The nor’easter that struck here last month caused significant shoaling at the entrance to Three Mile Harbor and damaged the rock jetty on its eastern side. Peter Mendelman, who operates marinas there, gave the town trustees an assessment and recommended heavy machinery.
Four Trips to the Moon in a Mail Truck
If you have lived in East Hampton in the last 30 years, your mail may have been delivered by Larry McCue. But after a 55-year career and nearly one million miles driven for the Postal Service, he is hanging up his satchel and the keys to his truck and retiring.
October 29, 2026
Local Woman Accused in Witchcraft Scheme
It’s 1657. An East Hampton woman has been taken into custody as allegations surrounding witchcraft and consorting with the devil have solidified. Village justices ask anyone who thinks they may have been a victim of the accused, Elizabeth Garlick, to report to Baker’s Ordinary.
October 29, 2026
Police & Courts
Someone called police to report a group of people sitting in the back of a parked van in the Sportime lot on Saturday night, not moving. They were playing poker, police said.
Oct 29, 2026
A 33-year-old led town police on a brief pursuit late Sunday night before they caught up with him. He faces several charges.
Oct 29, 2026
Cranberry Hole Road Bridge Work Is Underway
The 1895 bridge, declared structurally deficient, was closed to all traffic in July 2023 but is finally set to be replaced. “The problem was truckers ignoring the weight restrictions,” said Stephen Lynch, the East Hampton Town highway superintendent.
Oct 29, 2026
New Democratic Chairman Talks Unity
Speaking from the Get Out the Vote operation this week, Michael Koegler, the newly minted chairman of the East Hampton Town Democratic Committee, had more on his mind than just electoral numbers.
Oct 29, 2026
Government
Early voting continues through Sunday, and Election Day is Tuesday, when polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Oct 29, 2026
It’s tough to figure out where these things are going to go. Of course, no one wants them within sight of their house, and suddenly it feels like there’s 200 square pegs in a town of round holes.
Oct 29, 2026
The proposed modification of the approved plans for the store do not include demolishing the second story, the owners’ attorney told the East Hampton Town Planning Board this week, saying that part of the proposal was submitted in error.
Oct 23, 2026
Dozens of metal poles are sprouting up across East Hampton Town this fall. These “small cell” towers, each 42 feet tall, are the first of 192 planned across the town, most of them in Springs and Northwest, and they’re catching residents off guard.
Oct 22, 2026
Arts
Preservation Fest at the Sag Cinema
The Sag Harbor Cinema’s Festival of Preservation includes films from 1922 to 2004 by such directors as Samuel Fuller, Roger Corman, Brian De Palma, Alexander Payne, and Raoul Walsh.
Oct 29, 2026
Halloween-related programs for adults will include three spooky dance parties, the original “Frankenstein,” and, for laughs, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and “Young Frankenstein.”
Oct 29, 2026
Nine monumental paintings by Hildy Maze, inspired by her deep connection to Buddhism, can be seen at Gallery 851 in Springs.
Oct 29, 2026
With inventive staging and superb performances, LTV brings the Tony Award-winning play “The Elephant Man” to thrilling life in Wainscott.
Oct 29, 2026
Villages
Shades of Wild East in Popular Fishing Tourney
The Mr. Poseidon Montauk Striper Challenge, a fierce competition with a large cash prize, brought hundreds of competitors to the hamlet for a catch-and-release striped bass contest that is touted by its organizer as the “biggest surf fishing tournament on the East Coast.” Critics say it left a trail of problems.
Whalemen, Shipwrecks, Coded Messages
Atlantic Avenue, which terminates in one of the most seasonally popular beaches in town, was from 1870 to 1918 a working man’s hub focused on the capture of whales. The historical preservationist Robert Hefner detailed this era along with tales of shipwrecks, Nazi saboteurs, and more in a talk last weekend.
History Still Under Threat
In an increasingly homogenized world, preservation “is what makes places distinct,” Michael Devonshire told the Ladies Village Improvement Society during its 33rd annual Landmarks Luncheon, pointing to “some wonderful local examples of absolute gems that you should all be proud of.”
Sports
Long Island Books
Food
News for Foodies 10.29.26
Emily Weitz, an author, singer, and songwriter, is up next in Almond’s Artists and Writers series, while La Fondita will celebrate the Day of the Dead with menu specials.
Oct 29, 2026
News for Foodies 10.22.26
Long Island Restaurant Week nears, there’s a Spanish wine class at Park Place and an Artists’ Table at the Watermill Center, and whiskey and barbecue spice up the Sagaponack Farm Distillery.
Oct 22, 2026
News for Foodies 10.15.26
Wine Wednesday workshops return to Nick and Toni’s, dinner and bar specials at Gigi’s Montauk, and a mahjong brunch at Lunch in Southampton.
Oct 15, 2026