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LaLota and Avlon Clash at Two Debates

Bipartisanship and civility erode as the incumbent Republican congressman and his Democratic challenger in a dead-heat race meet face to face.

Oct 24, 2024

Bridges and Divides in Amagansett

Amagansett residents weary of the long delay in repairing the impassable Cranberry Hole Road bridge were urged to take a few minutes at the computer and email someone who might actually help to speed the process along. 

Oct 24, 2024

Government

The Suffolk County Public Works Department’s study of traffic on County Road 39 in Southampton, presented at a public meeting last week at Southampton High School, reached an unsurprising conclusion: Traffic is bad, and it’s getting worse each year. But what can be done about it?

Oct 24, 2024

People have often been moved to paint or photograph the 30-acre property at 66 Main Street in Wainscott. At a public hearing last Thursday on East Hampton Town’s plan to purchase it for $56 million, some people were moved to near tears and others to poetry. 

Oct 24, 2024

Early voting begins on Saturday, and there are locations in East Hampton and Southampton where registered voters can cast ballots through Nov. 3.

Oct 24, 2024

Construction of a 100-foot cellphone tower behind Sagaponack Village Hall has begun, but residents of the tiny village continued to oppose it at an Oct. 16 meeting of the village board.

Oct 24, 2024

Arts

Notes on a Bard of New York

In part because he knew the legendary journalist Jimmy Breslin, Richard Esposito was able to capture Breslin's larger-than-life character in his new biography.

Oct 24, 2024

Bridgehampton Chamber Music's fall series will open with a program devoted to Beethoven and conclude with a "Baroque Bounty" featuring five composers.

Oct 24, 2024

The Parrish Art Museum has received major donations, including 26 works by Joe Zucker, a painting by Mary Abbott, a lithograph by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, and many others.

Oct 24, 2024

Boots on the Ground's production of Terrence McNally's showbiz satire "It's Only a Play" takes flight thanks to the actors' humor and chemistry.

Oct 24, 2024

Villages

Mrs. Carll's Cake, 1910

The namesake for this recipe was likely Mary Hedges Carll (1831-1900), the aunt of the East Hampton Library’s first librarian, Ettie Hedges Pennypacker.

Oct 24, 2024

Traffic Study: Leave LaForest Lane as Is

Residents of LaForest Lane, citing traffic and a serious summertime accident involving two e-bikes, urged the East Hampton Village Board last winter to consider turning their two-way road into a one-way street. The board then commissioned a traffic study, the results of which were presented on Friday.

Oct 24, 2024

German Helmet Found in Sand Is Now in Amagansett Museum

Tom Piacentine was walking to the beach in Amagansett 40 years ago when he stumbled upon what looked like a ball buried in the sand. Though he didn’t yet know it, what he had found was a seemingly authentic World War II-era German steel helmet.

Oct 17, 2024

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Food

News for Foodies 10.24.24

Long Island Restaurant Week, wine classes and wood-oven pizzas at Nick and Toni's, rolling the dice at Almond, and more.

Oct 24, 2024

Spicing Things Up in Bridgehampton

The doctors behind Hamptons Boutique Medicine have launched Dune Spice, a source for spices, pastries, desserts, and Turkish coffee on Main Street in Bridgehampton.

Oct 17, 2024

News for Foodies 10.17.24

Wine classes at Park Place, special menus from 1770 House and Elaia Estiatorio, and Thanksgiving options from the Cookery and Amber Waves.

Oct 17, 2024