A floating whale that has been a mainstay of Sag Harbor's Harborfest for many years was the object of political vandalism when someone defaced it with the words "TRUMP MAGA."
A Lesser Charge for Justin Timberlake: Driving While Impaired
The pop star Justin Timberlake pleaded guilty to an amended charge of driving with an impaired ability, a violation, in an appearance Friday morning in Sag Harbor Village Justice Court stemming from his June 18 drunken-driving charge.
September 13, 2024
Police & Courts
The Bridgehampton man charged with illegally carrying a loaded Glock and two high-capacity magazines on Main Street in East Hampton Village pleaded not guilty before Suffolk County Justice Richard Ambro on Thursday.
Sep 12, 2024
A car flipped over on Montauk Highway near Stephen Hand’s Path in East Hampton on Sept. 3, following a collision that resulted in multiple hospitalizations. The driver told police the sun's glare blinded her.
Sep 12, 2024
East Hampton Town Police Chief Michael Sarlo has urged town residents to “be mindful of basic crime prevention practices, such as locking cars and front doors at night, paying attention to surroundings, and promptly reporting suspicious activity,” following a string of apparently unrelated crimes.
Sep 12, 2024
Star Stories
Exploring Lower Speed Limits in East Hampton Town
Step into any municipal board meeting on the South Fork, whether it be East Hampton Village, Sag Harbor Village, Sagaponack Village, or East Hampton Town, and residents are requesting speed bumps to slow drivers down.
Sep 12, 2024
Support for Closing the Zoning Loopholes
After completing a third work session in four months on proposed changes to the East Hampton Town zoning code, the town board agreed Tuesday that the next step was to bring the changes to a public hearing. Many members of the public and others directly involved with the zoning code amendment work group, a mixture of government and industry players who developed the proposals, spoke of the need to quickly move forward.
Sep 12, 2024
Government
Richard Warren had come to Monday night’s meeting of the Amagansett Citizens Advisory Committee prepared with whiteboard, blueprints, facts and figures, to discuss the modernization of the 108-year-old Devon Yacht Club. What Mr. Warren, president and owner of the environmental planning firm Inter-Science Research Associates, was not prepared for was the dustup that followed his presentation.
Sep 12, 2024
A vote on alienating parkland at the Sherrill Triangle to make way for a potential traffic circle that was planned for last Thursday’s East Hampton Town Board meeting was canceled. Two public hearings went on as scheduled, concerning properties lined up for potential community preservation fund purchases.
Sep 12, 2024
Tuesday is National Voter Registration Day, and the League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island, and the North Fork will be educating the public at tables across the East End.
Sep 12, 2024
During Monday’s meeting of the Montauk Citizens Advisory Committee, Eric Schantz, East Hampton Town’s director of housing, gave community members the opportunity to weigh in on affordable housing — and the apparent lack of it in their hamlet.
Sep 12, 2024
Arts
Paintings and Floppy Discs at the White Room
The White Room Gallery is showing Stuart Yankell's vibrant paintings of people in motion and Taylor Smith's Pop paintings on discarded floppy discs.
Sep 12, 2024
The Ha Ha Hamptons Comedy tour will bring four female comedians to Bay Street Theater for Mom's Night Out.
Sep 12, 2024
Joanna Steidle's random purchase of a drone in 2015 has led to a thriving drone photography practice and wide commercial and artistic recognition.
Sep 12, 2024
A site-specific installation at Bridge Gardens by Andrea Cote will feature cyanotype-printed fabrics that highlight features of the landscape and the seasons.
Sep 12, 2024
Villages
Equipment Failure Limits Boat Traffic Through Shinnecock Canal
The Shinnecock Canal remains open to limited boat traffic despite the failure of a hinge on one of the lock gates overnight on Tuesday. The county is discouraging all non-emergency boat traffic.
Colonial Cemeteries Are Given New Life
While East Hampton Town boasts some large, well-known, historic cemeteries, less visible are the smaller family cemeteries dotted throughout the area. Some have just a single headstone. They’re visited infrequently, the families buried are older, and a handful have fallen into disrepair. Last week, restoration was completed on two of the town’s smaller colonial-era cemeteries.
Duck Rescue a Success, With a Caveat
“People buy them from stores in the spring and then when they get big and messy, they no longer want them,” said Adrienne Gillespie, the hospital supervisor at the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Refuge in Hampton Bays. “They find local ponds thinking they can survive, but they can’t for long.”
