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Jann and Jane Wenner in San Francisco, 1970 Boy Wonder of the Rock Press

Joe Hagan presents Jann Wenner, co-founder of Rolling Stone and master chronicler of his fellow baby boomers, as a brilliant, hugely ambitious, and deeply insecure man riven by contradictory impulses.

Dec 12, 2017
The Hampton Ballet Theatre School will present "The Nutcracker" Friday through Sunday at Guild Hall. Kids Culture: 'The Nutcracker,' Gingerbread, and More

Tchaikovsky's classic comes to Guild Hall and holiday-themed activities abound this weekend.

Dec 7, 2017
Water Authority Sues Chemical Companies

Suffolk County Water Authority has taken on companies that manufactured products with potentially cancer-causing industrial chemicals.

Dec 7, 2017
Miss East Hampton, Paula Viviana Lozano of Springs, is hoping to win the crown of Miss Latina Tristate. Miss Latina East Hampton Aims High

Three South Fork women are in the running for Miss Latina Tristate, Miss East Hampton, Paula Viviana Lozano, who entered the competition on a whim, is one of them.

Dec 7, 2017
Sudden Changes at Ordinance Department

A year after being placed on an administrative leave with pay, following disciplinary charges, Arthur Bloom, an East Hampton Town ordinance enforcement officer, was fired Tuesday by a vote of the town board.

Dec 7, 2017
Representative Lee Zeldin during a 2016 appearance in Southampton Bannon to Join Zeldin at N.Y.C. Fund-Raiser

Mr. Zeldin, a second-term Republican, is one of two Jewish Republicans in Congress. In October, he penned an article published on the Breitbart site in which he argued against recertification of the Iran nuclear deal.

Dec 7, 2017
Governor Vetoes Montaukett Recognition

For the second time in four years, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has vetoed a bill that would have led to state official recognition of the Montaukett Indian Nation.

Dec 7, 2017
Work is underway, but a roundabout at the intersection of Buell and Toilsome Lanes in East Hampton Village is now scheduled for completion in the spring. Buell Lane Roundabout to Be Pushed Back

A new traffic circle at the intersection of Buell and Toilsome Lanes in East Hampton Village is now scheduled for completion in the spring, after a series of minor delays.

Dec 7, 2017
An artist's rendering shows how a cable carrying electricity from the distant South Fork Wind turbines would run under the ocean beach in Wainscott to reach land-based distribution lines. Deepwater Dangles Cash Incentives to Town and Trustees

Deepwater Wind, which is planning to construct 15 offshore wind turbines 30 miles east of Montauk, has selected Beach Lane in Wainscott as the best spot for its power cable to come ashore.

Dec 7, 2017
South Fork: A Nexus of Powerful Abusers?

Five notable men brought down by sexual-harassment claims have houses in or around East Hampton, but the area has always been a sandbox of scandal in one way or the other, and the celebrity stories should not obscure that there are predators everywhere, some say.

Dec 7, 2017
Both vehicles were headed north on Route 114 between East Hampton and Sag Harbor. Driver Airlifted After Route 114 Crash

The drivers of two northbound commercial vehicles were taken to the hospital after one rear-ended the other on Route 114 shortly after 7:30 Thursday morning, according to the East Hampton Town police.

Dec 7, 2017
Sam Doughty of Amagansett caught this 12-pound monkfish on the Viking Star on Tuesday. There’s Little Rest Ahead

With my boat now firmly planted on terra firma for the winter, it’s time to turn the page. The number of recreational boaters and those in the pursuit of finfish have now dwindled to the true hard-core types.

Dec 7, 2017
Suffolk Executive Excoriates G.O.P. Tax Reform

County Executive Steve Bellone said the tax bill would be a catastrophic multibillion-dollar tax increase for Long Islanders, driving down property values, and resulting in residents fleeing the region.

Dec 7, 2017
Dylan Lubetkin of the Georgica Bag Co. took part in a sale Saturday at the Amagansett Life-Saving Station. He will be among a number of vendors at a holiday sale on Friday at MuvStrong studio in East Hampton. South Fork Artists and Makers Make Season Merry

With the gift-giving season upon us, South Fork artists and crafts-makers are showing their work in a variety of settings.

Dec 7, 2017
Parents Go to Battle Over Autism Services

According to Autism Speaks, an advocacy group, 25 private schools east of Medford and west of Hauppauge offer specialized education for autistic children — but there are none on the East End.

Dec 7, 2017
The problem has spread across 300 acres, with 7,720 infested trees found to date on both public and private land. Over 5,000 have been cut down, with the remainder marked for imminent takedown. Pine Beetle Now Said to Infest 7,700 Trees

An infestation of southern pine beetles in the forests and backyards of East Hampton has exploded since October, but efforts to fell infested trees and prevent beetles from spreading outside of hot zones are working.

Dec 7, 2017
Francis Bock, the East Hampton Town Trustees' clerk, or presiding officer, was the top vote-getter in the race for nine seats on that board. East Hampton Trustee Results Hold in Final Vote Tally

The Suffolk County Board of Elections on Wednesday certified results for the Nov. 7 election, and the winners remain unchanged in East Hampton Town.

Dec 6, 2017
On the Governor's Montaukett Veto

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's recent veto of a bill that would have given official status to the Montaukett Indian Nation is the latest in four centuries of affronts to the region's native peoples.

Dec 5, 2017
Springs School fourth graders seemed ready for show time during a rehearsal of the annual Springs opera, which opens on Wednesday in the East Hampton High School auditorium. Springs School Opera Is a Pollock Mystery

The Springs School opera is ready to take the stage Wednesday for the 21st consecutive year with an original production, “The Case of the Missing Pollock.”

Nov 30, 2017
Dayna Winter and Marc Schultz and their daughter, Maya, of Amagansett have been charmed by Nicaragua’s Pacific coastline. Amagansett Family Begins New Venture in Nicaragua

Marc Schultz and Dayna Winter, year-round Amagansett residents, have opened a fitness and yoga retreat in Nicaragua with cabins overlooking the ocean and an open-air yoga studio.

Nov 30, 2017
State to Seek Water Pollution Source at Airport

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has identified the East Hampton Airport as a potential hazardous waste site and a possible source of recently discovered groundwater contamination.

Nov 30, 2017
On the Police Logs 11.30.17

A Scrimshaw Lane resident woke up Sunday morning to find smashed champagne bottles in his driveway and his garage door dented.

Nov 30, 2017
Ronald Baron's oceanfront house in East Hampton, where a man who tried to open a locked door was detained by a caretaker and later arrested. Man Held After He Visited Record-Setting Estate

After missing his train stop in Patchogue and ending up in Montauk, a man tried to walk home along the ocean beach. He apparently tried to enter a house on Ronald Baron’s Further Lane, East Hampton, estate, setting off an alarm.

Nov 30, 2017
Suffolk Executive Steve Bellone, right, has joined a number of elected officials pressing for rejection of a tax reform bill now working its way through Congress. Loss of Deductions Unites Tax Plan Opponents

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced an online petition yesterday that is intended to galvanize opposition to the federal tax-policy legislation that he said would result in significantly higher taxes for Long Island residents and businesses.

Nov 30, 2017
Vaping devices are a growing problem for schools, with students attracted to kid-friendly flavors and a sense of mystique. Vapor Pen Use Is on the Rise at Schools

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 4 of every 100 middle school students reported in 2016 that they had used some form of electronic cigarettes.

Nov 30, 2017
Superintendents Oppose Gersh Academy

Whether South Fork children who are on the autism spectrum are receiving optimal educational services depends on whom you ask. A proposal to use a town-owned site for a new special-needs school has engendered opposition.

Nov 30, 2017
Georgica Pond at its ocean end Attack on Algae Cited in Pond's Improvement

Georgica Pond has been afflicted by toxic cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, in recent years, which can cause serious health problems. But 2017 turned out to be an excellent year for the water quality of the pond.

Nov 30, 2017
With Team Rubicon, a veterans’ group that deploys for rapid emergency response, Denise Schoen, at right, worked on a medical team in Puerto Rico. Helping Hands for the Forgotten in Puerto Rico

East Hampton residents are familiar with how the community rallies when someone here is in need, but this fall, thanks to a growing network, efforts to help people in Texas and in Puerto Rico hit by two devastating hurricanes have gotten a boost thanks to some of our neighbors.

Nov 30, 2017
"This new office will allow us to work even closer with local residents and become part of the South Fork's business community," said Jeff Grybowski, Deepwater Wind's chief executive officer. Deepwater Wind Opens Amagansett Office

Deepwater Wind, the Rhode Island Company that plans to construct a 15-turbine wind farm approximately 30 miles east of Montauk, has opened an office at 524 Montauk Highway in Amagansett to support the proposed development, known as the South Fork Wind Farm.

Nov 28, 2017
The columnist’s boat sat alone at its dock this week among those that have already been pulled out of the water. Holding On to the Very End

With each day that passes, I try to extract every moment I can with my boat before it gets hauled out for the winter. Only half a dozen boats remain in the water at my local marina; about 150 of them now reside onshore, snuggly wrapped tight in white, sturdy plastic.

Nov 28, 2017