By Tuesday evening, lifeguard stands had been moved back from the water’s edge or removed entirely from ocean beaches in East Hampton Town and Village. Red flags Tuesday warned all but the most experienced swimmers to stay out of the water and by Wednesday swimming was prohibited at all town, village, and state beaches on the ocean and access was cut off too because of the dangerous conditions and significantly shortened beaches.
Aerial Mosquito Spraying This Week
Cedar Point State Park, the marshes in Napeague State Park, and Beach Hampton will all undergo aerial mosquito larvae treatment sometime between Monday at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon.
August 18, 2025
Police & Courts
Staff at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett heard noises from above and discovered a man on the roof, trying to gain access to the music venue. He told police he’d “just wanted to see what his friends were doing.”
Aug 14, 2025
A 34-year-old man faces two felony drunken-driving charges following his arrest on the night of Aug. 3.
Aug 14, 2025
A Sag Harbor woman was injured on Aug. 6 after a westbound Mercedes sedan rear-ended her Jeep on Montauk Highway near Green Hollow Road.
Aug 14, 2025
Goats, Chickens, So What About the Vista?
There will be a horse trough, but no horse, at a Further Lane estate that sold this winter for $70 million in one of the East End’s priciest real estate transaction of 2025.
Aug 21, 2025
Hochul Hails a Remade Playhouse
Two years after a groundbreaking for the Montauk Playhouse Community Center’s new aquatic and cultural centers, Gov. Kathy Hochul led a jubilant gathering including East Hampton Town and New York State officials past and present in a ceremonial ribbon-cutting for the expansive new facilities on Friday.
Aug 21, 2025
Government
Dangerous surf, rip currents, and the potential for dune erosion from Hurricane Erin are anticipated here, with the most significant impacts expected on Thursday and Friday, East Hampton Town Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzlez said on Tuesday.
Aug 19, 2025
A $2.2 million forest management contract for Napeague and Hither Hills State Parks, where the invasive southern pine beetle has killed thousands of trees and sparked concern about wildfires, will focus on areas adjacent to Montauk Highway and nearby residences and trails while creating additional access for fire departments to help reduce the risk to human life or property in the event of a wildfire, the governor said during a visit to Montauk Friday.
Aug 15, 2025
Amid continuing frustration over uncleared piles of dead pitch pines along the Napeague stretch left in the wake of the southern pine beetle infestation, the East Hampton Town Board approved millions of dollars in new fire protection contracts at last Thursday’s meeting.
Aug 14, 2025
The East Hampton Town Trustees heard a pitch for the construction of a fifth and sixth oyster reef in Three Mile Harbor on Monday, a plan they quickly approved.
Aug 14, 2025
Arts
John Torreano: Seeing Stars
Fundamental to John Torreano’s art is the interaction between the viewer and the object, and over six decades he has found innumerable ways to express that commitment in his work.
Aug 21, 2025
Coming up at LTV Studios are Craig Rubano, a star of Broadway and cabaret, and a couple of jazz virtuosos, Bill McConnell and Mike Rodriguez.
Aug 21, 2025
Up next at The Church are Inda Eaton, a celebration of artists and writers of color, and a dance performance created in response to its exhibition “The Ark.”
Aug 21, 2025
For the summer’s final Portraits program, G.E. Smith will share the stage with rock luminaries: Jimmy Vivino, Chad Smith, Simon Kirke, and Joan Osborne.
Aug 21, 2025
Villages
Lighthouse Weekend and Other Montauk Fun
At the Montauk Lighthouse, a national historic landmark, the Third New York Regiment will show off their Revolutionary War uniforms and accouterments, and the Kings of the Coast Pirates will perform. Downtown, the Montauk Artists Association is holding its second art show and sale of the summer.
Item of the Week: Frederica Gallatin on the Beach
This East Hampton Star archive snapshot of Frederica Gallatin (1913-2003) on the beach at the Maidstone Club depicts what a beach day in the 1930s would look like for young women in the summer colony.
Gosman’s Honors a Cancer Triumph
Service was paused at Gosman’s Topside, Inlet Cafe, and Clam Bar restaurants on Friday afternoon so the blessing of good health for Kate Hobbes could be celebrated by the tight-knit staff.
