The drummer and composer, who lives in Montauk, is a founding member of Bad Company, which joined the 2025 Hall of Fame inductees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, the White Stripes, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast, and Soundgarden.
Bonac Scores Playoff Victory Over Islip
East Hampton scored six touchdowns in a dominant 48-7 win over Islip in the Suffolk County Division III quarterfinals on Friday. It was the first playoff victory in Coach Joe McKee’s 29-year career, and the first for Bonac since 1994.
November 8, 2025
Police & Courts
An “older white man wearing a green hoodie and jeans” was wandering around his backyard, an Abraham’s Path resident reported Saturday. While an officer was en route, the resident called back to say that the man was a gardener.
Nov 6, 2025
With two months to go until the East Hampton Town Police Department takes over the lion’s share of emergency dispatching responsibilities from East Hampton Village, questions linger about the cost of the transition and how the town department will handle the new workload.
Oct 30, 2025
Rigged, illegal, and high-stakes poker games have been held in recent years in various locales, including East Hampton, according to a federal indictment filed on Oct. 9.
Oct 30, 2025
Epstein to Wolff: Trump ‘Knew About the Girls’
New in the scandal that won’t go away: President Trump knew about the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of girls, according to email exchanges between Epstein and Michael Wolff, the Amagansett author and journalist profiled in The Star last week.
Nov 13, 2025
Building Application? Better Get There Early
The East Hampton Town Building Department, which cut its hours in August, closing to the public on Wednesdays to attack a backlog of applications, announced another change. Building inspectors are now available at the counter and by phone from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Monday through Friday including Wednesdays.
Nov 13, 2025
Government
“With this new, even-year election law, I am going to start campaigning for 2026, starting tomorrow,” East Hampton Town Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez told her supporters on election night, after winning an uncontested race.
Nov 7, 2025
Now a locally designated historic landmark owned by East Hampton Town, the Carl Fisher House will celebrate its centennial next year with a massive facelift, courtesy of about $3.7 million in community preservation funds.
Nov 6, 2025
The Army Corps of Engineers’ dredging project in Lake Montauk to restore safe navigation to the inlet there starts this week. The Oyster Bay, a mechanical dredge and barge, and supporting equipment have arrived, marking the start of mobilization.
Nov 6, 2025
The turmoil of President Trump’s second term has reached even East Hampton Town, where the author and journalist Michael Wolff is proving to be more of a gadfly than ever.
Nov 6, 2025
Arts
Simon Kirke Enters Rock Hall of Fame
The drummer and composer, who lives in Montauk, is a founding member of Bad Company, which joined the 2025 Hall of Fame inductees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, the White Stripes, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast, and Soundgarden.
Nov 13, 2025
"Fahrenheit 451" at Sag Harbor's Bay Street Theater, adapted by Ray Bradbury from his 1953 novel, depicts a future in which books have been banned and firemen burn any that are found.
Nov 13, 2025
The Parrish Art Museum has launched a curatorial partnership with the FLAG Art Foundation that will yield three exhibitions annually, starting in March with an Ellsworth Kelly show.
Nov 13, 2025
The Church in Sag Harbor will host Cas Holman, whose book "Playful" urges play in adults' lives, Margaret Garrett, a former dancer turned visual artist, and a casual drawing meetup.
Nov 13, 2025
Villages
Recognizing Grossman's Half-Century of Activism
Karl Grossman, an author and educator who for more than 50 years has tirelessly advocated for both the environment and journalism, will be honored on Saturday afternoon at the Sag Harbor Cinema in a fund-raiser hosted by former New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr.
Stepping Up for Jamaica in Hurricane Melissa’s Wake
East Hampton Town’s Jamaican population has been focused on the news and social media since Melissa struck as a Category 5 storm last week, making landfall with winds up to 185 miles per hour.
Hampton Library Renovation on Schedule
The Hampton Library in Bridgehampton is undergoing its first major renovation since a $6 million expansion in 2009, though updates this time around are focused on reconfiguring the structure, expanding certain rooms, and replacing outdated equipment.
