A nor’easter that as late as Sept. 23 was expected to largely miss Long Island instead spun up the coast, veered west, and impacted the East End last weekend with inches of rain and wind gusts that reached over 80 miles per hour, downing trees, pushing boats aground, flooding low-lying areas, and leaving 450 residents without power by Monday.

The owner of a Cove Hollow Road property received a building permit for a 75-foot-long, 15-foot-high, five-foot-wide “accessory structure.” To a neighbor, that feels a lot like a wall, no matter what it's called.

Christopher Gallant, the Democratic candidate to challenge Representative Nick LaLota in New York’s First Congressional District, has announced that he will not participate in a debate with Mr. LaLota ahead of the Nov. 3 election. 

Long-simmering plans for the Sag Harbor building nicknamed Fort Apache, at 2 Main Street, and the Water Street Shops on Long Island Avenue came into focus this week at a village planning board meeting, when a first look at a new layout was offered.