“I can tell you — from long experience — that I have never questioned the veracity, the efficiency, and the effectiveness of the board of elections. They have always done a great job,” Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine said on Friday as he and other county officials unveiled a new $2.8 million Early Voting Training Center in Yaphank that will be used as a training space for poll personnel, including those in East Hampton.
Suspect in Water Mill Murder Found Dead in Pennsylvania
The suspect in the murder of a Brooklyn woman at a Water Mill wellness resort earlier this week was found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Pennsylvania, Suffolk County police said yesterday.
October 30, 2024
Police & Courts
October to December is peak season in the Northeast for car-versus-deer collisions, according to the American Automobile Association, and East Hampton Town is right in the middle of it.
Oct 31, 2024
An East Hampton man was charged with driving while intoxicated on the night of Oct. 21, his fourth drunken-driving charge in the past 15 years, a class-D felony.
Oct 31, 2024
A multi-agency collaboration resulted on Friday in the arrest of Om Parkash, 31, of Queens, on a charge of second-degree grand larceny, a class-C felony.
Oct 31, 2024
Where to Vote and When
Election Day is Tuesday and regular polling stations will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., but those who want to cast their ballots early have until Sunday to do so at any Suffolk County early voting site, including one in East Hampton and one in Southampton.
Oct 31, 2024
Coming Soon, the Smallest Motel in Montauk
The motel, squeezed between two resorts on the north side of Old Montauk Highway, will have only a single unit.
Oct 31, 2024
Government
In a special election, East Hampton Town Councilman Ian Calder-Piedmonte, who was appointed in January to fill the town board seat vacated when Kathee Burke-Gonzalez was sworn in as town supervisor, is running to keep the seat for the remaining year of Ms. Burke-Gonzalez’s term.
Oct 31, 2024
A day at the beach just got a little cleaner in Montauk. Last week, the installation of two new I/A (innovative alternative) low-nitrogen septic systems began at the Gin Beach and South Edison Beach comfort stations. Work is expected to be completed by Friday.
Oct 31, 2024
After considering East Hampton Village’s request to use $22 million from the town community preservation fund to purchase five historic inns, if or when they become available, East Hampton Town Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez responded last week with some hesitation and a lot of questions.
Oct 31, 2024
Look here for voting locations in East Hampton and eastern Southampton Town.
Oct 31, 2024
Arts
A Post-Ice Age Meadow in Water Mill
Alan Sonfist, a renowned environmental artist, has launched a two-year project to create a "celestial meadow" on the Parrish Art Museum's south lawn.
Oct 31, 2024
New solo shows for Ralph Gibson, a celebrated photographer, and Charlotte Park, a pivotal figure in Abstract Expressionism.
Oct 31, 2024
Peter Dayton talk at Guild Hall, two new shows at Halsey McKay, graphic designer Virginia Edwards at The Church, group show at the Lucore Art Gallery.
Oct 31, 2024
A concert staging of a new drama with music set in Weimar Germany after World War I will be performed at LTV Studios.
Oct 31, 2024
Villages
The Great Pumpkin Compost
Instead of tossing those old jack-o'-lanterns in the garbage, the South Fork chapter of ReWild Long Island is asking people to compost their old Halloween pumpkins and gourds, and has partnered with three South Fork farms and gardens to make that easy.
Exploring a ‘New Land Ethic’
“What is a new land ethic?” Stephan Van Dam, the president of ChangeHampton, asked rhetorically. The idea, he said, is “to disrupt our relationship with the natural world and overcome and change our attitude towards nature — the idea that we need to dominate nature. We need to disrupt that.”
A Community-Building Block Party for the World Series
East Hampton Village closed off Newtown Lane starting at 5 p.m. on Saturday — three hours before the first pitch of Game 2 — so the community could come together, with Montauk Brewing Company beverages in hand, and watch the Yankees in the World Series.
