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A Republican Take on Trump 2.0

In the early days of Donald Trump’s second term as president, local Republican leaders and those who are serving in elected positions now or did in the past reflected on the administration’s first months, calling for patience amid the upheaval.

Mar 6, 2025

Shift Seen in Housing Opinions in Wainscott

The nature of the discourse Saturday, when the executive director of the East Hampton Housing Authority discussed a forthcoming housing development on Route 114 in Wainscott with the hamlet's citizens advisory committee, was markedly different from discussions on affordable housing in the Wainscott School District that took place a decade ago.

Mar 6, 2025

Government

At a 2025 Environmental Roundtable hosted by State Senator Anthony Palumbo in Riverhead last Thursday, where elected officials from across the East End met with environmental interest groups, East Hampton Town Councilwoman Cate Rogers used her time to speak about one of the town’s biggest environmental issues, coastal resilience, and the fear that some projects may no longer get the federal funding that small municipalities rely on.

Mar 6, 2025

The East Hampton Town Board is considering allowing multi-unit residences on housing lots as small as half an acre, which would include an increase of parcels in the town’s affordable housing overlay district and a revision of the town code. Right now, multi-unit dwellings are only allowed in those districts on lots that are over three acres.

Mar 6, 2025

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

Five progressive Long Island groups and town Democrats rally to be heard by Representative Nick LaLota at town 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

Arts

Parallel Paths in Architecture and Art

Throughout his long and successful career as an architect, Peter Gumpel has sustained a practice as a watercolor painter some of whose remarkable portraits are being assembled into a book.

Mar 13, 2025

Boots on the Ground Theater's new production is "The Railway Children," adapted from Edith Nesbit's 1905 children's book and starring three young local actors.

Mar 13, 2025

LTV will host a solo show about Shirley Chisholm, three local performers in concert, and Isle of Klezbos, an all-female klezmer group.

Mar 13, 2025

Eric Dever and Joel Perlman in Bridgehampton, monotype workshop at The Church, group shows at Lucore, the White Room, and Grenning, "Erotic City" at Firestone.

Mar 13, 2025

Villages

Wildlife Work Begins With a Rescue Center

Growing up with a father well known for documenting the vanishing wildlife of the African continent, it may have been inevitable that Zara Beard would eventually make it her mission to rescue wildlife and protect the natural world. EchoWild, the conservation nonprofit she founded this year, will start locally, with a wildlife trauma unit in East Hampton in partnership with the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center.

Mar 6, 2025

Item of the Week: Aca and Silas, in Plain Sight

What is most significant about this 1787 deed is the grouping of human lives — enslaved people — with real estate.

Mar 6, 2025

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

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Food

News for Foodies 03.13.25

St. Patrick's Day specials at Rowdy Hall, a prix fixe menu at Il Buco al Mare, and summer C.S.A. sign-ups for Quail Hill Farm.

Mar 13, 2025

Seasons by the Sea: Make Every Sandwich Count

The Star's food writer's mantra is "Enjoy Every Sandwich," and she provides four enticing recipes that are sure to please.

Mar 6, 2025

News for Foodies 03.06.25

An Artists and Writers dinner, farm to table talks at Madoo, sandwich platters from Loaves and Fishes, and wine classes at Nick and Toni's and Park Place Wines.

Mar 6, 2025