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‘Now I Have This Horrible Thing Next to Me’

The East Hampton Village Board this week discussed a proposed public hearing on a new law that would shift the onus of notifying neighbors who live within 200 feet of an applicant’s property to the applicants, rather than the village. The proposal sparked a letter of objection from Leonard Ackerman, a lawyer and longtime village resident. 

Feb 27, 2025

Protesters Press LaLota for Town Halls

Five progressive Long Island groups and town Democrats rally to be heard by Representative Nick LaLota at tall hall-style meetings that are open to the public and not controlled or managed. His answer? There’s a tele-town hall coming on March 5.

Feb 27, 2025

Government

Perhaps lost in the discussion over the 22,000-square-foot Center for Modern Aging and Human Services planned for Abraham’s Path in Amagansett has been the human services element of the project. The department would occupy nearly a third of the fidget-spinner-shaped building. A recent visit to its current home, across the parking lot from the senior citizens center on Springs-Fireplace Road, makes clear that an upgrade is not an outlandish request.

Feb 27, 2025

Farmers in Wainscott spoke up at a recent East Hampton Town Board meeting to mostly reject a proposal for traffic-calming tools put forth by the Wainscott Citizens Advisory Committee, saying it would create difficulties and unsafe driving conditions for their farm vehicles and other cars and trucks on those very roadways.

Feb 27, 2025

East Hampton Village has tried to settle a lawsuit with David Ganz, a village resident who had his parking pass for Lot 1 revoked after the village said he drove recklessly and damaged property at the beach. Mr. Ganz is standing firm and in February filed new papers including videos taken from cameras affixed to the Main Beach pavilion.

Feb 27, 2025

Those who have driven through the intersection of Route 114 and Stephen Hand’s Path in East Hampton may have noticed about 15 traffic lights dangling above. They are part of the ongoing construction at the site, which was scheduled to be finished this month but is now expected to continue into the summer.

Feb 27, 2025

Arts

Juxtaposing Past and Present

Matthew Ward's curatorial approach at the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center is to develop projects that create a dialogue between the regionally historical and the contemporary.

Feb 27, 2025

Laura Darrell's first full-length play is about three generations of a New England family forced to grapple with end-of-life issues.

Feb 27, 2025

The Church in Sag Harbor will host an exhibition tour, a "drawing happening," and a concert by the Sons of Town Hall, a pair of 19th-century vagabonds.

Feb 27, 2025

An 1834 portrait of Ephraim Byram, a prominent Sag Harbor astronomer, clockmaker, engineer, and bookbinder, has been acquired by Preservation Long Island.

Feb 27, 2025

Villages

Clergy Affirm Commitment to Immigrant Neighbors, Too

Community members, elected officials, and clergy gathered at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Feb. 19 for a conversation with Minerva Perez, executive director of Organizacion Latino-America (OLA) of Eastern Long Island, on how to approach changing federal immigration policy.

Feb 27, 2025

Item of the Week: Remembering Henry Haney

Henry Haney (1930-2019), a familiar face to many East Hampton residents and a valuable volunteer here, was captured in this photo by Morgan McGivern with his wife, Louise Hughes Haney, sometime in the 1990s.

Feb 27, 2025

Rowdy Hall (the House) Is on a Roll

Long before the name “Rowdy Hall” was adopted by a popular East Hampton Village bar and eatery (now in Amagansett), it was a boarding house: Mrs. Harry Hamlin’s Rowdy Hall. The building, now a single-family house, still stands at 111 Egypt Lane, although currently it’s floating, suspended six feet above a hole. When it’s lowered again, it will be on a new foundation.

Feb 20, 2025

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Food

Montauk Brewing Takes Flight

The Montauk Brewing Company's Surf Beer Golden Ale is now being served on all of JetBlue's national and international flights.

Feb 27, 2025

News for Foodies 02.27.25

A class at Park Place illuminates the wines of Burgundy, and a fund-raiser for Project Most features an array of soups made by local chefs.

Feb 27, 2025

News for Foodies 02.20.25

A Montauk chef takes his culinary skills to the International Paella Fest in Zihautanejo, Mexico.

Feb 20, 2025