The proposed modification of the approved plans for the store do not include demolishing the second story, the owners’ attorney told the East Hampton Town Planning Board this week, saying that part of the proposal was submitted in error.
Small Cell Poles Getting Mixed Reception
Dozens of metal poles are sprouting up across East Hampton Town this fall. These “small cell” towers, each 42 feet tall, are the first of 192 planned across the town, most of them in Springs and Northwest, and they’re catching residents off guard.
October 22, 2026
Sand Pit Purchase Is Cheered
In order for the town’s $36 million purchase at the Wainscott sand pit to go through, both the Peconic Land Trust and the Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation must raise $15 million in private funding by Dec. 31.
October 22, 2026
Police & Courts
A driver who collided with a tree near the Whalebone Village complex on the afternoon of Oct. 19 was later charged with drunken driving.
Oct 29, 2026
A man was buying a newspaper last week in Sag Harbor, he told police, when someone came up behind him and grabbed “his pectoral area and nuzzled his ear.”
Oct 22, 2026
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Residents See Small Cell Poles and Ask, Who Put That Up?
It’s tough to figure out where these things are going to go. Of course, no one wants them within sight of their house and suddenly, it feels like there’s 200 square pegs in a town of round holes.
Oct 29, 2026
Cranberry Hole Road Bridge Work Is Underway
The 1895 bridge, which has been declared structurally deficient, was closed to all traffic in July 2023, and is finally set to be replaced. “The problem was truckers ignoring the weight restrictions,” said Stephen Lynch, the East Hampton Town’s highway superintendent.
Oct 29, 2026
Government
It’s tough to figure out where these things are going to go. Of course, no one wants them within sight of their house and suddenly, it feels like there’s 200 square pegs in a town of round holes.
Oct 29, 2026
It’s tough to figure out where these things are going to go. Of course, no one wants them within sight of their house and suddenly, it feels like there’s 200 square pegs in a town of round holes.
Oct 29, 2026
The 1895 bridge, which has been declared structurally deficient, was closed to all traffic in July 2023, and is finally set to be replaced. “The problem was truckers ignoring the weight restrictions,” said Stephen Lynch, the East Hampton Town’s highway superintendent.
Oct 29, 2026
In East Hampton, early voting is at Windmill Village on Accabonac Road from Saturday through Nov. 1.
Oct 22, 2026
Arts
Preservation Fest at the Sag Cinema
The Sag Harbor Cinema’s Festival of Preservation includes films from 1922 to 2004 by such directors as Samuel Fuller, Roger Corman, Brian De Palma, Alexander Payne, and Raoul Walsh.
Oct 29, 2026
Halloween-related programs for adults will include three spooky dance parties, the original “Frankenstein,” and, for laughs, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and “Young Frankenstein.”
Oct 29, 2026
Nine monumental paintings by Hildy Maze, inspired by her deep connection to Buddhism, can be seen at Gallery 851 in Springs.
Oct 29, 2026
With inventive staging and superb performances, LTV brings the Tony Award-winning play “The Elephant Man” to thrilling life in Wainscott.
Oct 29, 2026
Villages
Shades of Wild East in Popular Fishing Tourney
The Mr. Poseidon Montauk Striper Challenge, a fierce competition with a large cash prize, brought hundreds of competitors to the hamlet for a catch-and-release striped bass contest that is touted by its organizer as the “biggest surf fishing tournament on the East Coast.” Critics say it left a trail of problems.
Four Trips to the Moon in a Mail Truck
f you have lived in East Hampton in the last 30 years, your mail may have been delivered by Larry McCue. But after a 55-year career and nearly one million miles driven for the United States Postal Service, he is hanging up his satchel and the keys to his truck and retiring.
Local Woman Accused in Witchcraft Scheme
It's 1657. An East Hampton woman has been taken into custody as allegations surrounding witchcraft and consorting with the devil have solidified. Village justices ask anyone who thinks they may have been a victim of the accused, Elizabeth Garlick, to report to Baker’s Ordinary.
Sports
Long Island Books
Food
News for Foodies 10.29.26
Emily Weitz, an author, singer, and songwriter, is up next in Almond’s Artists and Writers series, while La Fondita will celebrate the Day of the Dead with menu specials.
Oct 29, 2026
News for Foodies 10.22.26
Long Island Restaurant Week nears, there’s a Spanish wine class at Park Place and an Artists’ Table at the Watermill Center, and whiskey and barbecue spice up the Sagaponack Farm Distillery.
Oct 22, 2026
News for Foodies 10.15.26
Wine Wednesday workshops return to Nick and Toni’s, dinner and bar specials at Gigi’s Montauk, and a mahjong brunch at Lunch in Southampton.
Oct 15, 2026