Amid a squabble about East Hampton Village charging the town building permit fees for the addition of pickleball courts at the Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter and renovations at the Peach Farm House, at the Town Hall campus, both within village boundaries, comes the discovery that the town has no certificate of occupancy for Town Hall on file with the village.
Endangered Species Act Threatened
Last week, the Trump administration moved to weaken one of the most popular and successful laws passed in the United States in the last 50 years: the Endangered Species Act of 1973. If successful, the proposed changes could harm some iconic species on the East End, including the piping plover, the eastern tiger salamander, and even the monarch butterfly.
November 27, 2025
Police & Courts
A 76-year-old Montauk man was sentenced to five days in county jail, followed by three years of probation, for spray-painting swastikas and antisemitic phrases around the hamlet in late 2023.
Nov 20, 2025
“You could actually hear the screams through town,” said a business owner and Amagansett Fire Department volunteer who was one of the first to come to the aid of the injured woman.
Nov 20, 2025
“A bald man with a briefcase” walked through his property on Friday afternoon, a Sag Harbor resident told police. The man showed up on his doorbell camera, said the homeowner, walking across the front lawn and then out of frame toward his backyard gate.
Nov 20, 2025
Touting Economic Benefits of Wind Power
The nascent offshore wind industry has proven its economic benefit — to union workers, businesses comprising every link in the supply chain, all the way down to the delis, gas stations, and restaurants surrounding such projects, a panel of professionals agreed during a round-table discussion last week.
Nov 27, 2025
Schiavoni Hammers ICE Arrests
New York State Assemblyman Tommy John Schiavoni came out firmly against the Nov. 5 federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Hampton Bays and Westhampton when he spoke at the inaugural East End LIVE, a conversation on issues impacting the East End of Long Island held last Thursday at LTV Studios in Wainscott.
Nov 26, 2025
Government
With the enthusiastic urging of members of the Surfrider Foundation, the Sag Harbor Village Board unanimously voted to adopt “Skip the Stuff” legislation regulating single-use plastics.
Nov 20, 2025
A nearly 10-year effort to upgrade a play area at Maidstone Park in Springs came closer to completion earlier this month. The town has budgeted $190,000 for a renovation meant to be especially useful to younger children and those with disabilities.
Nov 20, 2025
The East Hampton Town Board approved a resolution to pay $14,300 to its wireless consultant CityScape to develop a design guide for “small-cell” wireless facilities within the town’s right of way.
Nov 20, 2025
The East Hampton Town Trustees have taken an initial step toward potentially opening the east channel of Napeague Harbor, which began to close early in this century and has been completely closed since 2012.
Nov 20, 2025
Arts
Doc Fest’s Schedule Is ‘Electric’
Hamptons Doc Fest will show 33 documentary films over eight days at the Sag Harbor Cinema, Bay Street Theater, and, for the first time, the Southampton Playhouse.
Nov 27, 2025
Center Stage at the Southampton Arts Center will present staged readings of two of Truman Capote's holiday stories.
Nov 27, 2025
The Holiday Makers Market at The Church in Sag Harbor will have a pop-up print sale, book signings, and offerings from more than 20 local vendors.
Nov 27, 2025
The film "Taking Venice," coming to Guild Hall, investigates the purported rigging of the 1964 Venice Biennale Grand Prize competition to favor the American entry.
Nov 27, 2025
Villages
Anti-ICE Rally at Hook Mill
A rally to support immigrants, demand due process, and urge a strong stance by government representatives and other civil servants against federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions will happen Friday from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Hook Mill in East Hampton Village.
Item of the Week: The 1955 L.V.I.S. Cookbook
This is a cookbook perfect for those interested in trying a new recipe while still holding onto traditions.
A Fall Wedding for Todd and Bennett
Ashleigh Katharine Bennett and Thomas Gerard Todd IV were married on Oct. 11 at the Vineyards at Aquebogue.
