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St. Patrick Drives Out the Snakes

One of the 20 floats in this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade was presented by Montauk’s St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church.

Mar 23, 2017
Y Pool Is Closed

The aquatic area at the Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter closed on Sunday for repairs and is expected to reopen on May 13. The RECenter will remain open for use of the other areas of the building.

Mar 23, 2017
Yes to a Newtown Lane Fair

A festival and street fair proposed for May 20 on Newtown Lane by the executive director of the East Hampton Chamber of Commerce became official on Friday when the East Hampton Village Board voted to approve a special live entertainment permit.

Mar 23, 2017
OLA Appoints Outreach Director

Organizacion Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island has hired its first development and outreach associate. Itzel Nava, who grew up primarily in Southampton, is a recent graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in advertising and marketing comunications.

Mar 16, 2017
Patio Dining Question Arises Again

The East Hampton Village Zoning Board of Appeals, meeting on Friday, was adamantly against allowing an outdoor patio at the Service Station restaurant to continue to be used for dining, as it has been for many years.

Mar 16, 2017
Society Names New Director

Jill Malusky has been named the new executive director of the East Hampton Historical Society. She will succeed Richard Barons, who has served in that role for the last 11 years, on March 21. Mr. Barons, who announced his retirement last year, will continue in the role of curator during the transition.

Ms. Malusky is director of visitor engagement at the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in Harrodsburg, Ky. She grew up on a historical farm in rural Ohio, and previously managed a medieval hall in England.

Mar 9, 2017
From Groundwater to Wine

The third annual Tom Twomey Series, a program of discussions held at the East Hampton Library and honoring the late chairman of its board of managers, will commence on March 15 with “The State of Our Town,” a talk with East Hampton Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell.

Feb 23, 2017
Sea Shuttle Gets Right of Way

A nautical shuttle service is expected to launch this summer in Sag Harbor, providing a new way to get to popular seaside spots.

Feb 23, 2017
A Chili Dinner for Springs Fire Department

February, that coldest of months, is the perfect time for chili. On Saturday afternoon, a big heaping cup sure to keep you warm will also raise money for the Springs Fire Department.

Feb 9, 2017
Chamber Pitches Street Fair for May

The new executive director of the East Hampton Chamber of Commerce pitched two big ideas at meetings this week: a street fair on Newtown Lane in May and a Sunday farmers market on the lawn of the East Hampton Middle School this summer.

Feb 9, 2017
Meditation Center Reopens

After a brief pause during which it vacated its Sag Harbor quarters, Kadampa Meditation Center has reopened at 720C Montauk Highway in Water Mill.

Feb 9, 2017
Pay to Play: That Beach Party May Cost You

East Hampton Village is considering charging for some private parties and mass gatherings that use village beaches and other public property.

Feb 9, 2017
Measuring Eco Progress

As the South Fork population and summer visitors’ numbers continue to grow, pressure on the natural environment builds. An expert panel of environmentalists and farmers assembled by The East Hampton Star’s East magazine will consider how policymakers and individuals are responding to the challenges next Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the Mandala Yoga Center for the Healing Arts in Amagansett Square.

The central questions for the participants are whether the South Fork is a paradise lost and, if it is not quite lost yet, what can be done to save it.

Feb 2, 2017
Local Farming Opportunities

Farming in East Hampton is increasingly taking center stage, and there are opportunities for those interested but new to the field to get involved.

Jan 26, 2017
North Haven Becomes Next PSEG Pole Battleground

North Haven Village residents and officials are gearing up to fight taller utility poles that PSEG-Long Island plans to erect as part of a federally funded project to strengthen the electric grid across Long Island.

Jan 26, 2017
Some Speed Limits Lowered to 20

The East Hampton Village Board reduced the speed limit from 25 to 20 miles per hour on several streets and adopted a few uncontroversial laws at its first regular meeting of 2017 on Friday.

Jan 26, 2017
Green Light for Bowhunting

The Sag Harbor Village Board brought its code in line with a state law on hunting last week, authorizing bowhunting on private property with the owner’s permission.

The Jan. 10 decision came after hunters challenged a bowhunting ban the board had enacted two years ago. On advice of counsel, the board decided against continuing the ban because it was inconsistent with New York’s Environmental Conservation Law. The Department of Environmental Conservation’s regulations on bowhunting allow the discharge of a long bow on private property as long as it is 150 feet from a house.

Jan 19, 2017
Report: Village Finances in ‘Perfect Shape’

The Village of East Hampton is once again the recipient of an upbeat assessment of its fiscal health.

Jan 12, 2017
Focus on Small Lot Setbacks

At its last meeting of the year on Friday, the East Hampton Village Board scheduled a public hearing next month on a significant amendment to the zoning code and other hearings on a few parking and traffic issues.

The proposed zoning amendment is designed to reduce the mass of houses on small lots, a change similar to amendments adopted in 2015 that were aimed at houses on parcels of one acre or more. The amendment is based on recommendations from the planning and zoning committee, which were detailed in a November presentation by Billy Hajek, the village planner.

Dec 22, 2016
By Saturday the Sag Harbor Cinema’s lobby, including the RJD Gallery, had been demolished, leaving a hole on Main Street. The Compass building, to the right, was taken down on Monday. Ways to Help After the Fire

The fire in Sag Harbor on Friday ravaged buildings and closed businesses, but at least two people, Fred Kumwenda and Michael Lynch, lost everything they owned when the blaze ripped through their second-story apartment above Compass real estate on Main Street.

Their building was between the Sag Harbor Cinema and the one that housed Sagtown Coffee. While Mr. Kumwenda was not at home at the time the fire broke out, Mr. Lynch was awakened by a village police officer and escaped with only the clothes on his back.

Dec 22, 2016
Healing Arts for Traumatized Israeli Kids

Craig Dershowitz, the founder of Artists 4 Israel, a nonprofit that uses the arts to “beautify the land, uplift the people, and enhance the understanding of Israel through creative humanitarian aid projects,” according to its website, will talk about his organization’s work in a public program on Sunday at 10 a.m. at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons.

Dec 8, 2016
Lower Limits on Five Streets

The East Hampton Village Board is poised to lower the speed limit on five streets from 25 to 20 miles per hour, following a discussion at its work session last Thursday.

Dec 8, 2016
The Miss Scarlett, which ran aground just off Navy Beach in Montauk on Nov. 17, was towed across Long Island Sound on Tuesday. Stranded Dragger Is Freed

The 55-foot steel-hulled dragger that ran aground in Montauk on the morning of Nov. 27 was finally pulled free Tuesday by the tugboat Judy M., the hole in her hull having been patched by an underwater diver the day before.

Dec 8, 2016
The Wainscott Citizens Advisory Committee's recent honorees included, from left, East Hampton Town Councilwoman Sylvia Overby, East Hampton Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell, Barry Frankel, C.A.C. co-chairman, Rick Del Mastro, the committee's  chairman emeritus, East Hampton Town Councilwoman Kathee Burke-Gonzalez, and Dennis D’Andrea, a longtime committee member. Wainscott Committee Names Award Winners

The Wainscott Citizens Advisory Committee named its yearly award winners — the East Hampton Town Board, Simon Kinsella, and Sara Davison — at its monthly meeting Saturday.

Dec 8, 2016
Corner Building: $10.75 Million

A building on one of the busiest and most prominent corners in Bridgehampton, once planned to house a CVS pharmacy, is now complete and ready for occupancy.

Dec 1, 2016
Steven Ringel Chamber of Commerce Director Brings Nashville Touch

Steven Ringel assumed the role of executive director of the East Hampton Chamber of Commerce on Nov. 1, succeeding Marina Van.

Nov 23, 2016
Strong volunteers lent a hand moving the 50-pound bags of potatoes donated to the East Hampton Food Pantry’s Harvest Food Drive by Foster Farm of Sagaponack on Saturday. Good Haul for Food Pantry

The East Hampton Food Pantry collected about 1,200 pounds of food and raised close to $1,300 in cash donations during Saturday’s annual Harvest Food Drive at the East Hampton Middle School.

The event’s coordinators said the nice weather was a boon and that the help of local girl scouts, who staffed a table at the nearby Stop and Shop and encouraged shoppers there to donate by handing out shopping lists of needed items, was also key.

Nov 17, 2016
Philip O’Connell, left, was sworn in as the newest member of the East Hampton Village Board by Rebecca Molinaro, the village administrator, as Mayor Paul F. Rickenbach Jr. looked on. Newest Member of the East Hampton Village Board Sworn in

Philip O’Connell, the chairman of the East Hampton Village Planning Board, was welcomed as a member of the village board at a work session last Thursday, replacing Elbert Edwards, a longtime board member who died last month.

Nov 10, 2016
The Rev. Scot McCachren became the 21st pastor of the East Hampton Presbyterian Church on Sunday. A New Man in the Pulpit

The East Hampton Presbyterian Church welcomed the Rev. Scot McCachren as its 21st pastor in a service of ordination and installation on Sunday.

Nov 3, 2016
A ‘Significant Development’

The federal government has selected the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to compete for the right to develop a new wind energy site off Long Island’s coast, a move Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo called a significant development in the state’s goal to generate 50 percent of its electricity supply from renewable sources by 2030.

Nov 3, 2016