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
Who Is Hurt in the Green Revolution?
In his Peter Matthiessen Center lecture as in his book, “The Elements of Power,” Nicolas Niarchos lays out the steep human cost of mining for the minerals crucial to the batteries that run our high-tech world.
September 3, 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
County Democratic Chairman Under Fire
When the Suffolk County Democratic Committee holds its 2026 convention this month, committee members will vote on who will lead the committee going forward: its longstanding chairman, or a challenger who pledges to end what she calls a culture of patronage and corruption.
Sep 3, 2026
A.D.U. Loans Spur Homeowners’ Interest
The East Hampton Town Board is expected to pass a new law this evening changing the allocation of accessory dwelling units across the town from 40 per school district to a number tied to each hamlet’s buildable lots. The plan found unanimous support when the board met on Tuesday.
Sep 3, 2026
Government
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
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
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
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
Herb’s Market Will Close Its Doors
Harold (Herb) Herbert opened Herb’s Market in 1963. It was a grocery store, deli, and butcher shop, and became an unofficial social center of Montauk — a place where both locals and visitors could gather, catch up with one another, share stories, and always feel welcome.
Careful Tick Checks the Only Solution
What’s the answer to the tick problem on the East End? Mountain lions? Genetically engineered mice? Deer-feeding stations? Deer-killing stations? Insecticides? All solutions were discussed at a talk sponsored by the Perfect Earth Project titled “Ticknology.”
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.
Sports
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