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East Hampton Beaches: What You Need to Know

East Hampton Town and Village will have strict protocols in place as their beaches open on a limited basis this weekend.

May 22, 2020
LIPA Authorizes Widespread Community Choice Power

In a significant development for the proliferation of renewable energy, LIPA’s board voted unanimously to adopt state rules and regulations authorizing a framework for community choice aggregation Islandwide.

May 22, 2020
Coping: Using Nutrition to Ward Off Stress

It’s always sunny on the Thrive East website, where Charlotte LaGuardia, a certified nutrition specialist, offers her clients a host of services and a blog to address general concerns regarding food, health, stress, and activity.

May 21, 2020
Elms Party Takes Over East Hampton Village Board

East Hampton Village Mayor Richard Lawler appointed Ray Harden, a co-owner of the Ben Krupinski building company, as a village board member on Friday over the objections of two board members.

May 21, 2020
On the Water: Scanning the Bottom

I was completely baffled. For over 10 minutes on Sunday morning, the screen of the fish finder to the left of my helm seat clearly showed the contours of the sandy bottom 45 feet below. However, the markings of any life, fish that is, were totally absent from view. From the look of things, apparently nobody was home.

May 21, 2020
Memorial Day Ceremonies Are Few and Scaled Down

Memorial Day ceremonies can proceed in even light of Covid-19, with a maximum of 10 people taking part, but the federal Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a blanket policy nationwide prohibiting volunteers from decorating gravesites at national veterans cemeteries, as is the annual practice in many places.

May 21, 2020
Main Street Retail Gets a Rethink

South Fork retail stores have been closed to the public during the economic shutdown, but when they are allowed to reopen, shopkeepers said this week that they will be welcoming back customers with steam-cleaned products, curbside pickup, sidewalk sales, and pleas to wear masks and practice social distancing.

May 21, 2020
Farmers Market Openings Postponed

Farmers markets in East Hampton and Springs will not open this week as initially planned.

May 21, 2020
East Hampton Officials Prepare for Limited Beach Openings

Four town ocean beaches will open on Saturday during lifeguarded hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Indian Wells and Atlantic Avenue in Amagansett, and South Edison and Ditch Plain in Montauk. For the time being they will be open on weekends only. 

May 21, 2020
Liquor Sells Quicker in a Pandemic

The closure of restaurants and bars, endless time at home, various distillations of apocalyptic doom — these ingredients make a strong cocktail for business at wine and liquor stores during the pandemic. 

May 21, 2020
The Enrico Caruso Caper of 1920

Cat burglars stole $375K in jewels from the tenor’s house in 1920.

May 21, 2020
Community Adopts East Hampton High's Class of 2020

There are approximately 230 seniors in East Hampton High School's class of 2020, and community members are lining up by the dozen — virtually, of course — to make sure every one of them feels special during these challenging times.

May 20, 2020
East Hampton Town Implores State to Delay Reopening of Tourist Hotels

“A summertime influx of people into our area has the potential to cause renewed outbreaks of Covid-19 and reverse the progress our area has made in reducing spread of the disease through weeks of staying at home, quarantining, and following precautions in public,” town board members wrote to the governor.

May 18, 2020
Southampton Town and Village's Beach Rules and Openings

Southampton Town will open and staff just three beaches this weekend. Both the town and the village will limit access to keep crowds to a minimum.

May 18, 2020
County Will Open Ocean Beaches for Residents Only This Weekend

“My priority is to make sure Suffolk County residents will be able to enjoy access to the beaches during this crisis, while we do have reduced capacity,” County Executive Steve Bellone said on Monday.

May 18, 2020
$1 Million Summer Rental in East Hampton: Entire Hedges Inn

Wary about the prospect of welcoming a series of new visitors in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the inn's management announced this week that it will seek to rent the entire property from June 1 to Labor Day for $1 million, or $350,000 per month.

May 17, 2020
Elective Surgeries Can Resume in Suffolk

The county is awaiting an executive order from the governor before allowing the procedures. It is expected shortly.

May 17, 2020
Rock Royalty of the South Fork Remember Little Richard

Tales of elevator encounters and rehearsals with a ‘nuclear reactor’ of a performer.

May 16, 2020
Pause Order Extended for Long Island; Beaches Can Open Next Friday

In an executive order signed late Thursday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo extended the stay-at-home Pause order through May 28 for regions of New York State — including Long Island — that have not been cleared to begin resuming business activity.

May 15, 2020
A Charitable ‘Silver Lining’

Hamptons United, at hamptonsunited.org, was launched with nine charities “doing critical work on the East End through the collection and distribution of financial donations and acts of kindness." It now hosts 14 organizations, and more are being evaluated for inclusion.

May 14, 2020
East Hampton Town’s First Responders Want a Say

“We in E.M.S. are completely in the dark on what the plan is for the coming months and what to expect,” the Montauk Ambulance Company wrote in a letter to the town board. “We need clarity and, more importantly, to have our thoughts heard.”

May 14, 2020
Suffolk, Nassau Meet Only Some Criteria for Reopening

Two measures of Long Island’s progress toward reopening the economy appear to be at odds, but one thing is for certain at this point: When Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s Pause order expires tomorrow, Long Island will not be ready to fully reopen despite what is thought to be the waning impact of Covid-19 in New York State.

May 14, 2020
Coping: Building Resilience in the Age of Covid-19

We’ve been thrust into a surreal crisis filled with uncertainty and fear. Without effective coping strategies that enable us to adapt, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. Here are a few.

May 14, 2020
Helping Families Stay in Touch With Hospital Patients

Stony Brook University Hospital and Stony Brook Southampton Hospital have devised ways to give voice to their Covid-19 patients and help keep them in touch with their families.

May 14, 2020
Contact Tracing Seen as Best Hope to Isolate Virus

Before Suffolk County can safely begin to emerge from the Covid-19 lockdown, an expansive contact tracing program designed to contain future outbreaks by identifying, monitoring, and isolating those who come in contact with someone infected must be in place.

May 14, 2020
Helping Hands, One Doorstep at a Time

Waiting out the pandemic on the South Fork, three teens saw a need, turned their concern into action, and partnered with an Amagansett church to come to the aid of people "struggling to support their families."

May 14, 2020
They’ve Lived Through Hard Times and Are Better for It

East Hampton’s formidable population of “older adults” is characterized, among many traits, by resilience, and that can serve them well in the face of a pandemic.

May 14, 2020
East Hampton Village Tightens Fiscal Outlook

Due to concerns about the economic impact the Covid-19 pandemic may have on East Hampton Village’s finances, village board members made it clear last Thursday that they will adopt a budget for the next fiscal year that will prohibit spending on any major capital improvements, public works projects, or equipment upgrades.

May 14, 2020
East End Rental Market Is Booming

Using Airbnb is out, enlisting a savvy broker is in. Short-term bookings are out, long-term stays are in. Standard leases are out, customized ones with Covid-19 riders are in.

May 14, 2020
106th Rescue Wing Flyover Salutes Long Islanders on Front Lines

The New York Air National Guard 106th Rescue Wing saluted Long Islanders for their hard work to "fight against Covid-19" with a flyover on Friday afternoon covering the North and South Shores from Long Beach to East Hampton and Greenport.

May 14, 2020