“Pomp and Circumstance” will be playing all over town this weekend, with the class of 2026 at both Pierson and East Hampton High Schools receiving their diplomas.
Burke-Gonzalez Sails to Victory
She was endorsed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, Assemblyman Tommy John Schiavoni, County Legislator Ann Welker, and by three of four East Hampton Town Board members, and on Tuesday night, Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez won the endorsement of Democratic voters.
June 23, 2026
Gallant Will Face LaLota in November
Chris Gallant, an Army National Guard pilot, former air traffic controller, union leader, and volunteer firefighter, is the apparent winner of Tuesday’s Democratic Primary for New York’s First Congressional District, having defeated Lukas Ventouras.
June 23, 2026
Police & Courts
After reporting suspicious people in her driveway, an Oyster Pond Lane woman told police on June 17 that they might have been neighbors who sometimes use her driveway as a shorter path to their house.
Jun 25, 2026
One member of a group of motorcyclists “speeding and riding erratically,” according to East Hampton Village police, was left injured Sunday afternoon after he hit the rear of a car stopped on Main Street.
Jun 25, 2026
Bragman and Others Speak Up for Larsen
Former East Hampton Town Councilman Jeff Bragman, who screened with the Democratic Committee over the winter to be considered as its nominee for town supervisor this fall, has endorsed Mayor Jerry Larsen in his primary race against the incumbent, Kathee Burke-Gonzalez.
Jun 18, 2026
Government
Ahead of Tuesday’s Democratic primary for East Hampton Town supervisor, both campaigns came under fire for separate matters related to water contamination by “forever chemicals.”
Jun 18, 2026
East Hampton Town is appealing a ruling that compelled the Building Department to issue a building permit to Joseph Macari and Kim Staller for their property on Bendigo Road in Amagansett.
Jun 18, 2026
The village Z.B.A. voted to reopen a hearing that had resulted in a determination granting multiple area variances and a wetlands permit for a Jones Road property, despite the objections of one member. It also closed another hearing, allowing an applicant on Middle Lane to convert an accessory building to an accessory dwelling unit.
Jun 18, 2026
What do East Hampton, Nantucket, Greenport, Port Jefferson, Northport, Hudson, and Cold Spring, N.Y., all have in common? They have all enacted legislation aimed at curbing the rise of so-called “formula” stores. Sag Harbor is on the precipice of doing the same, but is seeking comment from community members in an effort to find the best solution.
Jun 18, 2026
Arts
‘The Off Off Broadway of the Hamptons’
Norm Lewis, a Tony, Grammy, and Emmy-nominated actor and vocalist, will inaugurate the Hamptons Summer Songbook by the Sea cabaret series at LTV Studios in Wainscott.
Jun 25, 2026
Shows at the Arts Center at Duck Creek in Springs feature process-driven abstractions by Jorge Rios and Brent Richardson’s surreal, dynamic paintings whose forms threaten to fly off the canvas.
Jun 25, 2026
“Cagney the Musical” will bring one the screen’s most iconic stars to life at Bay Street in the Sag Harbor theater’s first big dance show in years.
Jun 25, 2026
The Choral Society’s summer concert at the college in Southampton is devoted to work by Long Island-born composers, from Billy Joel to Stephen Schwartz to John Williams.
Jun 25, 2026
Villages
Item of the Week: Marching Orders for Minutemen, 1776
When Gen. Nathaniel Woodhull of Mastic wrote to Col. Josiah Smith of East Moriches about activating Long Island militias amid the threat of the British Navy off Manhattan.
Weekend Happenings From Sag Harbor to Montauk
A cocktail party for the Sag Harbor Whaling Museum, the Wainscott Strawberry Festival, and the East Hampton Historical Society’s annual membership party are just a few of the things to keep you entertained this weekend.
Montauk Celebrates 70th Blessing of the Fleet
From the Viking Starship, two men of the cloth dispensed prayers and holy water on the boats parading by. “Everybody’s got their boats ready. The fish are showing up,” one commercial boat owner, John Aldridge, said.
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Food
News for Foodies 06.25.26
Taco Tuesdays at Navy Beach, Ralph’s Coffee truck (that’s Ralph Lauren) at Mulford Farm, and an acclaimed mixologist is coming to Bridgehampton.
Jun 25, 2026
New Chapter for Old Stone Market Owners
Twenty years after purchasing the parcel at 472 Old Stone Highway in Springs and opening Old Stone Market, Wolf Reiter and Vicky Sdrougias called it a career. The market closed, much to the sorrow of many, on Monday.
Jun 18, 2026
News for Foodies 06.18.26
Padma Lakshmi will stir the pot with Florence Fabricant at Guild Hall, and Miracle opens on Main Street in Sag Harbor.
Jun 18, 2026