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Jim Rutenberg, a media columnist and reporter at The New York Times, will speak at the East Hampton Library on Saturday evening about the role of the press during the Trump era. Rutenberg of New York Times Takes on ‘Fake News’ Maelstrom

The Tom Twomey Series of lectures on topics of local and national interest will return to the East Hampton Library for its fourth season on Saturday at 6 p.m., when Jim Rutenberg, a media columnist at The New York Times, addresses “Fake News, Real News, and Failing Upward at The New York Times.”

May 10, 2018
Plan New Path for Edgemere

A path for pedestrians and cyclists along Edgemere Street in Montauk, connecting the Long Island Rail Road station with the downtown area, is a possibility as the Town of East Hampton seeks to take advantage of a program under which it would be designed and financed by Suffolk County.

May 3, 2018
Tara and Kevin O’Brien, newlyweds, posed for photos after their wedding ceremony at the Hedges Inn in April, overcoming a bitter permitting dispute between East Hampton Village and the inn. Board Adopts Limits on Large Gatherings

The East Hampton Village Board on Friday adopted a law setting strict guidelines for large gatherings at private residences and commercial properties. It will not go into effect until Oct. 1, and in the meantime, potential legal action is being considered.

Apr 26, 2018
It’s Dan Zanes for Earth Day

In honor of Earth Day, which is Sunday, the musician Dan Zanes, a onetime rock ’n’ roller who is now the most recognized name in the family-music genre, will give a free concert at 3 p.m. at the East Hampton Presbyterian Church.

Apr 19, 2018
“Entering the house is like a walk back in time,” John Wilkes Hedges said of the 1775 Deacon David Hedges house in Sagaponack, which has been in the Hedges family since it was built and is now for sale. House Steeped in History on Market for First Time

The Deacon David Hedges house in Sagaponack, a farmhouse built in 1775 by a descendant of one of the founding families of East Hampton, was listed for sale last Wednesday for an asking price of $11.95 million.

Apr 19, 2018
Creeks Variances Granted

Four months after Ronald Perelman’s sprawling application to legalize numerous zoning-code violations was considered, the East Hampton Village Zoning Board of Appeals on Friday granted most of the billionaire investor and philanthropist’s variance requests for the Creeks, his estate on Georgica Pond.

Apr 19, 2018
Maidstone Club Seeks Okay for a ‘Warming Hut’

A 39.2-acre portion of the more than 200-acre Maidstone Club property, which stretches along Dunemere and Old Beach Lanes, was the focus of the East Hampton Village Zoning Board of Appeals on Friday when it reviewed an application for a 676-square-foot “warming hut” where its platform tennis courts and main clubhouse are located.

Apr 19, 2018
Sag Harbor Notes 04.12.18

Sag Harbor News

Apr 11, 2018
Village Notes 04.12.18

Amagansett

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The East Hampton Trails Preservation Society will have a two-hour walk through the rolling woodlands of Amagansett on Saturday at 10 a.m. Participants will hike some clearly blazed trails, and others that are less so. Hikers have been asked to meet on Red Dirt Road about one-quarter mile east of Accabonac Road. Jim Zajac, the hike’s leader, can be called at 212-769-4311 for more information. 

Meet the Moor

Apr 11, 2018
East Hampton Notes 04.12.18

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Farm Museum Opens

The festivities will start at 10 a.m. Saturday when the East Hampton Historical Farm Museum opens for the season. A sale of antique farm tools and furnishings will take place until noon, and there will be tours of the house, barn, and collection of wagons and buggies until 4 p.m. 

Apr 11, 2018
On Monday, as snow blanketed the ground for the third time this spring, a blue jay found a ready meal at a backyard feeder. Village Notes 04.05.18

News of our local villages

Apr 4, 2018
Participants in the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce’s Easter Bonnet Parade on Saturday vied to top (pun intended) each other with the zaniest creations. Above, the feathers in Heidi Swindells’s bonnet matched the fresh forsythia sprouting from it. Below, Melanie Pineda cozied up to the Easter Bunny. Sag Harbor Notes

With the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War coming later this year, the John Jermain Memorial Library will present “Legacies of World War I” on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The program will examine America’s role in the war and its aftermath.

Apr 4, 2018
Montauk Notes 04.05.18

Local Montauk Notes

Apr 4, 2018
Kids got ready for the mad scramble at the East Hampton Democrats’ Easter egg hunt in Herrick Park on Saturday. East Hampton Notes 04.05.18

Trees and how to care for them will be the subject of a panel discussion on Monday at 3 p.m. in St. Luke’s Episcopal Church’s Hoie Hall organized by the Ladies Village Improvement Society. Experts will take questions about all things trees. The panelists will be Deborah Green from Bartlett Tree Experts, Mike Gaines from CW Arborists, Charlie Marder from Marders, and Mariah Whitmore from Whitmore’s.

Apr 4, 2018
Starke, Hersh Wed in Park

Lauren M. Hersh and Kevin M. Starke were married on Saturday at Firefighters Park in Great Neck. The Hon. Neil R. Finkston, a justice in the Village of Great Neck, officiated, and a reception followed at Wild Ginger Asian Fusion restaurant, also in Great Neck. 

The bride is the daughter of Brenda Hersh of New York City and East Hampton and Robert M. Hersh of Roslyn Heights. The groom’s parents are Sandra J. Starke and Roy H. Starke of Great Neck.

Mar 29, 2018
Montauk Parade Day: What You Need to Know

Approximately 80 groups are expected to participate, including marching bands, whimsical and sometimes zany floats, many bagpipers in kilts, and fire departments from across Long Island.

Mar 22, 2018
Kathy Keller is the grand marshal of the 2018 Montauk Friends of Erin St. Patrick’s Day parade. And the Shillelagh Goes To . . .

For Kathy Keller, this year’s grand marshal of the Montauk Friends of Erin St. Patrick’s Day parade, leading the parade on Sunday is part of a family tradition.

Mar 22, 2018
Stinky Flower's Rare Bloom on Display in East Hampton

Plant fanciers interested in unusual flora will want to stop by Wittendale's Florist in East Hampton, where the rare large bloom of a corpse flower is currently filling the greenhouse with its distinctively pungent odor.

Mar 15, 2018
Ben Krupinski, the builder who donated his services for the renovation of the Ladies Village Improvement Society’s shops, celebrated the project’s completion on March 2. Makeover for L.V.I.S. Shops

After spending decades looking after the beautification of East Hampton Village at large, the Ladies Village Improvement Society focused on a project even closer to home this winter, refurbishing its headquarters and thrift shops at 95 Main Street.

Mar 15, 2018
Large outdoor events could be drastically limited in East Hampton Village if a code revision under consideration is enacted. Large Parties and Styrofoam Are Targets

Can East Hampton Village enact its proposed law regulating large events without ruining the plans of couples who already have booked venues for weddings? That question was the focus of the village board’s work session last Thursday, while it also discussed a village-wide ban on Styrofoam and a proposal to install a device on the roof of the pavilion at Main Beach designed to free frequencies for use by the Navy.

Mar 8, 2018
Southampton Notes

The Southampton Chamber of Commerce will hold a networking night at the Southampton Publick House from 5 to 7 this evening.

Jan 25, 2018
Bridgehampton Notes

“Killer Bees,” a film that details the storied history (including nine state Class D championships) of Bridgehampton High’s basketball team and students’ relationship to the larger community, will be screened at the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center on Saturday at 5 p.m.

Jan 25, 2018
Stephanie Diamond of Schwab Charitable, a donor-advised fund, speaking, with Andrew Stern of YorkBridge Wealth Partners in Bridgehampton and Loretta Davis, the executive director of the Retreat domestic violence programs, at a business leaders’ conference held at Gurney’s Resort in Montauk on Monday. Montauk News & Notes

Sarah Conway will sing at the Montauk Community Church’s coffee house on Sunday at 7 p.m. The show is open to the public, and admission is free.

Jan 25, 2018
The Rev. Donald P. Hammond, interim pastor at the Amagansett Presbyterian Church, was feted after his first service there on Sunday. Amagansett Notes

Daniel Okin of this hamlet has been named to the dean’s list at Emerson College in Boston for the fall 2017 semester. He is majoring in marketing communications. To make Emerson’s dean’s list, a student must carry a grade-point average of 3.7 or higher.

Rotary Dinner

The East Hampton Rotary Club will host its annual spaghetti and meatball dinner on Sunday from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall. Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for children. A vegetarian option will be available.

Jan 25, 2018
A Reception on the Moonlit Hudson

David Raymond Flickinger and Jane Hamilton Urness were married on Nov. 4 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan.

Jan 18, 2018
Nigro-Bloecker Engagement Announced

Joe Bloecker and Cheryl Ecker Bloecker of Montauk have announced the engagement of their daughter, Fallon Ann Bloecker, to James C. Nigro, the son of Joe and Marjorie Nigro of Montauk.

Jan 11, 2018
Pevarski and Graham Wed in D.C.

Mary Augusta Frost Graham, the daughter of Arthur and Katherine Graham of East Hampton, was married to Benjamin Joseph Pevarski on Dec. 9 at the Josephine Butler Parks Center in Washington, D.C.

Jan 11, 2018
A powerful winter storm worked its way up the East Coast on Thursday. Snowfall Predictions Bumped Up for Long Island

As of 6 a.m. Thursday, the National Weather Service increased its predicted snowfall for most of Long Island and southern Connecticut to between 8 to 12 inches.

Jan 4, 2018
Rich Riccio at Becker's Home Center in Montauk, which was well stocked with snow shovels, firewood, and other supplies. Winter Storm Predicted to Start by 1 a.m.

A winter storm warning for eastern Suffolk and the Connecticut shoreline was issued by the National Weather Service, with as much as 10 inches of snow and high winds expected.

Jan 3, 2018
Jennifer Georges took away a Sunshine tender sailboat raffled by the East End Classic Boat Society. Winner Announced in Boat Group Raffle

Jennifer Georges took away a Sunshine tender sailboat raffled on Saturday by the East End Classic Boat Society at its holiday open house.

Dec 14, 2017