With the election of Lisa Goree to the role of tribal chairperson on April 2, there’s a woman in charge of the Shinnecock Indian Nation — traditionally a matriarchal culture — for the first time in centuries.
New County Legislator Reflects on First 100 Days in Office
“I have a big list of thank-yous and acknowledgments, because I stand on the shoulders of giants,” Suffolk County Legislator Ann Welker said, reflecting on her first 100 days in office.
April 25, 2024
Police & Courts
A smattering of news involving the village's Police and Emergency Services Departments came out of an East Hampton Village Board meeting that was otherwise focused on avoiding the need for residents to call the police for noise complaints in the historic district.
Apr 25, 2024
Squirrels, porch pirates, injured seals, drones, missing White Claws, and more in this week's police logs.
Apr 25, 2024
A 27-year-old East Hampton woman was injured overnight when she crashed her car into a tree on Three Mile Harbor-Hog Creek Road, East Hampton Town police said Thursday morning.
Apr 25, 2024
To Catch Storm Runoff Before It Hits the Pond
East Hampton Village is moving forward on a few stormwater-abatement projects, which together could improve the quality of the water in Georgica Pond.
Apr 25, 2024
George Santos Drops Out of House Race
Former United States Representative George Santos, who on March 7 announced his intention to run as an independent for New York's First Congressional District, which includes the South Fork, has dropped out of the race.
Apr 25, 2024
Government
Starting June 1, the East Hampton Town Trustees, the stewards of beaches, wetlands, and waterways throughout both East Hampton Town and Village, will charge a new $300 fee for events held at the five village beaches, Main Beach, Egypt Beach, Two Mile Hollow, Wiborg’s Beach, and Georgica.
Apr 25, 2024
The East Hampton Town Board is considering prohibiting overnight parking at 31 town lots and road ends and is also weighing new stop signs at a number of busy intersections.
Apr 25, 2024
The stage was set as the East Hampton Village Board prepared to hold a public hearing about proposed legislation to restrict business hours in the historic district, legislation that seemed aimed at discouraging Zero Bond, a private membership club, from leasing or purchasing the Hedges Inn and turning it into a night spot for the ultra-rich.
Apr 25, 2024
After several months of delays related to manufacturing, Suffolk County's expansion of on-demand bus service to East Hampton Town is set to begin on Sunday.
Apr 24, 2024
Arts
Of Mice and Women, in New Van Booy Novel
The newest novel from the award-winning writer Simon Van Booy is a linear narrative about a reclusive octogenarian and the mouse she rescues from the elements.
Apr 24, 2024
LTV’s production of Martin McDonagh’s play “The Pillowman” brings together an accomplished team of local talent whose members have worked with each other before,
Apr 24, 2024
Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton will be at Bay Street Theater with their new children’s book, and the comedian Joseph Vecsey will perform a live taping of his new show.
Apr 24, 2024
Bay Street Theater has added Terrence McNally’s play “Master Class” and a one-woman show by Julia Motyka to its summer season.
Apr 24, 2024
Villages
Half-Million for New Baseball Diamond at Herrick Park
A reconstructed baseball diamond for Herrick Park, complete with dugouts, will be playable by "Memorial Day weekend, give or take," Chris Hines, an account manager with the LandTek Group, told the East Hampton Village Board at Friday's meeting. The board determined that the project will have little environmental impact, and approved $535,720.60 for the work, which will come out of the village's general fund.
Library Item of the Week: The Honorable Howell and Halsey, 1774-1816
"Be it remembered" opens each case recorded in this book, which was kept by two Suffolk County justices of the peace over the course of 42 years, from 1774 through 1816.
Fairies Make Mischief at Montauk Nature Preserve
A "fairy gnome village" in the Culloden Point Preserve, undoubtedly erected without a building permit, has become an amusing but also divisive issue for those living on Montauk's lesser-known point.
