With hazy wildfire smoke as a backdrop last Thursday, East Hampton Village lifeguards took on the town in their annual volleyball tournament at Main Beach, a precursor of sorts to this Thursday’s Main Beach lifeguard tournament, which starts at 4 and draws teams from across Long Island.
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.
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 driver trying to back his Porsche into a parking space on Newtown Lane last Thursday found a traffic control officer standing in the spot. The T.C.O. called police, saying the driver was yelling at her to move and had reversed the car in her direction.
Jul 23, 2026
A local woman was injured on Friday morning near the Mobil gas station in Amagansett after her car rolled away and knocked her down.
Jul 23, 2026
LaLota Doubles Down on Withholding Federal Money
Representative Nick LaLota, who announced last month that he was cutting off East Hampton Town and Village from federal community project funding over their adoption of laws prohibiting cooperation with the federal government in civil immigration enforcement, is not letting up in his threats.
Jul 23, 2026
Criticism of Employer-Sponsored Housing Legislation Persists
Following several changes to legislation that would allow for rent-restricted employer-sponsored housing, the town board held a second public hearing on the proposal on July 16, but the changes were not enough, apparently, to create public support.
Jul 23, 2026
Government
Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine announced last week that the county intends to buy the 822-acre island, largely untouched by development, except for the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, and described it as an environmental jewel.
Jul 23, 2026
Three marshes in East Hampton Town — at Cedar Point County Park, Napeague, and Beach Hampton — were scheduled to be sprayed with a larvicide this week, weather permitting, according to the Suffolk County Department of Health Services.
Jul 23, 2026
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
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
Arts
Photography as a Process of Discovery
Photography has enabled Jessica Wynne to learn about things outside of her realm, including the chalkboards of accomplished mathematicians and Jackson Pollock’s studio floor.
Jul 23, 2026
The music of the lyricist Lorenz Hart, the longtime partner of Richard Rodgers, will be performed at LTV Studios in Wainscott in the Summer Songbook series.
Jul 23, 2026
The Southampton Arts Center will have a show of a hundred photos by some of the most influential photographers of the 20th century.
Jul 23, 2026
A cabaret tribute to Big Mama Thornton and a talk about American art from the 19th century to the present are coming to The Church.
Jul 23, 2026
Villages
The Tree Man Cometh
On the South Fork, where the effects of climate change are seen in woodlands decimated by the southern pine beetle, Rivers Burke hopes to plant as many redwood and sequoia trees, both of which are highly fire resistant, as he possibly can, in the process inspiring others to take up the cause.
When We’ve ‘Shuffled Off This Mortal Coil’
Never has a group of people been happier to talk about human composting than at Edwina von Gal’s Perfect Earth panel discussion on green burial held at the LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton last weekend.
Vets Said They Felt the Love at Soldier Ride
“This has been the best experience I’ve ever had. I’ve been telling people, ‘I feel more welcome now than when I actually came home,’ ” said Sabrina Mohammed, a veteran who took part in Soldier Ride the Hamptons on July 18.
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