If weather forecasts are to be trusted, the next few nights will be clear, making the brightest comet of the year visible due west, shortly after sunset. The comet is in an Oort cloud on an 80,000-year orbit of the sun.
Northern Lights Dazzle South Fork
People across the South Fork, and indeed much of the northern part of the United States, were treated to a vivid display of the aurora borealis on Thursday night, prompting many to look out their windows, pull over their cars, post pictures on Instagram, and wonder: Why? Next question: Will they be visible again Friday night?
October 11, 2024
Police & Courts
A Swiss man was pronounced dead at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital after going missing in the water near Gibson Lane Beach in Sagaponack on Oct. 4 around 3:30 p.m.
Oct 15, 2024
A Yorkshire terrier inadvertently rode a westbound bus from the Bridgehampton train station to Babylon on Sunday afternoon without its family, prompting an unusual “lost dog” search that spanned multiple police agencies.
Oct 10, 2024
Police made two felony drunken-driving arrests on town roads in the last 10 days.
Oct 10, 2024
Star Stories
Assembly Candidates Face Off
In the First Assembly District, a key difference between the candidates — Southampton Town Councilman Tommy John Schiavoni, a Democrat, and his Republican opponent, Stephen Kiely, the Shelter Island Town attorney — came into focus about halfway through a debate sponsored by the local chapter of the League of Women’s Voters on Oct. 7.
Oct 10, 2024
Propositions on Water Quality, Equal Rights
Voters across the South Fork will have two ballot propositions to consider on Election Day that could have an impact here: Proposition 1, on the Equal Rights Amendment to the New York State Constitution, and Proposition 2, on the Suffolk County Water Quality Restoration Act.
Oct 10, 2024
Government
The case of the removal of two trees on Meadowlark Lane in Sag Harbor Village was back in Justice Court Tuesday morning. Alex Kriegsman, an attorney appearing virtually in representing the defendant, Augusta Ramsay Folks, made a motion for dismissal based on comments made by Bob Plumb of the village board at a meeting in August.
Oct 10, 2024
East Hampton Village wants to buy the five inns in its Main Street Historic District using its $22.4 million portion of the town’s community preservation fund.
Oct 10, 2024
The Coalition to Transform East Hampton Airport has submitted a bid to the East Hampton Town clerk to lease the 97-acre town parcel in Wainscott used by the Maidstone Gun Club since 1983. However, at the town board work session Tuesday, Rob Connelly, the town attorney, made it clear the bid would not get far.
Oct 10, 2024
An excavator removed the first loads of soil where a new lap pool will be located, and a second floor where events will be held is on its way to completion. Construction is on schedule to be completed by summer 2025.
Oct 10, 2024
Arts
Liev Schreiber: Actor and Advocate
Liev Schreiber holds forth on his life, acting career, and advocacy for Ukraine in a conversation with Alec Baldwin.
Oct 10, 2024
"The White House Effect" documents the nefarious influence of the fossil fuel industry on the George H.W. Bush administration.
Oct 10, 2024
Five new shows at the Parrish Art Museum reflect an international outlook while continuing to emphasize local connections.
Oct 10, 2024
The Hampton Theatre Company opens its 40th season with "Now and Then," a comedy/drama about life choices and their cost.
Oct 10, 2024
Villages
A Day to Celebrate East Hampton Windmills
Time was a breeze on land likely meant the three windmills in East Hampton Village were churning grain. They’re still there, reminders of a time when we were more positively connected to the environment. All three will be open to the public on Saturday, for what Hugh King, the village historian, is calling Windmill Day, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Real Estate: Who's Your Neighbor?
The national trend of shell companies owning real estate is not a new phenomenon, but it's one that is solidly in play here on the South Fork — presenting benefits for the actual owners and problems of perception in some communities.
Services Here for Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the holiest day oft he Jewish calendar, begins at sundown tomorrow, and there will be services in East Hampton at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons and Chabad of the Hamptons and in Sag Harbor at Temple Adas Israel and Bay Street Theater, which Gesher | the Bridge Shul will make its temporary home.
