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Amagansett Has Questions for the Town

Some businesses on Amagansett’s Main Street took a financial hit from Metallica’s late-August concert, and residents complained.

Sep 11, 2025

Plan to Remove Buoys Gets Panned

The Coast Guard has unveiled the buoys it plans to eliminate in a modernization plan, drawing negative reactions from commercial fishermen and other boaters, the chief harbormaster, and the town trustees.

Sep 11, 2025

Government

J.P. Foster, a Republican candidate for town board, faced sharp questions and skepticism over remarks he made to The Star regarding the Maidstone Gun Club when he spoke to the Wainscott Citizens Advisory Committee on Saturday.

Sep 11, 2025

Mayor Jerry Larsen took umbrage at comments made by the East Hampton Town Democratic Committee chairwoman, Anna Skrenta, that the town Democrats were under no obligation to support his campaign should he win the primary.

Sep 11, 2025

East Hampton Town made multiple hires this week to address its recent staffing shortages, from the Building Department to the tax receiver’s office.

Sep 11, 2025

Revolution Wind, owned by Orsted and Skyborn Renewables and under construction in federal waters not all that far from South Fork Wind, has sued the Trump administration following an August stop-work order. The 65-turbine installation is 80-percent complete.

Sep 11, 2025

Arts

A Multimedia ‘Carmen’ at Bay Street

A multimedia show from Divaria Productions celebrates the 150th anniversary of Bizet's "Carmen" with opera, dance, and zarzuela, an operetta in Spanish.

Sep 11, 2025

The Hamptons International Film Festival announces its closing night and Centerpiece films as well as 18 Spotlight selections.

Sep 11, 2025

A new documentary on Garland Jeffreys illuminates the career and music of an artist lauded by Laurie Anderson, Bruce Springsteen, and Lou Reed.

Sep 11, 2025

HIFF has partnered with the Southampton Playhouse to extend its footprint into the Southampton community.

Sep 11, 2025

Villages

A New Idea for More Affordable Housing

Two recent architecture and engineering grads who pitched a scalable housing solution for Sag Harbor received an enthusiastic reception from the village board.

Sep 11, 2025

Professional Problem-Solver Manages It All

John Trentacoste of East Hampton has spent the last 20 years as a professional property management problem-solver. The work is varied, complex, and unending.

Sep 11, 2025

Secret’s Out on Cinema’s $5 Mystery Movies

Imagine walking into the movies, buying popcorn, and waiting for your movie to start, but there’s a catch — you don’t know what will play. Such is Regal’s Monday Mystery Movies at the East Hampton Cinema.

Sep 11, 2025

Food

News for Foodies 09.11.25

Sunsets are on the menus at Inlet Seafood and Cedar Point County Park’s Sunset Pizza and Spirits, plus specials at Arthur and Sons and a happy hour at Baker House 1650.

Sep 11, 2025

Stirring the Pot at Guild Hall

Andrew Carmellini, a chef and co-founder of NoHo Hospitality, which has 18 restaurants, will talk about his career with Florence Fabricant, the New York Times food and wine writer.

Sep 4, 2025

News for Foodies 09.04.25

Fresno restaurant's fall specials, starting in mid-October, will include $1 oysters on Sundays, discounted wine on Mondays, and a rotating prix fixe for Taco Tuesdays.

Sep 4, 2025