A 34-year-old homeless man accused of kidnapping and robbing three young East Hampton men at knifepoint on Sept. 3 pleaded not guilty to five felony charges at his arraignment before Suffolk County Supreme Court Justice Timothy Mazzei on Wednesday.
A 34-year-old homeless man accused of kidnapping and robbing three young East Hampton men at knifepoint on Sept. 3 pleaded not guilty to five felony charges at his arraignment before Suffolk County Supreme Court Justice Timothy Mazzei on Wednesday.
The Springs General Store achieved a victory at the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals last week, being granted its request for a natural resources special permit. It was needed because parking, fencing, and decking would be installed within 150 feet of wetlands. Don’t expect them to start churning out coffee and egg sandwiches just yet, however. The store still needs site plan approval from the town’s planning and architectural review boards.
An East Hampton man told village police he was looking down at his phone last Friday afternoon when his 2016 Chevrolet pickup truck ran into a 2018 Tesla at the intersection of Pantigo and Accabonac Roads.
Acting East Hampton Village Chief of Police Jeffrey J. Erickson has passed the Civil Service police chief exam, and will be officially promoted to the rank of chief when the village board meets on Oct. 18. He will become the ninth police chief in the history of the East Hampton Village Police Department.
Two local women received threatening emails from an unknown sender on the afternoon of Sept. 4, with photos of their homes attached, demanding that $2,000 be sent to a Bitcoin code.
Spring is associated with cleaning, sure, but the East Hampton Town Litter Action Committee sees no problem with celebrating the first day of autumn with a good once-over. On Saturday, as part of National CleanUp Day, committee members will hit the roadsides for this year’s sprucing.
The bridge that spans the outflow from Pussy’s Pond in Springs into Accabonac Harbor off Old Stone Highway will soon be repaired, and an eighth-of-an-acre sea of phragmites removed.
Sag Harbor Village is reviewing bids for work to connect two sewersheds to the village’s wastewater treatment system, all of which came in higher than expected.
Recognizing the challenges of housing costs even for people earning too much to qualify for affordable housing, East Hampton Town's housing director and Councilman Ian Calder-Piedmonte floated the idea of employee housing overlay districts that might “provide an avenue for private development of a needed form of housing.”
After a recent move to increase density allowances from eight units an acre to 12 for senior-citizen-only affordable housing developments, the East Hampton Town Board this week discussed making the same adjustment on any affordable housing parcel.
After two and a half years in front of the East Hampton Village Zoning Board of Appeals, the Huntting Inn’s quest for a pool and other improvements may fail. The reason? The Z.B.A. may not have the authority to grant the approval, even if it saw fit to do so.
With a site-specific installation at Guild Hall, a shout-out from Artnet News for his booth at the Spring/Break NYC art fair, and artworks at Chanel stores worldwide, Peter Dayton is on an extended roll.
The Hamptons International Film Festival's slate of programs will include films by Steve McQueen, Pedro Almodovar, Mike Leigh, Steven Soderbergh, and star turns by Angelina Jolie, Julianne Moore, Cillian Murphy, and Colman Domingo.
The Sag Harbor Cinema's Booksmart series will feature three films inspired by or adapted from literature—and one by DC Comics.
The 21st Latino Film Festival of the Hamptons will screen three feature films with themes of heroism, strength, and resilience at four East End venues.
Voters will gather next Thursday at the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor to vote on the annual budget, elect three library board members, and weigh in on propositions to provide funding for the Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum and the Eastville Community Historical Society.
This whaling log, kept by Edward Mulford Baker (1810-1856), documents two voyages aboard the ship Daniel Webster. The first took place between 1833 and 1837, departing from Sag Harbor for the Pacific Ocean. Baker was first mate under Capt. Philetus Pierson (1801-1879) and documented the journey only between Aug. 27 and Sept. 19, 1833.
A floating whale that has been a mainstay of Sag Harbor's Harborfest for many years was the object of political vandalism when someone defaced it with the words "TRUMP MAGA."
Oktoberfest specials at Rowdy Hall, benefit for East End Food, Artists’ Table in Water Mill, wine dinners at the Ram’s Head Inn.
Almond in Bridgehampton is celebrating the change of seasons with prix fixe menus and other specials.
Pizza with a view is now an option on Fridays and Saturdays at Cedar Point Park, and Amagansett's Jim Lubetkin takes home a slew of prize ribbons at the New York State Fair.
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