The strike at the East Hampton Stop and Shop has concluded, following a tentative agreement reached Tuesday evening between the supermarket chain and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 342.
A Giant Inflatable Mystery off East Hampton Beach
The six-foot inflated silver sphere that was spotted bobbing offshore at Main Beach on Saturday afternoon was neither a weather balloon nor, apparently, a spy balloon, but arriving as it did during President Biden’s heavily policed fund-raising swing through East Hampton that day, people can be forgiven for some wild speculation.
July 3, 2024
Police & Courts
Jimmy Minardi, a veteran lifeguard on East Hampton Village beaches, has announced the launch of the East Hampton Village Surf Rescue Response Team, a new nonprofit organization that will bring in even more helping hands when swimmers are in danger.
Jul 3, 2024
Two accidents on local roads last Thursday resulted in ambulance rides for several drivers and passengers.
Jul 3, 2024
A 36-year-old man was arrested on the afternoon of June 24 in Wainscott on a charge of aggravated drunken driving, a class E felony, due to a prior D.W.I. conviction.
Jul 3, 2024
Biden Visits East Hampton in Wake of Rough Debate
On Saturday, two days after President Biden and former President Trump met in Atlanta for the first presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle, the president and Jill Biden were in East Hampton for a fund-raiser at the
Jul 3, 2024
Turmoil Over Proposed Sag Harbor Improvement Corp.
Fireworks came early Monday to a packed Sag Harbor work session on the seemingly mundane topic of local development corporations. The meeting featured yelling among members of the village board and yelling from the audience at the board. A resolution to disband a committee failed on a split vote before Mayor Thomas Gardella resigned from the same committee, allowing another trustee to take his place, and there was seemingly unending public comment — all questioning the need for a Sag Harbor Improvement Corporation.
Jul 3, 2024
Government
Legislation passed by East Hampton Village last month prohibits operations between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. at “late-night restaurant clubs,” which are defined as “a membership or subscription-based social, dining, and beverage venue, establishment, or association” on a membership, subscription, or dues-based system.
Jul 3, 2024
Former Representative Tim Bishop has endorsed Southampton Town Councilman Tommy John Schiavoni in his bid to represent the First District in the New York State Assembly — Fred Thiele’s seat.
Jul 3, 2024
Members of the Montauk Citizens Advisory Committee grappled at their meeting Monday night with the fact that the long-planned dredging of the Montauk Inlet will in all likelihood be delayed still longer.
Jul 3, 2024
President Biden and Jill Biden, the first lady, are coming to town. An “afternoon reception” with the Bidens is to take place on Saturday in East Hampton, though its exact time and location is being kept under wraps for guests only.
Jun 27, 2024
Arts
Round House: Reimagined, Revamped, Revealed
“Round House & Its Gardens: A Walking Tour,” a new book of photographs by Ennius Bergsma, captures the evolution of the property since he bought it from Jack Lenor Larsen in 1989.
Jul 3, 2024
HamptonsFilm will present “Skywalkers: A Love Story,” a documentary about a Russian couple who have made a career out of scaling some of the world’s tallest buildings.
Jul 3, 2024
Guild Hall’s newly renovated theater will open with a performance by Student Body, a local band, an American Masters documentary about August Wilson, and a performance by the award-winning singer-actor Billy Porter.
Jul 3, 2024
Terrence McNally’s “Master Class” at Bay Street is set in an opera master class run by Maria Callas, played by Vicki Lewis, who commands “the audience’s attention like a true diva of old.”
Jul 3, 2024
Villages
East Hampton Couple on ‘Convoy of Hope’ to Ukraine
When the news broke of “the geopolitical event of the century,” an East Hampton doctor, George Dempsey, and his wife, Lauren Dempsey, felt compelled to help. A few weeks ago, the Dempseys returned from their second humanitarian trip to Ukraine. This time, the mission was to deliver 50 ambulances to the Ukrainian frontlines, where the ambulances are now being used in the war effort.
On the Wing: Birding With the Dead
Summer is perhaps the worst time of year to bird. You’re birding but you’re not really birding. Leave your binoculars at home. Leave your iPhone and Merlin app in the car. This is not for that. Instead, stroll through the cemetery, grow thoughtful, and let the birds, many of which will live only a few years, be your soundtrack.
Item of the Week: A Letter From Holland, 1707
Daniel Moors, a Dutch notary and administrator, wrote this letter to Cornelia Molyn Loper Schellinger (1627-1717) regarding the last will and testament of her brother-in-law, Daniel Schellinks (also spelled Schellinger), in 1707.
