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Salt Box was among the bars where East Hampton Town police paid a visit on Sunday. Six Montauk Businesses Cited for Selling Alcohol to Minors

Town police, working with the New York State Liquor Authority, snared four bars and two retail shops in Montauk for allegedly selling alcohol to a minor.

Jul 22, 2016
A Suffolk County medevac helicopter picked up a woman who was seriously injured in an accident in Montauk on Friday afternoon. Woman Airlifted After Crash With Propane Truck

A woman was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital late Friday afternoon following an accident at the intersection of Montauk Highway and Old Montauk Highway.

Jul 22, 2016
Tom Dwyer, a geologist who works for the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, showed aerial photos of the East End, including Plum Island, to children from John M. Marshall Elementary School during a 2015 field trip to the island. The Fight for Plum Island’s Future

Seeking to stop the federal government from auctioning off Plum Island, the 840-acre island that lies off Orient Point on the North Fork, eight organizations and individuals have filed suit.

Jul 21, 2016
Wind Farm Delayed

A giant leap by the Long Island Power Authority toward a new energy infrastructure for the East End based on emission-free, renewable sources did not occur as expected yesterday.

Jul 21, 2016
Christopher Rivera, a 21-year-old from East Hampton, was seriously injured when he crashed into a truck near One Stop Market on Saturday evening. Three Airlifted After Crashes

Between Saturday and Monday there were three serious accidents in which helicopters were called to take people to Stony Brook University Hospital’s level-one trauma center.

Jul 21, 2016
Elms line Main Street in East Hampton Village, but several have succumbed to a tree disease. Five Elms Doomed, Others at Risk

The elm trees lining Main Street and scattered around East Hampton Village, perhaps a foundation of the village’s designation as one of the most beautiful little burgs in America, are aging and becoming more susceptible to disease.

Jul 21, 2016
Coldplay Coming, but Where?

The announcement Monday of an intimate concert by Coldplay on Aug. 7 at a "secret location" was accompanied by a poster picturing the band in front of a structure that appears to be the Montauk Lighthouse.

Jul 20, 2016
Timothy M. Egan, shown here before his arraignment last Thursday, has been charged with assault after allegedly punching a man hard enough to cause bleeding on the brain. A Bear Hug Ended Badly

An East Hampton man is facing an assault charge after allegedly punching an acquaintance on the side of the head hard enough to send him to the hospital with bleeding on the brain.

Jul 20, 2016
Just before the Fourth of July weekend, state crews erected a sign on West Lake Drive which locals quickly said they wanted taken down. Montauk Bids Farewell to Most 'Welcome to N.Y.' Signs

Responding to complaints from Montauk residents and town and state elected officials, New York State dispatched a contractor last week to remove seven of the eight "Welcome to New York" signs that went up in Montauk shortly before the July 4 holiday weekend.

Jul 19, 2016
East Hampton Middle School Summer Reading Assignment Is Poetry to Their Ears

East Hampton Middle Schoolers will be reading poetry this summer.

Jul 19, 2016
Police Investigating Apparent Drowning

An 83-year-old man was found floating in his pool on Ocean Avenue in East Hampton Village on Saturday afternoon.

Jul 17, 2016
JoAnn Lyles, the mother of the late Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan C. Hearter and seen here with Benjamin Tupaj in 2014, pulled her support from this year's Soldier Ride the Hamptons. In Jordan's Honor Pulls Support of Soldier Ride

A key backer of Soldier Ride here on the South Fork has withdrawn support of the ride this year in light of the recent criticism of the Wounded Warrior Project, the nonprofit organization that is the primary beneficiary of Soldier Ride.

Jul 15, 2016
LIPA to Approve Wind Farm 30 Miles Off Montauk

The Long Island Power Authority has formally recommended to its board of directors a proposal from Deepwater Wind to construct a 90-megawatt, 15-turbine wind farm in federally leased waters approximately 30 miles east of Montauk.

Jul 15, 2016
Bonac Fireworks on Saturday

The Great Bonac Fireworks Show is set for Saturday night, with a top-drawer display to be shot off by Fireworks by Grucci over Three Mile Harbor just after dark.

Jul 14, 2016
No Slurpees for Amagansett

On Tuesday, the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously rejected a request that would have opened the door to a branch of the nationwide chain taking over the old Villa Prince restaurant space east of the I.G.A.

Jul 14, 2016
Throne-Holst Wins It

Anna Throne-Holst was declared the winner of the June 28 Democratic Party primary election to represent New York’s First Congressional District after a count of approximately 1,800 absentee ballots gave her a 317-vote margin win.

Jul 14, 2016
Christy Ferer hopes to get a special permit for a 7,000-square-foot house at 10 Cove Road in Sag Harbor, the first of its kind since the village enacted new gross floor area limits. Big House First Test For Village

Sag Harbor Village officials are considering the first request for a house larger than 4,000 square feet since enacting new residential zoning regulations in late March.

Jul 14, 2016
Trustees Seek Clarity on Lot Boundaries

Driftwood Shores residents have complained that their traditional use of the beach there has been questioned by new owners of a bayfront house who insist the public does not have legal access to the beach above mean high water.

Jul 14, 2016
Public to Vote on Pollution Measure

If approved, the referendum would authorize the use of 20 percent of the revenues coming in to the community preservation fund for water quality improvements..

Jul 14, 2016
Sports Bar’s Neighbors Cry Foul, File Suit

A proposed 200-seat sports bar at East Hampton Indoor Tennis may be headed for a time out, if five town residents get their way. On June 24, they filed an action with the State Supreme Court in Riverhead against the East Hampton Town Planning Board, which has approved both the bar and the expansion of the sports club, asking the court to annul the decision.

Jul 14, 2016
Anni Spacek, 13, caught a nine-pound fluke by the Shagwong buoy this week. Behold, the Bait Bazooka

If the fish are hanging 75 yards offshore, most anglers can expect a long and frustrating day on the beach. Unless, of course, they own a new, expensive bait launcher.

Jul 14, 2016
Drivers Snared in Saturday-Night Dragnet

Another Saturday-night police dragnet to snare drunken drivers helped lead to the arrest of defendants from a wide variety of professions.

Jul 14, 2016
Roger Smith, a principal with BBS Architects and Engineers, assisted Pamela Bicket, a member of the Springs School facilities committee, at a meeting last year. Look Toward Expansion

The Springs School District’s search for an architect for the potential expansion of its overcrowded building ended last Tuesday when officials chose B.B.S. Architects and Engineers, the firm they had brought in to analyze the school’s space needs and complete a number of projects in the 2014-15 school year.

Jul 14, 2016
The salt-box-style house, known as the Fowler house, is slated for designation as a historic landmark. Memories of Montauketts and Freetown

A house believed to be the only surviving 19th century dwelling of a member of the Montaukett tribe is slated for designation as a historic landmark, after a public hearing on the proposal next Thursday.

Jul 14, 2016
Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr., right, State Senator Kenneth P. LaValle, center, and Sagaponack Mayor Don Louchheim after announcing state funding to help rehabilitate the 1932 bridge. A Gentle Rehab for Historic Bridge

New York State is pitching in to help the Village of Sagaponack refurbish the historic Sagg Bridge, work that will not only provide much-needed rehabilitation, but also maintain the area’s fiercely protected rural character.

Jul 13, 2016
A homeless woman lately of the Bronx was charged with grand larceny after allegedly driving off in a Mercedes-Benz that had been parked on Ocean Avenue last week. Found Asleep in Mercedes, Indigent Woman Sent to Jail

An apparently homeless woman was sent to jail last Thursday after being accused of stealing an Oklahoma oilman’s Mercedes Benz from in front of his Ocean Avenue, East Hampton, property.

Jul 7, 2016
Cops: Drunken Driver Who Rolled Car Onto Golf Course Was Three Times Legal Limit

The charge against Mr. Rosko was further elevated yesterday after police announced that blood tests showed his blood-alcohol level to be over three times the legal limit.

Jul 7, 2016
Crashes Kept Police Busy Over the Fourth

The July Fourth weekend was marked by a number of vehicular accidents resulting in charges of drunken driving.

Jul 7, 2016
Helicopter Spraying Continues Despite Town Opposition

The Suffolk County Department of Public Works’ Division of Vector Control conducted aerial application of mosquito larvicides at salt marshes on the South Fork including Accabonac Harbor and Napeague yesterday. Weather permitting, the application is to continue today.

Jul 7, 2016
While East Hampton Village police stood guard at the East Hampton train station Sunday morning, Shelwyn Hendy, a Long Island Rail Road conductor talked to Teddy Montalvo, a passenger evacuated from the train after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority received a bomb threat. Teenager, Not Bomb, to Blame

A bomb scare Sunday morning aboard a westbound train from Montauk caused delays on the tracks that lasted throughout the day, as well as road closures, until a police search found all was safe.

Jul 7, 2016