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Two More Months of Roundabout Work

The roundabout being constructed at the intersection of Route 114 and Buell and Toilsome Lanes in East Hampton Village will not be finished until early fall

Jul 26, 2018
William Barber's Fiery Call to Moral Action

The marches and rallies that have sprung up since Donald J. Trump was elected president have brought together disaffected Americans who in the past would have been called liberal thinkers and who for the most part have supported movements for marriage equality, women’s rights, gay rights, and L.G.B.T.Q. rights.

Jul 19, 2018
It’s the Pool Fence Follies, Folks

’Tis the season to construct a swimming pool, if the applications before the East Hampton Village Zoning Board of Appeals on Friday are any indication.

Jul 19, 2018
Sag Harbor Revisits Impound Site

A small procession of people, some wearing stickers that read “Protect the Long Pond Greenbelt,” voiced concern at a Sag Harbor Village Board public hearing on Tuesday evening about the board’s proposed use of a 24-acre site off the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike as an impound yard for vehicles seized by its Police Department.

Jul 12, 2018
Go West, Young Man. This Poet Did . . .

Aside from its collection of historical materials, the Long Island Collection possesses quite a bit of literature by Long Island authors. The portrait at right is of George Sterling, a poet and playwright who was recognized in the San Francisco Bay Area as one of the greatest American poets of the early 20th century.

Jul 11, 2018
A fence erected on the beach at the end of Flaggy Hole Road in Springs was put in the wrong place and will soon be moved. Fence Up and Down Again

Residents of Flaggy Hole Road in Springs who frequent the Gardiner’s Bay beach at Maidstone Park were surprised on June 25 to see East Hampton Town Parks Department workers installing a fence there, perpendicular to the beach, and complained that not only would the fence stop them from parking at the beach but also destroy their sunset views.

Jul 5, 2018
Equality in the Hamptons

The Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center’s Thinking Forward Lecture Series, which is presented in partnership with Guild Hall, will feature “Equality in the Hamptons: Burying Our Heads in the Sand?”

Jul 5, 2018
Charging Stations Ahead

Montauk has changed a lot in the last decade, and Tesla, Elon Musk’s top-of-the-line electric car company, has taken notice. The company is hoping to build charging stations at several spots around the hamlet, among them Kirk Park Beach and the town parking lot behind White’s on the Plaza — servicing not only its own vehicles but other electric cars as well.

Jul 5, 2018
Thomas Gardella Gardella Gets Seat on Board

After losing his first bid, by just five votes, for a seat on the Sag Harbor Village Board in 2017, Thomas Gardella, the former chief of the village’s Fire Department, had a much happier election night on June 19 when he captured one of two seats on the board in an uncontested election.

Jun 28, 2018
Shop and Dine for Lyme

Concern about what has been described as an unusually large number of ticks this spring — and the potential for increased instances of Lyme disease — has given rise to a first-time fund-raising effort by stores and restaurants on the North and South Forks.

Jun 28, 2018
A rendering of the proposed 150-seat theater at the Montauk Playhouse  Community Center, above, as envisioned by the project’s architect, Scott  DiBerardino of Island Structures Engineering. The theater is intended for performances, lectures, and conferences. Below, the proposed aquatics center, which is to include a 25-yard fitness pool. Playhouse Expansion Nears

The Montauk Playhouse Community Center foundation, which is hoping to renovate the west side of the playhouse, applied on Tuesday to the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals for the variances necessary to begin construction.

Jun 28, 2018
A Match Made by Match.com

Philip Cammann, formerly of Bridgehampton, and Cathy Taldone of Shoreham were married last Thursday at the Old Field Club in Setauket. The Hon. Linda J. Kevins, a Suffolk County Supreme Court justice, officiated.

Jun 28, 2018
Sculpture Lighting Debated

In an uncharacteristically brief meeting on Friday, the East Hampton Village Zoning Board of Appeals closed three continued hearings and all six new hearings on its agenda.

Jun 28, 2018
Married at Devon Yacht Club

John Augustine Wick and Madeline Katherine Chiavini were married on the dock at the Devon Yacht Club in Amagansett on June 2. Rabbi Kyle Cotler, a friend of the couple, officiated, and a reception with dinner and dancing followed on the yacht club deck.

Jun 21, 2018
Cinema Construction to Begin

After 16 months of planning and fund-raising, the Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center will begin its construction phase on Saturday at 2 p.m. with a groundbreaking ceremony to be held on the site of the village’s historic movie theater, which was destroyed by fire in December 2016.

Jun 14, 2018
East Hampton Village Hall, built in the mid-18th century, is in need of repairs and renovation, a consultant told the village board last Thursday. Historic Hall to Be Repaired

East Hampton Village Hall, the historic Beecher-Hand House, needs renovation and repair, a consultant told the village board at a work session last Thursday.

Jun 14, 2018
Item of the Week, from the East Hampton Library Long Island Collection 1897 Shinnecock Hills Golf Club Rule Book

Founded in 1891, Shinnecock was designed as a 12-hole course by Willie Davis. In 1892, play began on the course for the first 44 members.

Jun 14, 2018
Focus on Environment

Concerned Citizens of Montauk has announced a series of talks in its ongoing effort to engage with and educate the community about the environmental challenges facing the hamlet.

Jun 14, 2018
Mill Pond Tainted by Algae

A bloom of cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, has been detected in Mill Pond in Water Mill. The toxic algae also persist in Lake Agawam in Southampton, Roth Pond in Stony Brook, and Lake Ronkonkoma.

Jun 14, 2018
East Hampton Fire Department Substation Coming to Northwest

A long-discussed plan to construct a fire department substation in Northwest Woods is moving forward.

Jun 14, 2018
Police searched the beach near Town Line Road for wreckage from the plane Sunday morning. Search for Krupinski Plane Temporarily Suspended Due to Sea Conditions

The Coast Guard has suspended its search for the plane and its two missing occupants because of "rapidly deteriorating sea conditions," East Hampton Town police said Sunday afternoon.

Jun 3, 2018
Ben and Bonnie Krupinski, whom the East Hampton Lions Club named citizens of the year in 2017, were well-known supporters of the greater East Hampton community. Memorial Service Being Planned for Plane Crash Victims

A statement posted on the social media pages of businesses belonging to Ben Krupinski and his wife, Bonnie Bistrian Krupinski, who were killed in a plane crash, along with their grandson and pilot, said the family is grateful for the community's support.

Jun 3, 2018
$20,000 Water Quality Grant

The Long Island Community Foundation has given Concerned Citizens of Montauk $20,000 to help fund its work to improve the hamlet’s water quality.

May 31, 2018
Debate Vehicle Impound Yard

Seeking support for its plan to use part of a 24-acre site off the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike in Southampton Town as an impound yard for vehicles seized by its Police Department, Sag Harbor Village dispatched Police Chief Austin J. McGuire and Charles Voorhis, an environmental consultant, to a public hearing before the town’s planning board last Thursday.

May 31, 2018
The Rev. Tisha Williams may be newly installed at the First Baptist Church of Bridgehampton, but she has already introduced a women’s ministry and even a logo. Tisha Williams Is a First at First Baptist

After two years without a pastor, the First Baptist Church of Bridgehampton has a live one. And she’s a woman — a first in the church’s recently celebrated 94 years and a rarity in the Baptist church nationally.

May 31, 2018
Dr. Bernard Berger Dermatologist Is to Retire

Bernard Berger, a dermatologist who was at the forefront of scientific efforts to pinpoint the causes of Lyme disease, announced that after nearly 50 years of tending to the skin care of East End residents, he would be closing his Southampton practice on June 30.

May 24, 2018
Ricky Muller refashioned and stabilized the Water Mill Museum’s water wheel behind him. As he’ll be the first to tell you, it isn’t original to the 1640s building, but it looks nice. Inside the Redone Gristmill

Ricky Muller, master carpenter, has just finished a restoration of the Water Mill Museum, which is now open, with an exhibit detailing his work and a members art show.

May 24, 2018
The Juice Press has been forced to have the juices it sells shipped to East Hampton prepackaged. More Takeout May Be on the Menu

The East Hampton Village Board will hold a hearing Friday on a proposed law that would allow retail stores in the commercial district to prepare and sell takeout food and beverages.

May 17, 2018
Although the roundabout won't be finished by Memorial Day weekend, installation of splitter islands and a curb around the center circle will reduce the number of safety barrels there. Weather Blamed for Rte. 114 Roundabout Delay

The roundabout being constructed at the intersection of Route 114 and Buell and Toilsome Lanes in East Hampton Village will not be finished by Memorial Day weekend as planned, Drew Bennett, the engineer overseeing the project, informed the village board on May 9.

May 17, 2018
Spring Street Fair Saturday

The second annual East Hampton Village spring street fair will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Newtown Lane. The street will be shut down to traffic to make way for approximately 50 booths, set up back to back and stretching from Main Street to Park Place.

May 10, 2018