News

Montauk Highway Pothole Scourge Worsens

T.E. McMorrow
Tires are blowing out and wheels are being damaged at an unprecedented rate in potholes along Montauk Highway.
Packed Hearing on Airport Noise

Joanne Pilgrim
Four local laws designed to curtail noise from the ever-increasing number of aircraft landing at and taking off from East Hampton Airport were hashed out during a crowded hearing at LTV Studios in Wainscott.
Pre-K for a Full Day

Carissa Katz
The East Hampton School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to fund a full-day prekindergarten program at the Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center for the 2015-16 school year.
After 80 Years Montaukett Papers Return, Sort Of

David E. Rattray
One day in about 1885, George Fowler put pen to paper and signed away his remaining rights to his ancestral land at Montauk.
Deja Vu in Amagansett Man’s Arrest

T.E. McMorrow
A man who calls Amagansett home but has spent much of his adult life either in county jail or state prison is again behind bars in Riverside charged with a felony for burglary.
Plane Skids off Runway at East Hampton Airport

T.E. McMorrow
Police said a problem with the landing gear caused the accident Wednesday. The pilot was not hurt, but the plane was damaged.
Fire Reported at West End Road House

Star Staff
East Hampton firefighters were called to an oceanfront West End Road house on Wednesday afternoon after a report of a fire. When the first fire officials arrived on the scene at about 2:40, flames were reportedly coming through the roof.
One Day They May Be Broadway Bound

Carissa Katz
More than 50 students, ages 9 to 19, worked with the Tony Award-winning lyricist Jack Feldman, the dancer Tommy Bracco, and actress Nadia Dajani at East Hampton High School on Saturday in the first workshop sponsored by the East End Young Arts Initiative.
Rain Couldn't Stop Am O'Gansett Parade

Christopher Walsh
“It might have been a bright blue day, but rainclouds had to come this way,” sang a sometime resident of Amagansett, Paul McCartney. “They're watering everything that they can see.”
Driver of Pickup Killed in Amagansett Accident

T.E. McMorrow
East Hampton Town police are investigating the death of an Amagansett man in an accident on Windmill Lane in that hamlet early Saturday morning. Erik D. Payne, 25, was declared dead on the scene by investigators.
One More Parade for Precinct Commander

Taylor K. Vecsey
East Hampton Town Lt. Christopher M. Hatch may be getting ready to retire, but he’s still plenty busy over the next few weeks as he makes the final preparations for the annual Montauk Friends of Erin St. Patrick’s Day parade.
Trustees Balk At Indian Wells Booze Ban

Christopher Walsh
The battle over an alcohol ban at Indian Wells Beach in Amagansett intensified on Tuesday when Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell and Councilman Peter Van Scoyoc visited a meeting of the East Hampton Town Trustees.
Jet Skis in the Harbors?

Joanne Pilgrim
A change to town laws that is under discussion would allow personal watercraft such as Jet Skis, which have been banned from East Hampton Town harbors, to be launched from designated ramps throughout the town and traverse the harbors in order to get to open waters, where they are unrestricted.
So Many More Needs to Be Filled

Christopher Walsh
The church’s outreach efforts are not limited to its large and diverse congregation; rather, they are extended to anyone residing in the greater East Hampton area.