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Have you ever considered working for town government? If so, East Hampton and Southampton Towns would like to hear from you.

Mar 25, 2024

Avlon Says the District Is Winnable

Three weeks after announcing his candidacy to represent New York’s First Congressional District, the author, columnist, and former CNN anchor John Avlon formally launched his campaign at the World War II memorial in Sag Harbor’s Marine Park on Saturday, promising supporters that the race to unseat Representative Nick LaLota is winnable. 

Mar 21, 2024

Government

“The roof repair work at 1 Cedar Street is largely complete, and the building should be open again by the July organizational meeting,” Dave Collins, the East Hampton Village superintendent of public works said at Friday’s village board meeting. 

Mar 21, 2024

Emily’s List, which works to elect Democratic pro-choice women, has endorsed the candidacy of Nancy Goroff in New York’s First Congressional District. 

Mar 21, 2024

Consultants to the East Hampton Town Board issued a draft report on a Springs-Fireplace Road Corridor study, an ongoing initiative to evaluate traffic, land use, and environmental issues and offer recommendations to improve the functionality and character of the area surrounding the county road while reducing potential environmental threats. 

Mar 21, 2024

“Right now, there is no sense of entrance,” the landscape architect Michael Derrig told the East Hampton Village Board as he presented a conceptual design for the Newtown Lane-facing portion of Herrick Park. Central to the design is an allée of trees leading to a lawn formed into an oval by the contours of the walkway.

Mar 21, 2024

Arts

Storytelling Shaped by a Rebellious Life

After a lifetime of defying authority, Sag Harbor’s Terry Sullivan is using filmmaking to tell his stories of resistance and activism on LTV, inspired in part by his 24-year friendship with Pete Seeger.

Mar 27, 2024

The most recent commemorations of Roy Lichtenstein’s centennial are a 100-work retrospective at the Albertina Museum in Vienna and the completion of a catalogue raisonne of his work.

Mar 27, 2024

The Sag Harbor Cinema will celebrate the 50-year career of the photographer James Hamilton with “Uncropped,” D.W. Young’s new documentary, an exhibit of Mr. Hamilton's photographs, and films by Alfred Hitchcock, Wes Anderson, and George Romero.

Mar 27, 2024

HamptonsFilm’s annual Screenwriters Lab will pair three chosen screenwriters with three accomplished writer-director mentors.

Mar 27, 2024

Villages

Owl's Death Prompts Call for Bird-Friendly Building

Window strikes kill up to a billion birds annually and rank up there with cats and habitat destruction as the leading causes of recent steep declines. After the recent death of a much-watched Eurasian eagle-owl that was set loose from the Central Park Zoo, a bill calling for bird-friendly building measures has been revived in the New York Assembly and Senate.

Mar 28, 2024

Item of the Week: Gardiner Family Gossip From 1889

On July 16, 1889, while staying in Lenox, Mass., Sarah Diodati Gardiner Thompson wrote to her daughter Sarah Thompson Gardiner, who was vacationing at Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire. Family news was top of mind.

Mar 28, 2024

Holy Week Services From Bridgehampton to Montauk

Holy Week services begin on Sunday, and churches here have special schedules throughout the week. 

Mar 21, 2024

Food

Time to Make Those Reservations

Long Island Restaurant Week is coming up, with East End eateries taking part from Southampton to Amagansett.

Mar 27, 2024

News for Foodies 03.28.24

Easter specials to go from Loaves and Fishes and The Cookery, restaurant options for Easter from Baron’s Cove and Calissa, and new ownership for Maidstone Hotel.

Mar 27, 2024

Hop to These Easter Options

Easter brunch and/or dinner at 1770 House, Nick and Toni’s, Topping Rose, and Lulu Kitchen and Bar, as well as takeout options from Art of Eating and L&W.

Mar 20, 2024