supervisor, potentially setting up a three-way primary with Kathee Burke-Gonzalez and Jerry Larsen.
David Lys to Be Appointed Deputy Town Supervisor
Councilman David Lys, who has served on the East Hampton Town Board since being appointed in 2018 before winning election in his own right, will now serve as deputy town supervisor. He is to be appointed at Tuesday’s town board organizational meeting.
January 5, 2026
Robert A.M. Stern’s Sense of Place
Robert A.M. Stern, a leading American architect whose forceful advocacy of Classicism and function defined his projects in East Hampton and around the world, died on Nov. 27 at 86.
December 31, 2025
Police & Courts
While there is still no official cause in a summertime death of a woman at the Montauk Yacht Club, a search for answers through the media has revealed new details, including from the man who was on the boat with her that night.
Dec 31, 2025
He’d seen people on Town Pond and was concerned, a village resident told police on Dec. 16. An officer responded to see several men skating and playing ice hockey. No action was necessary.
Dec 31, 2025
Several people were injured in a collision in Springs between an S.U.V. and a Jeep last week, and George Watson of the Dock bar and grill was injured while riding his bicycle in Montauk.
Dec 31, 2025
East Hampton Village Hall Closing for a Week
East Hampton Village Hall will be closed to the public next week, starting on Monday and continuing through Jan. 19, when Martin Luther King’s Birthday is observed. Village Hall will reopen to the public on Jan. 20.
Jan 8, 2026
Four Governors Protest Latest Wind Farm Stoppage
Gov. Kathy Hochul and the governors of Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts have written to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum to demand rescission of the Trump administration’s Dec. 22 pause of leases for five wind farms under construction off the Northeast coast.
Dec 31, 2025
Government
A new petition started by a group calling itself Springs Residents Against Elite Towers seeks to stop a long-planned cell tower at the Springs Fire Department on Fort Pond Boulevard.
Dec 31, 2025
Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Friday ahead of a storm expected to dump snow across the Long Island, New York City, and mid-Hudson regions starting Friday evening.
Dec 27, 2025
One year after vetoing similar legislation, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Horseshoe Crab Protection Act, which will phase out the harvesting of the ancient species for bait.
Dec 25, 2025
For the seventh time, a governor of New York State has vetoed a bill that would have provided for reinstatement and acknowledgement of the Montaukett Indian Nation, a recognition lost 115 years ago in a ruling that former Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. has called one of the most racist decisions ever issued by a New York court.
Dec 25, 2025
Arts
Peter Solow Gets the Feeling Right
Over more than five decades, Peter Solow has produced paintings, drawings, and mixed-media composites that capture the choreography of people in city spaces and the beauty of the Italian countryside.
Jan 8, 2026
Five films from Hamptons Doc Fest have been shortlisted for documentary Oscars.
Jan 8, 2026
Nancy Atlas's Fireside Sessions will return to Bay Street Theater with Gene Casey, Eugene Chrysler, Brian Mitchell, Randi Fishenfeld, and Jonny Rosch.
Jan 8, 2026
The second annual East End Dance Festival will bring innovative choreography to The Church in Sag Harbor, Guild Hall, and the Watermill Center.
Jan 8, 2026
Villages
Donations Sought for Jamaica
Alayah Hewie, the owner of the Hamptons-based Jamaican patty company Rena’s Dream Patties, has organized a Container of Love Drop-Off Day to collect donations for Jamaica hurricane relief from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Green Thumb Organic Farm Stand in Water Mill.
ReWild L.I.’s South Fork Chapter Plans an Active 2026
The South Fork chapter of ReWild Long Island will hold a winter sowing workshop on Jan. 17 at the East Hampton Historical Farm Museum, launching what the group intends to be a year full of community programs and more gardens.
Item of the Week: Ice Hockey Magazine, 1940-41
The magazine and program seen here was owned by Sherrill Clark Webb (1922-2015), center forward and left wing for the Southampton Seagulls, who would go on to become the woodshop teacher at East Hampton High School from 1948 until 1988.
Sports
Long Island Books
Food
News for Foodies: Tuna and Omakase
Sen restaurant will host a tuna breakdown demonstration and a 13-course omakase dinner.
Jan 8, 2026
Say Cheese (or Caviar), Day or Night
Self Provisions, a storefront attached to Cavaniola’s Gourmet Cheese in Sag Harbor, is “always open,” as is proclaimed by an illuminated sign on the wall at the entrance. Two large, brightly lit vending machines dominate the space, with offerings ranging from sea salt crackers and slabs of French butter to jars of caviar and curated gift boxes — and, of course, cheese.
Dec 25, 2025
New Year’s Eve at Almond
Almond restaurant in Bridgehampton will celebrate New Year’s Eve with a locally sourced five-course prix fixe dinner that will include party favors and a champagne toast.
Dec 25, 2025