Sag Harbor Village police are seeking the public’s help in locating Jessica M. Morocho Aguagallo, described in a department release as a “16-year-old white/Hispanic female,” about 5 feet tall and 90 pounds, “with brown hair below her shoulders and brown eyes.”
Wildfire Smoke Descends, Creating Health Hazard
A storm of smoke covering Long Island and most of New York State has traveled thousands of miles from its source in Canada and the Midwest, leading to multiple air quality alerts here and giving an eerie cast to the skies.
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 63-year-old Bronx man with no criminal history was arrested Wednesday afternoon at Beyonce and Jay-Z’s house in East Hampton Village’s Georgica neighborhood after he drove his Subaru through the property’s security gate.
Jul 17, 2026
Following two recent fatal shootings by ICE agents, one in Maine and one in Texas, the appearance on Monday of two Suffolk County Sheriff vehicles parked with a U.S. Customs and Border Protection truck on Long Wharf in Sag Harbor created a stir.
Jul 16, 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
Stage 1 Water Alert Issued
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
Government
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
The East Hampton Village Z.B.A. appeared disinclined to grant variances allowing a freestanding sign to be erected at 28 Newtown Lane, the former Odd Fellows Hall, which now houses the Rolex Boutique.
Jul 16, 2026
Arts
BCM Celebrates America’s 250th
Bridgehampton Chamber Music’s summer series will celebrate this country’s 250th anniversary with an emphasis on American composers, among them Steven Banks, a saxophonist and composer.
Jul 16, 2026
“Bar,” a 400-page, limited-edition coffee-table book about the “wild ride of the Stephen Talkhouse” since 1987, is set for release on July 25.
Jul 16, 2026
Billy Stritch and Klea Blackhurst will be at LTV Studios to pay tribute to the music of Hoagy Carmichael with their cabaret show “Dreaming of a Song.”
Jul 16, 2026
A conversation about the importance of evergreens for America’s culture and economy, and a jazz concert by the Rez Abbasi and Kiran Ahluwalia Quartet will happen at The Church.
Jul 16, 2026
Villages
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.
Minister to Speak on East Hampton’s ‘Convict Pastor’
The Rev. Thomas James of the East Hampton’s first church “came to the New World in search of religious freedom but found that freedom was not enough.” So says an announcement for a lecture next Thursday provokingly titled “The Convict Pastor: Thomas James and the Puritan Roots of Christian Nationalism.”
On ‘Green’ Burials
“Grounded Conversation: What Remains,” set for Sunday afternoon from 2 to 4:30 at LongHouse Reserve, will focus on green burials, human composting, eco-cremations, and how to sustainably prepare for death.
Sports
Long Island Books
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