The National Science Foundation has awarded Milan Curcic, Ph.D., a University of Miami ocean scientist, a prestigious $700,000 CAREER grant that includes funding for his ongoing partnership with East Hampton High School’s science research program.
Strange Sighting in 1967 Sky, Never Forgotten
Nearly 60 years ago, a halcyon family outing turned into in unforgettable experience when a mysterious glowing craft suddenly appeared overhead, hovering in eerie silence before vanishing over the horizon without a trace, leaving a stunned family convinced they had witnessed something not of this world.
September 24, 2026
Marine Biologist Still Has Hope
Never before, and never again, will there be such an opportune but fast-fading moment, Sylvia Earle said at Guild Hall, to reverse or slow the trends in biodiversity loss and changes to the atmosphere and oceans.
September 24, 2026
Police & Courts
LTV Studios in Wainscott will be the site of a forum on the controversial Flock Safety cameras as well as the proliferating use of drones and the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency on Tuesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Sep 24, 2026
A man was reported to be “crying in the road” on North Main Street on Sept. 14, but police were unable to find him.
Sep 24, 2026
Two Sag Harbor Properties Reimagined
Long-simmering plans for the Sag Harbor building nicknamed Fort Apache, at 2 Main Street, and the building at 22 Long Island Avenue started to come into focus this week at a Sag Harbor Village Planning Board meeting, when the board was offered a first look at a new layout during a pre-submission discussion.
Sep 24, 2026
Schaffer Re-Elected Suffolk Democratic Chair
Rich Schaffer, the Suffolk County Democratic Committee’s controversial chairman, on Tuesday retained the position he has held for 26 years, fending off a challenge from Kathryn Casey Quigley, chairwoman of the Southold Town Democratic Committee.
Sep 24, 2026
Government
The East Hampton Village Board discussed prohibiting swimming pools at inns in the historic district last week, but Mayor Jerry Larsen suggested tabling the matter pending resolution of a lawsuit brought by the Huntting Inn in 2024, after the zoning board of appeals refused to approve its application for a pool, spa, and patio.
Sep 24, 2026
“We accept,” Mayor Jerry Larsen told Rachel Cooper, executive director of the Ladies Village Improvement Society, when she detailed a proposal that would see the planting of more than 30 new trees, many of them cherry trees, in Herrick Park.
Sep 24, 2026
Kenneth Collum, East Hampton Village’s longtime fire marshal, retired on Friday, when he was recognized with a proclamation at the village board’s meeting.
Sep 24, 2026
Designed to create “both drive-by and walk-through experiences,” the previously blank sod surrounding East Hampton Town Hall has been replaced by native plants, flowers, and a world of insects and birds.
Sep 17, 2026
Arts
Anthony Madonna’s Life in Theater
Anthony Madonna’s path to Guild Hall’s theater began with the cello in second grade and continued to the Westminster Choir College, Juilliard, the McCarter Theatre, and London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Sep 24, 2026
The Parrish Art Museum will host “Abstract Expressionism: The East End, 1940 to Today,” a survey of the region’s abstract painting from the mid-20th century to the present.
Sep 24, 2026
"The Dance of Death," a 2012 adaptation of plays by August Strindberg about a tumultuous marriage hanging by a thread, will have a three-week run at LTV Studios.
Sep 24, 2026
Lucien Smith, an artist who died unexpectedly this month at 37, moved from New York to Montauk after achieving early success and continued to work productively.
Sep 24, 2026
Villages
A Promising Alternative to Combat Beech Leaf Disease
The antifungal pesticide Broadform, that was previously banned by the New York State D.E.C. because of its impact on groundwater but was approved to treat the disease, has been found to be effective in a far lower dose. And, Arbortech, a fungicide that is injected rather than sprayed, has also showed some effectiveness with less of an environmental impact.
Hamptons Whodunit Will Investigate Savannah Next
Hamptons Whodunit, the festival that brings mystery and thriller fiction authors as well as true crime experts to East Hampton Village each spring, is expanding from its local origins with the first true crime weekend in Savannah, Ga.
Eco Training at the Town Hall Garden
ChangeHampton will host a Bio-Blitz, a citizen-scientist training initiative at the Community Pollinator Garden and Native Grassland Meadows on the East Hampton Town Hall campus.
Sports
Long Island Books
Food
News for Foodies 09.24.26
Of note this week: Drink specials at Lobster Roll, happy hour at Lion’s Nook Bar and Grill, Locals Night at Inlet Seafood, and happy hour and pasta specials at Frankie’s Fabulous.
Sep 24, 2026
News for Foodies 09.17.26
A panel discussion on East Hampton’s new farms, Oktoberfest at Rowdy Hall, paella dinners at the fish farm, and fall specials at Bell and Anchor.
Sep 17, 2026
News for Foodies 09.10.26
Almond restaurant announces perks of its Dinner and Provisions Club as well as fall specials, and the North Fork Foodie Tour will feature farms and vineyards spread across 30 miles.
Sep 10, 2026