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Sagaponack Resident Dead in Morning Fire, Police Said

James Beres, 71, and a family dog died as a fire engulfed a house on Narrow Lane East early Saturday morning.

Mar 8, 2014
Cyril's Fish House on Montauk Highway between Amagansett and Montauk is a popular afternoon spot for summer crowds to get a post-beach or pre-nightclub drink. East Hampton Town officials voted Thursday to aggressively seek resolution of multiple alleged zoning code violations there. Board Okays Aggressive Action Against Cyril's Fish House

The East Hampton Town Board voted unanimously on Thursday to authorize additional legal action against Cyril’s Fish House, a popular Napeague bar and restaurant with multiple unresolved zoning violations.

Mar 8, 2014
Susan Bratton left a career in investment banking to found Meals to Heal. which ides home delivery of nutritious meals customized to the specific needs of cancer patients. Using Good Food for a Good Fight

Because meals can be delivered to people who want to lose weight, she asked herself why meals couldn’t be provided for cancer patients, along with information about what is safe and nutritional counseling

Mar 6, 2014
“The system is broken,” said Alex Kriegsman, a Sag Harbor attorney who often handles immigration problems. “It has all sorts of consequences on the local level.” Deportation Looms in D.W.I. Cases

For undocumented immigrants, arrests can bring consequences beyond jail.

Mar 6, 2014
Jeremy Samuelson extended his hand at a meeting Wednesday with PSEG Long Island officials, hoping for a gesture of good faith from the utility's president, David M. Daly, who declined. PSEG Project Will Go On, Utility Official Says

Representatives of PSEG Long Island attended a meeting in East Hampton on Wednesday as opposition to a six-mile extension of high-voltage electrical transmission lines continued to grow. They agreed to consider alternatives but said that work would continue for now.

Mar 6, 2014
A large house on Sunset Beach Road typical of the new North Haven is on the market for $5 million. Little Village That Could

When real estate in Sag Harbor began to dry up, Lori Barbaria, an agent with Douglas Elliman, was among those who started to suggest to customers that they look on North Haven.

Mar 6, 2014
Drowning in Potholes

People often take the back roads to avoid traffic, but this time of year they might be doing the same to get around the myriad massive potholes that pockmark Route 27 from Water Mill to Montauk

Mar 6, 2014
William LaGarenne, left, and Freddie Parker, right, remained in custody as they left East Hampton Town Justice Court with police officers on Thursday. Charged With Felony Theft of Gutters

Two men allegedly stole copper gutters from an Amagansett house, and were taken into custody after a traffic stop on Wednesday morning.

Mar 6, 2014
People dug out from a January snowstorm, the first of many they would face down this year. A Winter to Remember

All most of us will remember is snow and frigid temperatures, ice, constant shoveling, and days upon days, it seemed, of being housebound

Mar 6, 2014
A parcel of land at 113 Main Street in Wainscott that the Bridgehampton Fire District sold to Ronald Lauder is at the center of a $40 million lawsuit. Fired by Fire District

After several contentious months, the embattled treasurer of the Bridgehampton Fire District has filed a $40 million suit in federal court against the district, its commissioners, and the former chairman of the board

Mar 6, 2014
East Hampton Village Police Officer Julio Galeano, seen here when he was honored as the top cop for 2012, will have a hearing soon. A Hearing for Officer Galeano

An independent hearing officer will consider disciplinary charges against Julio Galeano, a village police officer who was suspended after an alleged romantic encounter in December at a house he did not have permission to be in.

Mar 6, 2014
Eight Felony Charges in Rape Case

The man arrested for allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old girl in Montauk was indicted by a grand jury seated in the Suffolk County Criminal Court building in Riverside Friday.

Mar 1, 2014
A swan and its cygnet State to Revise Swan Plan

New York State will revise its proposed management plan for mute swans, and there will be more opportunity for public comment.

Feb 28, 2014
East Hampton Town will contribute $3.5 million to buy the development rights for more than four acres of farmland at Beach Lane and Wainscott Mail Street. The Peconic Land Trust will pay the remaining $3.5 million. Preservation Efforts Are on The Upswing

East Hampton Town’s protection of open space, farmland, or historic properties through use of the community preservation fund is off to a speedy start in 2014.

Feb 27, 2014
Contractors began work to construct a rock revetment in front of Mollie Zweig's house in November, but a temporary restraining order stopped the project two days later. Want Revetment Restart

Three and a half months after construction of a rock revetment in front of 11 West End Road in East Hampton was commenced and quickly halted, an application for the same project was brought to the East Hampton Town Trustees, who say they have jurisdiction over the project area

Feb 27, 2014
The injured swan at Dr. Jonathan Turetsky's office Swan a Victim of Hit-and-Run

An adult mute swan that was hit by a car near Town Pond on Monday suffered injuries too serious to repair and was euthanized shortly after at Dr. Jonathan Turetsky’s veterinary office in East Hampton

Feb 27, 2014
A dilapidated culvert on Alewife Brook in Northwest has blocked an annual fish-spawning run to Scoy Pond. Restoring Alewife Migration

For more than a decade, alewives have failed to make their spring migration up a narrow brook in Northwest Woods, East Hampton, where once they teemed. But if all goes as planned, the fish could soon return to one of the South Fork’s storied runs.

Feb 27, 2014
East Hampton Town police lead Juan Jose Zhingri-Deleg into East Hampton Town Justice Court for arraignment on Tuesday. Charged With Rape of 14-Year-Old

Juan Jose Zhingri-Deleg admitted to multiple instances of sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl living in Montauk, according to court documents. He is being held on $100,000 bail.

Feb 27, 2014
This Buell Lane, East Hampton, classic on a third of an acre changed hands in December for just over $1.6 million. South Fork on the Cusp of a Sellers' Market

Buyers have held the cards in the real estate game here since 2008, but a slow switch to a sellers’ market began last year and is taking on steam.

Feb 27, 2014
Smoke, but No Fires

The Amagansett Fire Department responded to two instances of smoke-filled houses, but no one was hurt in either case.

Feb 27, 2014
Jane Gill, a transport volunteer with the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center, carried the mute swan injured near Town Pond to her car. Town Pond Swan Doesn't Make It

An adult mute swan that was hit by a car near Town Pond on Monday suffered injuries too serious to repair and had to be euthanized.

Feb 24, 2014
Cort Heneveld makes a move during a September 2013 game. Varsity Football Xed Out in 2014

For only the fourth time in 90 years of football in East Hampton, the high school won't yield a varsity football squad.

Feb 24, 2014
Arrested After Leaving Kids in Car

An East Hampton couple were arrested in Hampton Bays yesterday on charges of endangering the welfare of two young children, who police said were left inside a car while couple went shopping at Macy’s.

Feb 21, 2014
The alleged heroin packs were stamped in red with the word, "Hollywood." 'Hollywood' Heroin Found on South Fork, D.A. Says

The East End Drug Task Force busted nine men this week who were allegedly involved in selling and buying an especially potent heroin that can be traced to at least half a dozen overdoses on the South Fork, according to the Suffolk County district attorney's office.

Feb 21, 2014
Schools Scramble to Make Up Days

All across the South Fork, snow days have resulted in school officials scrambling to make up for lost time, with many districts shortening upcoming vacations as a solution.

Feb 20, 2014
A recently issued permit for renovations to an Amagansett commercial building to accommodate a new 7-Eleven store has been declared invalid by East Hampton Town. 7-Eleven Permit Lifted

A building permit for renovations to the former Villa Prince restaurant in Amagansett, where a new 7-Eleven is planned, was rescinded by East Hampton Town’s chief building inspector

Feb 20, 2014
Ditch Plain, the epicenter of the Montauk beach scene Montauk Gets Busy as Rental Season Explodes

The coming summer rental season in Montauk is already as wild as a summer night at the Surf Lodge.

Feb 20, 2014
Oneda Dixon got best wishes from Supervisor Larry Cantwell, left, Mayor Paul F. Rickenbach Jr., right, and town board members Fred Overton, Kathee Burke-Gonzalez, and Peter Van Scoyoc. Resident Celebrates Century

This has been a week of parties for Mrs. Dixon, and given the momentous occasion, there are probably a few more celebrations to come

Feb 20, 2014
Effort to Halt Mute Swan Plan

A plan by New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation to eradicate the population of mute swans statewide by 2025 is being questioned by some state lawmakers who have challenged the agency

Feb 20, 2014
Local officials, including East Hampton Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell and Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr., are seeking Governor Andrew Cuomo’s intervention to halt PSEG Long Island’s transmission upgrade. State Help Sought on Power Lines

The Town of East Hampton has come out against PSEG Long Island’s push to upgrade its transmission lines in East Hampton and Amaganset

Feb 20, 2014