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For the Vista or the Environment? Benson Reserve Debate Continues

More than two dozen residents of Montauk spoke at a hearing last Thursday on a management plan for Arthur Benson reserve, more of them in favor of a plan to use goats and machinery to remove invasive species at the roughly 40-acre strip between Montauk Highway and the ocean but also many others who said the plan was for aesthetic and not environmental reasons.

Nov 22, 2023

A Clean Slate in New York State

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Clean Slate Act into law last Thursday, saying that “the best crime-fighting tool is a good-paying job. That’s why I support giving New Yorkers a clean slate after they’ve paid their debt to society and gone years without an additional offense.”

Nov 22, 2023

Government

Rowdy Hall's septic system is failing, but the restaurant will no longer benefit from town money now that the East Hampton Town Board has withdrawn a resolution that would have approved a $100,500 grant for its replacement.

Nov 22, 2023

A sidewalk to nowhere and an asphalt berm blocking access to a parking lot are only the two biggest problems with the recently built Beckmann Commercial Building at 94 South Euclid Avenue in Montauk, an East Hampton Town planner told planning board members at their Nov. 15 meeting, where the construction was the main topic of discussion.

Nov 22, 2023

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Monday the completed installation of the first of 12 turbines for the South Fork Wind farm, which will be the first completed utility-scale wind farm in the United States in federal waters.

Nov 22, 2023

The $95.46 million budget, a 5.3-percent increase over the adopted 2023 budget, was the subject of a Nov. 2 public hearing that drew no comment. Changes from the tentative to the preliminary budget that the board agreed to had a minimal impact on tax rates.

Nov 22, 2023

Arts

The Rosenthal Cube Is Back at Guild Hall

Tony Rosenthal's “Cube 72,” a tilting sculptural fixture in front of Guild Hall for decades, is back in place after a restoration to its original spinning glory.

Nov 29, 2023

Monica Banks at Leiber Collection, photography curators at The Church, holiday group show at Grenning, Israeli art in Greenport, Andreesen and Elkins at MM Fine Art, and a focus on color at Kathryn Markel.

Nov 29, 2023

Holiday concert from the Choral Society of the Hamptons, LongHouse comes alive at night, theater history talk in Montauk, mismatched men in play at LTV, “Prince of Egypt” musical has East End connection, and two nights of comedy in Southampton.

Nov 29, 2023

Fred Berner, Amy Durning, and Kristie Macosko Krieger, the producers of "Maestro," the just-released film about Leonard Bernstein, will be at the Sag Harbor Cinema on Saturday for a question-and-answer session after the film's 6:15 p.m. screening. 

Nov 21, 2023

Villages

National Climate Assessment: Reality Is Not Pretty

Change is hard but essential if East Hampton Town and the wider world are going to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change, officials of the Nature Conservancy said this week in the wake of the United States government’s Fifth National Climate Assessment, issued last week.

Nov 22, 2023

East Hampton Village: No Plan to Sell Garage to L.V.I.S.

East Hampton Village is getting an appraisal for the strip of village-owned land that runs along the south side of Herrick Park. Michael Bebon, a village resident whose house is accessed via an easement along that driveway, wondered during a public-comment period Friday why the board would spend money to appraise the strip unless they were considering selling it to the L.V.I.S.

Nov 22, 2023

Item of the Week: A Wintertime East Hampton Childhood

Abigail Halsey (1878-1946) begins this 44-page book by describing the setting, the Mulford Farmhouse, and the teller of the snowbound tales, Abigail’s 89-year-old friend, Mary Esther Mulford Miller (1849-1938).

Nov 22, 2023

Food

North Fork Wine Mysteries Solved

A forthcoming book by Richard Olsen-Harbich, the winemaker at Bedell Cellars, takes a deep dive into the history, terroir, varietals, and styles of North Fork wines.

Nov 29, 2023

El Verano's Elevated Mexican

A recent arrival to Southampton, El Verano is a sophisticated Mexican restaurant with complex dishes, some rare ingredients, an elegant interior, and excellent and knowledgable service.

Nov 21, 2023

News for Foodies 11.23.23

Rowdy Hall has moved to new quarters in Amagansett with all the old favorites and lots of new offerings, Dopo has winter prix fixe menus in Bridgehampton and Southampton, and Southold Social has a Bedell wine dinner coming up.

Nov 21, 2023