With hazy wildfire smoke as a backdrop last Thursday, East Hampton Village lifeguards took on the town in their annual volleyball tournament at Main Beach, a precursor of sorts to this Thursday’s Main Beach lifeguard tournament, which starts at 4 and draws teams from across Long Island.
A Brit’s Surprise Role in America’s 250th Celebration
Toby Haynes, an artist who splits his time between East Hampton and Cornwall, England, built the belfry that supported the Wavertree ship bell rung to welcome 40 tall ships into New York Harbor.
July 16, 2026
From Farm Fields to Food Pantry
Teenagers are working the land in a summer internship program with Share the Harvest Farm and Pitch Your Peers Teen, a youth-led philanthropic and service organization that introduces students to local nonprofits, meaningful volunteer opportunities, and charitable funding.
July 16, 2026
Police & Courts
A man facing a misdemeanor drunken driving charge appears to have made things worse for himself.
Jul 23, 2026
East Hampton Town police and the Coast Guard are investigating the death of a man found unconscious Tuesday on a boat off the coast of Montauk Point.
Jul 22, 2026
LaLota Doubles Down on Federal $$ Withholdings
Representative Nick LaLota, who announced last month that he was cutting off East Hampton Town and Village from federal community project funding over their adoption of laws prohibiting cooperation or participation with the federal government in civil immigration enforcement, is doubling down on his threat to the easternmost municipalities.
Jul 23, 2026
Boards Irked by Scofflaw Applicants
Angry board members. That was the theme last week at meetings of both the East Hampton Town Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals.
Jul 16, 2026
Government
Amid the continuing and worsening drought, the Suffolk County Water Authority issued the season’s first Stage 1 water alert on Tuesday for all customers in Southold, Shelter Island, Southampton, and East Hampton Towns. Those restrictions include using an odd/even watering schedule, and no lawn watering is permitted between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Jul 16, 2026
Two locations in Montauk, one at the southwest corner of Lake Montauk and the other at the northwest corner of Fort Pond, will be improved with so-called “living shorelines.”
Jul 16, 2026
Aircraft and firearms, two things America has more of than any other country in the world by a wide margin, are causing frustration to boil over in Wainscott.
Jul 16, 2026
A plan to improve water quality at Havens Beach, where elevated levels of nitrogen and bacteria, including fecal coliform, have concerned residents for decades, had its first public hearing before the Sag Harbor Village Board on July 8.
Jul 16, 2026
Arts
Photography as a Process of Discovery
Photography has enabled Jessica Wynne to learn about things outside of her realm, including the chalkboards of accomplished mathematicians and Jackson Pollock’s studio floor.
Jul 23, 2026
The music of the lyricist Lorenz Hart, the longtime partner of Richard Rodgers, will be performed at LTV Studios in Wainscott in the Summer Songbook series.
Jul 23, 2026
The Southampton Arts Center will have a show of a hundred photos by some of the most influential photographers of the 20th century.
Jul 23, 2026
A cabaret tribute to Big Mama Thornton and a talk about American art from the 19th century to the present are coming to The Church.
Jul 23, 2026
Villages
The Tree Man Cometh
“There is a natural way,” began the advertisement in the July 9 issue of The Star. “Did you know that East Coast redwoods could be one possible safe and affordable long-term solution to climate cooling?” In Rivers Burke’s ad, he offers to plant redwood saplings, at no cost, “for you and perhaps each member of your entire family soon too.”
Amagansett Vintage Shop Is a Family Affair
From a 1985 Unimog platform fire truck imported from Germany to black open-toe platform booties, you can find a bit of everything vintage at Georgopoulos Motors on Main Street in Amagansett, where the brother-and-sister team of Stathios and Tiffany Georgopoulos are in business together this summer. He sells the cars, she sells the clothes.
Item of the Week: Camping by the Sea at Hither Hills
As soon as the campground opened at Hither Hills State Park in Montauk in 1929, camping on the beach became popular, as shown in this vintage postcard.
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Food
News for Foodies 07.16.26
An acclaimed chef is up next in Guild Hall’s Stirring the Pot, a panel on Long Island wines at the Hampton Library, Navy Beach launches Sunday brunch, and catering-to-go from Art of Eating.
Jul 16, 2026
News for Foodies 07.09.26
Omakase is coming to the East End at LDV at the Maidstone and Gurney’s in Montauk, and Lion’s Nook is open at the former Rowdy Hall.
Jul 9, 2026
South Fork Somm: Sparkling Wine for Your Sparklers
With July 4th on the horizon, The Star’s sommelier turns her attention to sparkling wines, with options including a great value from New Mexico and Champagnes that won’t break the bank.
Jul 2, 2026