An indoor pool, a new turf field, an indoor athletic facility with an auxiliary gym, lights for football and tennis — East Hampton High School could see all of these upgrades if three bond propositions pass in May.
East Hampton Squad Brings the Good Cheer All Year
For the Bonac cheerleaders, keeping spirits bright is the name of the game no matter the season.
December 25, 2025
Police & Courts
A plaque installed outside Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s Emergency Medical Technician room last week officially dedicates the space to the late Randy Hoffman of East Hampton, a critical-care E.M.T. who worked with fire and ambulance departments across the South Fork and was credited with saving at least two lives during his long tenure as a first responder.
Dec 25, 2025
An East Hampton man was charged with a felony last week, accused of violating an active order of protection.
Dec 24, 2025
East Hampton Village is now home to 14 Flock license plate reader surveillance cameras, which amounts to one for every 108 full-time residents, if you go by the 2020 census data. They're heralded by local police for aiding in enforcement and investigations, but they use a technology that has proven controversial nationally with those concerned about civil liberties.
Dec 25, 2025
Montaukett Recognition Vetoed Again
For the seventh time, a governor of New York State has vetoed a bill that would have provided for reinstatement and acknowledgement of the Montaukett Indian Nation, a recognition lost 115 years ago in a ruling that former Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. has called one of the most racist decisions ever issued by a New York court.
Dec 25, 2025
Town Clerk Carole Brennan Says Goodbye
“It’s been a wonderful time,” Ms. Brennan said of her 32 years in the East Hampton Town clerk's office, the last 12 in the top post. “It’s been part of my life, and I enjoyed every minute of it and most of the dealings that I went through.”
Dec 25, 2025
Government
The East Hampton Fire Department has had “astronomical” success in recruitment in 2025, the Fire and Emergency Medical Services administrator told the East Hampton Village Board last week, with 19 new recruits representing a near-quadrupling of what is seen in a typical year.
Dec 24, 2025
The Dredge Oyster Bay was permanently damaged after encountering a "really big rock" in the channel, and a new dredge, the Scrod II, has been called in to relieve it. The Army Corps of Engineers’ project is still on schedule, despite the many delays since it began just over a month ago.
Dec 18, 2025
East Hampton Town appears to have stepped down in a fight against a Further Lane homeowner who neighbors say is violating a decades-old scenic easement on their lands.
Dec 18, 2025
A proposal by owners of the former Rick’s Crabby Cowboy Cafe in Montauk to double the occupancy of an outdoor bar area on the East Lake Drive property got some pushback at a recent East Hampton Town Planning Board meeting.
Dec 18, 2025
Arts
Pat Place: A Life in Music and Art
Pat Place has followed two career paths, in music as a founding member of the legendary Contortions and Bush Tetras, and as an artist who has exhibited at Artists Space and other venues to rave reviews.
Dec 25, 2025
Bob Feinberg, a media executive, attorney, cultural entrepreneur, and East Hampton resident, has been tapped to head HamptonsFilm.
Dec 25, 2025
The Ha Ha Hamptons Comedy Tour will bring four standup veterans to Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor on New Year's Eve.
Dec 25, 2025
Jackie Hoving and Norm Paris, artists and art professors, will lead an informal drawing workshop at The Church in Sag Harbor.
Dec 25, 2025
Villages
Time to Strip, Dip, Freeze
Polar plunges at Main Beach in East Hampton and Beach Lane in Wainscott on New Year’s Day accomplish many things: bracing and exhilarating starts to the year, the company of many hundreds of friends and fellow townspeople, and a chance to secure bragging rights that extend well into 2026. But most important, each serves as a critical fund-raiser for food pantries.
Support Where It’s Most Needed
Soon after moving to Water Mill with her family in 2015, Marit Molin became aware of a largely unacknowledged population underpinning the complicated Hamptons economy. That led her to create Hamptons Community Outreach, which is dedicated to meeting basic critical needs to help break cycles of poverty.
Valcich Is Montauk Lion of the Year
The Montauk Point Lions Club honored Lisa Valcich with its Lion of the Year award.
Sports
Long Island Books
Food
Say Cheese (or Caviar), Day or Night
Self Provisions, a storefront attached to Cavaniola’s Gourmet Cheese in Sag Harbor, is “always open,” as is proclaimed by an illuminated sign on the wall at the entrance. Two large, brightly lit vending machines dominate the space, with offerings ranging from sea salt crackers and slabs of French butter to jars of caviar and curated gift boxes — and, of course, cheese.
Dec 25, 2025
New Year’s Eve at Almond
Almond restaurant in Bridgehampton will celebrate New Year’s Eve with a locally sourced five-course prix fixe dinner that will include party favors and a champagne toast.
Dec 25, 2025
News for Foodies 12.25.25
Lulu Kitchen and Bar in Sag Harbor is offering New Year’s Eve dinner packages to go, and the Ram’s Head Inn on Shelter Island will serve a New Year’s Eve prix fixe and can host private parties any night of the week.
Dec 25, 2025