Sag Mayor Under Fire Over Comment Called Transphobic

Sag Harbor Village Mayor Thomas Gardella is in hot water over a social media post some say was insensitive to the L.G.B.T.Q. community.

Mar 13, 2026

At Latino Advisory Meeting Local Police Explain Their Role

Two members of the East Hampton Town Police Department, Lt. Kenneth Alversa and Officer Daniel Munoz, attended the town’s Latino advisory committee meeting in an attempt to assuage concern and to discuss the role local police may or may not play in easing tensions created by potential ICE actions.

Mar 12, 2026

Government

East Hampton Town collected more than $11.7 million for the community housing fund last year, for a total of almost $25.19 million since the program was implemented in 2023.

Mar 12, 2026

The town board unanimously supported a conceptual drawing of a new 35-spot permeable parking lot in Springs that would be accessed from Springs-Fireplace Road and connected by a concrete path to a brick walkway at the Springs Library.

Mar 12, 2026

Mammalian meat. Barbed mouthparts. Sloughing skin. Six thousand larvae seeking blood meal. Concrete-like saliva. These were just some of the words and terms bandied about during a presentation about tick-borne diseases by the East Hampton Town Board’s tick action committee.

Mar 12, 2026

It’s official, Sag Harbor residents of the East Hampton Town side of the village will have to pay the full nonresident price to park at Southampton Town beaches come summer. The Southampton Town Board decided on March 3 to eliminate a special parking accommodation that has been on the books since 2021.

Mar 12, 2026

Arts

The Right Moment for ‘Cover-Up’

Mark Obenhaus, the co-director of "Cover-Up," has enjoyed an award-winning and remarkably diverse career as a documentary filmmaker, pivoting between political films and cultural subjects.

Mar 19, 2026

In Process, the Watermill Center's series of studio visits and open rehearsals, will feature presentations by five current artists in residence.

Mar 19, 2026

The Sag Harbor Cinema will show two films by Werner Herzog, "Grizzly Man" and "Ghost Elephants," which explore the complex relationship between humans and the natural world.

Mar 19, 2026

Bay Street Theater will host a performance by 2U, a U2 tribute band, and a Hamptons Pride Film Series screening of "Carol."

Mar 19, 2026

Villages

Pre-Parade Parties on Tap in Montauk

Montauk’s 64th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, happening at noon on March 29, is free to all. Two popular pre-parade events are likely to sell out, however, so those interested have been advised to secure tickets.

Mar 12, 2026

Lubetkin to Lead Am O’Gansett Parade Saturday

The famously brief Am O’Gansett Parade will begin Saturday at 12:01 p.m., led this year by Jim Lubetkin as grand marshal.

Mar 12, 2026

Stranded in Spain With an Ugly Diagnosis

Jennifer DiPretoro experienced coughing fits while on vacation in Madrid. A pulmonologist there told her she had lung cancer, and her low oxygen levels prevented her from flying home. She is now stranded with no health insurance.

Mar 12, 2026

Food

News for Foodies 03.19.26

Artists' Table with Almond Zigmund and Jason Weiner, wine class at Park Place, specials at Elaia Estiatorio, La Goulue is back, Loaves and Fishes Cookshop to close.

Mar 19, 2026

News for Foodies 03.12.26

Miracle, a new restaurant from the co-founder of Fresno, is coming to Sag Harbor, and there are two weeks of St. Patrick's Day specials at Rowdy Hall and an Irish prix fixe at 1770 House.

Mar 12, 2026

Rowdy Hall’s 2026 Giveback

Rowdy Hall in Amagansett is celebrating 30 years in business by launching a 1 Percent for the East End Giving Campaign, in which the locally owned restaurant will donate 1 percent of its monthly revenue to a rotating local charity serving the East End throughout 2026.

Mar 5, 2026

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