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Do you know this man? He was seen burglarizing a house in Water Mill on April 10, according to Southampton Town police. Cops Seek Suspect in Water Mill Burglary Case

Police are asking for the public's help in identifying and locating the man who stole two televisions from a Water Mill residence last month.

May 2, 2018
Eric Casale, the Springs School principal, was behind the wheel of a golf cart newly donated by the East Hampton Golf Club for use in emergencies. Next to him, from left, were Debra Winter, the district superintendent, Chris Varga, a school security officer, Laura Foty, an administrative assistant, and Tom Barnard, the club's general manager. Springs Has New Tool in Case of School Emergencies

The East Hampton Golf Club, on Accabonac Road and Abraham's Path, donated an electric golf cart to the Springs School on Friday for use in the event of school emergencies.

Apr 30, 2018
Christopher Gobler delivered an upbeat assessment of the waters in and around the Town of East Hampton to the town trustees on Monday. Water Report Mostly Positive

Waterways under the jurisdiction of the East Hampton Town Trustees are mostly healthy, and some that are seasonally or permanently closed to shellfishing might be safely opened, according to Christopher Gobler of Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences.

Apr 26, 2018
Rod Richardson cleaned debris from Hicks Island as part of the townwide Shoreline Sweep organized by Dell Cullum on Saturday. Restricted access to the island means more trash, Mr. Richardson told the East Hampton Town Trustees. A Hicks Island No Man’s Land

An Earth Day beach cleanup on Hicks Island, at Lazy Point in Amagansett, on Saturday has led to charges that the State Department of Environmental Conservation and Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation are unlawfully prohibiting the public’s right to access the beach there.

Apr 26, 2018
Springs School Springs Budget Is Team Effort

The Springs School Board recently adopted its proposed budget of approximately $28.9 million, an increase of $760,610 from this year, which represents a 2.98-percent state cap-compliant tax increase.

Apr 26, 2018
Francis J. Kiernan Sr., 107, Beloved Coach

Francis J. Kiernan Sr., known better as Coach or Fran — a World War II veteran and longtime East Hampton High School athletic director and championship-winning coach — died at home in Boynton Beach, Fla., on April 13. He was 107.

Apr 26, 2018
Kate Browning Kate Browning Is Backyard Challenger

“I fight, I’m stubborn,” Kate Browning told those attending a congressional candidates forum at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Amagansett last month. “I never give up, I never back down. That’s why I can beat Lee Zeldin.”

Apr 26, 2018
The White family farmhouse, on a three-acre parcel on Sagg Main Street, was built in the 1880s and is now owned by Anthony Petrello, who was involved in a 20-year legal battle over the property. Contract Claims a Sagaponack Farmhouse

After losing a protracted legal battle, the children of the late John C. White Jr., a member of a Sagaponack farming family that dates back to the late 17th century, were forced to sell their father's farmhouse on Friday.

Apr 26, 2018
Bruno Cucinelli has moved out of its old space while building at 39 Newtown Lane is being renovated and is popping up at 55 Main Street. The Village Shop Shuffle

The impending arrival of new luxury retailers, a reshuffling of existing shops, renovations, and a few vacant storefronts have left East Hampton Village’s business district in flux as the summer season approaches.

Apr 26, 2018
Onida Coward Mayers, Gregorio Mayers, the Rev. Walter Silva Thompson, Louis Myrick, and Diana Walker announced VoteHamptonNY, a nonpartisan initiative, at Calvary Baptist Church in East Hampton last Thursday. Voter Initiative a ‘Moral Campaign’

With pledges of impartiality and appeals to the better angels of our nature, the East Hampton Clericus announced an interfaith initiative dedicated to voter registration, engagement, and turnout last Thursday at Calvary Baptist Church in East Hampton.

Apr 26, 2018
Dr. James Meyer, a large-animal veterinarian, is working toward a Master of Science in medical statistics from the University of Oxford in England. As Horses Return, So Do Barn Calls

For Dr. James Meyer, a large-animal veterinarian in East Hampton, work is about to get a lot busier. Just as many residents escape the South Fork to Florida or other warmer climes in the winter, so do many of the horses that summer in the Hamptons. Soon, they will return to places like the Southampton Polo Club, private farms where polo matches are held, and many residential properties.

Apr 26, 2018
A dead yellow perch by Ligonee Creek in Sag Harbor was found not far from two dead eels. Nature Notes: Up a Creek, With Paddle

The South Fork is contracting and expanding at the same time. Its land volume is slowly shrinking as the seas warm up, and sea level rise pushes farther and farther inland with each tropical storm or northeaster.

Apr 26, 2018
Charles Limonius, who has owned Buckley’s Flower Shop in East Hampton for 58 years, is turning it over to his three sons. A New Era for Buckley’s

Charles Limonius, who has owned the shop since 1960, said it will no longer sell cut flowers or arrangements designed by his wife, Heidi Limonius.

Apr 25, 2018
Alex Weseley, left, and Hunter Medler came out the victors in Monday's do-over. Protested Shirt Match Revisited, and East Hampton Wins

A showdown between East Hampton and Westhampton Beach High Schools' second doubles teams with a league tennis championship hanging in the balance was played before a rapt crowd at Westhampton Monday afternoon.

Apr 24, 2018
The Army Corps determined several years ago that the existing revetment under the lighthouse was deteriorating. A $24 Million Rock Wall For Montauk Point

A $24 million project to replace a stone seawall protecting the Montauk Point Lighthouse will go forward, according to the office of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

Apr 24, 2018
Town officials on Friday announced that they had revoked a license agreement with Fly Blade, which offers scheduled and charter helicopter flights to East Hampton Airport. Town Grounds Blade Flights to East Hampton

East Hampton Town has revoked a license agreement with a helicopter company, filed a complaint with the federal Department of Transportation, and called for an investigation.

Apr 20, 2018
With the school's consent, Ross students organized a march and other gun-control efforts on Friday. Ross Students Join National School Walkout

"Having a space where people can feel protected and not in danger is important in order for a community to function well," said Caleb Wright, a ninth grader at the Ross High School, who was one of the main organizers the protest against gun violence.

Apr 20, 2018
Higher-than-normal tides and a strong easterly sweep of surf earlier this week scoured the contours of the sand that had been placed between the ocean and the sandbags along the downtown Montauk beach. Montauk Sand Here, Gone Again

A portion of the sand placed on the downtown Montauk beach to cover sandbags exposed by a series of storms washed away over the weekend as yet another northeaster swept through the region.

Apr 19, 2018
Green Card Was in Sight

Since three Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested Luis Marin-Castro while he was unloading a trailer outside Wainscott Main Wine and Spirits on April 9, the 31-year-old, who has lived in East Hampton for 20 years, has endured a Kafkaesque journey from Wainscott to Hackensack, N.J., to Milan, N.M., to El Paso, Tex., and, finally back to Chaparral, N.M., where he has been in custody since Tuesday morning.

Apr 19, 2018
Drugs, Packaging, and a Scale

A lawyer from Central Islip is facing a multitude of narcotics charges, including possession with intent to sell, after being arrested early on the morning of April 11 by East Hampton Town police following a traffic stop in downtown Montauk.

Apr 19, 2018
Renew Efforts to Rein in Aircraft Noise

The East Hampton Town Board renewed the push to regulate takeoffs and landings at East Hampton Airport at its meeting on Tuesday, as an attorney described the potential ways to restrict, or even ban, aircraft deemed noisy, including helicopters.

Apr 19, 2018
Allen Kopelson, an architect with NK Architects, at a Sag Harbor Planning Board meeting earlier this spring. Sag Cinema Plans Okayed, Now for the Money

The building plans for the Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center received approval from the village’s board of historic preservation and architectural review last Thursday, bringing the project one step closer to breaking ground.

Apr 19, 2018
Is there a support group for people who can’t stop collecting fishing gear? Tackle Hoarders Anonymous

After living in my house on North Haven since I was born — nearly 54 years — we decided it was time to knock it down and build a new one that would provide many of the modern comforts and amenities that a new residence brings. After over three years of dealing with various surveys, permits, design changes, and building the house itself (and going over budget), we finally moved into the new digs in November. The house has been everything we ever wanted and expected.

Apr 19, 2018
Erika Duncan, the founder of Herstory, which published “Brave Journeys,” hopes the collection of stories written by immigrant teens at Long Island high schools will become part of curriculums across the country. Nightmare Tales From Dreamers

Erika Duncan, an essayist, novelist, and Sag Harbor resident, founded Herstory in 1996 as a weekly workshop at the Southampton Cultural Center to help women turn their private stories into gripping ones.

Apr 19, 2018
Jonathan G. Astudillo-Tacuri Domestic Incidents Bring Felony Charges for Four Men

Domestic altercations resulted in felonies and other charges for four men in the last week. In all but one case, the alleged victims were women and, in most, iPhones were involved.

Apr 19, 2018
The Shoreline Sweep in 2016. Cleanups Abound Across East End

Earth Day efforts across the East End this weekend offer a chance to clean beaches, trails, and roadsides, recycle electronic waste, celebrate the planet through art and song, and consider lasting actions to protect it.

Apr 19, 2018
Central Islip Lawyer Arrested on Drug Charges

A lawyer from Central Islip is facing a multitude of narcotics charges, including possession with intent to sell, after being arrested early Wednesday morning by East Hampton Town police following a traffic stop in downtown Montauk.

Apr 12, 2018
Eakta Gandhi, a henna artist based in Riverhead, visited the Montauk Library last week, where over 30 girls lined up to have their hands painted with mehndi, an Indian tradition that dates back several thousand years, and one that Ms. Gandhi learned as a girl in India. An Eastern Tradition Kept Alive

Eakta Gandhi's work as a coveted henna artist across the East End keeps her rooted to her Indian heritage and fulfills a childhood dream.

Apr 11, 2018
With acceptances to seven of the eight Ivy League schools, as well as four other elite universities, Alexander Sigua Pintado, East Hampton’s 2018 valedictorian, will spend the next two weeks pondering his choices. Valedictorian Has Pick of the Ivies

For one East Hampton High School senior, responses from his desired schools came in: Yale, yes. Brown, yes. Cornell, yes. University of Pennsylvania, yes. Columbia, yes. Dartmouth, yes. Princeton . . . not yet.

Apr 11, 2018
A mixed-use group of lots fronting on Main Street in Sag Harbor is listed for just under $12 million. Big Sag Harbor Offering on the Market

Sag Harbor’s Main Street, which has been the site of ongoing real estate drama — including the fall and impending rise of the village’s cinema, the passing of the Conca D’Oro pizza parlor, and a rash of construction projects — has yet another issue to contend with: a near half-acre of commercial and residential property between Main and Division Streets has been listed for sale for just shy of $12 million.

Apr 11, 2018