Amid a squabble about East Hampton Village charging the town building permit fees for the addition of pickleball courts at the Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter and renovations at the Peach Farm House, at the Town Hall campus, both within village boundaries, comes the discovery that the town has no certificate of occupancy for Town Hall on file with the village.
Endangered Species Act Threatened
Last week, the Trump administration moved to weaken one of the most popular and successful laws passed in the United States in the last 50 years: the Endangered Species Act of 1973. If successful, the proposed changes could harm some iconic species on the East End, including the piping plover, the eastern tiger salamander, and even the monarch butterfly.
November 27, 2025
Police & Courts
“No one wants to get out of bed, having just climbed in. And it’s a really cold night, and it’s windy, and everything else — but you know that everyone else will be feeling the same, and so you go anyway. Everyone jumps in their cars and drives there, and then you deal with whatever is going on.”
Nov 27, 2025
A homeless 22-year-old was arrested last week in Montauk, accused of stealing a package of wipes from the Montauk I.G.A. after having been being notified the week before that he was no longer allowed on the premises.
Nov 27, 2025
Police reported only one accident on local roads recently that resulted in an injury, which happened on Nov. 11 in Montauk, after midnight.
Nov 27, 2025
A Pitch for Worker Housing
The East Hampton Village Board heard a pitch for the creation of 10 affordable apartments allocated to village employees, an effort to bridge a large and growing demand and a vanishingly small supply.
Nov 27, 2025
Touting Economic Benefits of Wind Power
The nascent offshore wind industry has proven its economic benefit — to union workers, businesses comprising every link in the supply chain, all the way down to the delis, gas stations, and restaurants surrounding such projects, a panel of professionals agreed during a round-table discussion last week.
Nov 27, 2025
Government
The East Hampton Town Board held a public hearing to amend legislation pertaining to accessory dwelling units, or A.D.U.s, in order to spur their construction.
Nov 27, 2025
New York State Assemblyman Tommy John Schiavoni came out firmly against the Nov. 5 federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Hampton Bays and Westhampton when he spoke at the inaugural East End LIVE, a conversation on issues impacting the East End of Long Island held last Thursday at LTV Studios in Wainscott.
Nov 26, 2025
Playing on the name of his East Hampton Village NewTown Party, Mayor Jerry Larsen has launched a website to promote the “East Hampton Town Democrats for a New Town,” as he sets off in a probable primary battle against Democratic Town Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez.
Nov 27, 2025
The effort to remove trees killed by the southern pine beetle from Napeague and Hither Hills State Parks and other areas in East Hampton Town is underway, with trees being marked now for cutting that is scheduled to begin next month.
Nov 27, 2025
Arts
Doc Fest’s Schedule Is ‘Electric’
Hamptons Doc Fest will show 33 documentary films over eight days at the Sag Harbor Cinema, Bay Street Theater, and, for the first time, the Southampton Playhouse.
Nov 27, 2025
Center Stage at the Southampton Arts Center will present staged readings of two of Truman Capote's holiday stories.
Nov 27, 2025
The Holiday Makers Market at The Church in Sag Harbor will have a pop-up print sale, book signings, and offerings from more than 20 local vendors.
Nov 27, 2025
The film "Taking Venice," coming to Guild Hall, investigates the purported rigging of the 1964 Venice Biennale Grand Prize competition to favor the American entry.
Nov 27, 2025
Villages
Bonac Lights in a New Location
Bonac Lights, a holiday display whose proceeds support college scholarships for East Hampton High School students, will be set up in a new spot this year — Mulford Farm on James Lane.
A Festive Weekend at Marders
A three-day open house beginning on Friday at Marders nursery and gift shop in Bridgehampton will include spectacular decorations, live music, adoptable animals, and a presentation by the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center.
Lighthouse Lighting Saturday in Montauk
The annual Lighting of the Lighthouse, involving thousands of lights, happens on Saturday from 4 to 7:30 p.m.
