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Threatened L.I.R.R Strike Is Averted

A Long Island Rail Road strike set to begin today, which would have caused a complete shutdown of the largest commuter rail service in the country, was averted earlier this week after representatives from the unions threatening to strike asked President Trump to intervene to force contract negotiations to continue.

Sep 18, 2025

Gun Club Settlement May Come Soon

An as-yet-unsigned Sept. 10 stipulation of settlement between the Maidstone Gun Club and seven Wainscott property owners who reported finding bullets lodged in their houses and were granted a temporary restraining order barring use of the club’s facilities in 2022 outlines terms under which the club could reopen. 

Sep 18, 2025

Government

The New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division has rejected an appeal by the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals of a lower court ruling that overturned the Z.B.A.’s denial of a proposed dock on the east side of Three Mile Harbor. 

Sep 18, 2025

If passing a tree protection ordinance in the Town of East Hampton is set to be a war between environmentalists and developers, Jaine Mehring’s presentation before the town board on Tuesday was the first salvo. 

Sep 18, 2025

Nearly a dozen residents urged the Southampton Town Board last week to switch the designation of an 8.3-acre preserved farmland parcel across from Wolffer Estate Vineyard in Sagaponack to open space. Sagaponack Mayor Bill Tillotson and David McMillan Jr., a member of that village’s board, opposed the change.

Sep 18, 2025

Mayor Jerry Larsen will appoint Jason Tuma to the East Hampton Village Board at next week’s meeting, filling the slot made available when Sarah Amaden announced her departure earlier this month. 

Sep 18, 2025

Arts

Gus Yero: All About Color

Gus Yero's paintings, whether abstract or figurative, large or small, reflect his belief that "color is what painting is all about."

Sep 18, 2025

The 33rd Hamptons International Film Festival will feature in-person conversations with Ethan Hawke and Elizabeth Olsen, as well as 12 world premieres, eight North American premieres, and 21 U.S. premieres.

Sep 18, 2025

LTV Studios will host a performance by Aqua Cherry and Friends, a reggae band, and a screening of "The Weight of Memory," a documentary about a son of Holocaust survivors who shares his family's story.

Sep 18, 2025

The 22nd Latino Film Festival will present four feature films and one short from Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Mexico, with screenings at four venues.

Sep 18, 2025

Villages

First Summer a Success at New E.R.

Since its May 22 opening, the 22,000-square-foot Stony Brook East Hampton Emergency Department on Pantigo Place has “fundamentally changed the health care landscape,” receiving almost 5,000 visitors between the Memorial Day and Labor Day holiday weekends, a Stony Brook Southampton Hospital official said. 

Sep 18, 2025

On the Wing: Magic in the Night Sky

While we humans are pinned down by gravity, there’s an overnight flow of birds hundreds and thousands of feet overhead using sound as their invisible traffic control system. 

Sep 18, 2025

Thiele Joins OLA’s Board

Former New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. has been named to the board of Organizacion Latino Americana of Eastern Long Island. 

Sep 18, 2025

Food

A New Cookie Partnership

Mrs. Hoagland's Cookies, a brand conceived by and sold at the Monogram Shop in East Hampton, will now be baked by the team at the South Fork Bakery's Scoville Hall kitchen in Amagansett.

Sep 25, 2025

Adios, Coche Comedor

The big news for foodies on the South Fork this week is that Honest Man Hospitality has announced that it will close Coche Comedor, its Mexican restaurant in Amagansett, effective Saturday after a six-year run in the space next door to La Fondita.

Sep 25, 2025

News for Foodies 09.25.25

Sunday suppers at the Pridwin Hotel on Shelter Island begin this week, and Peruvian food and afternoon tea come to the Baker House in East Hampton.

Sep 25, 2025