Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez delivered the annual State of the Town address at Tuesday’s East Hampton Town Board meeting, focusing on successes from 2025 and the direction the town will take in 2026, and announcing the creation of a new Latino advisory committee.
Bragman to Screen With Dems for Supervisor Run
Jeff Bragman, former councilman, will screen Saturday with the Democratic Committee as a candidate for town supervisor, potentially setting up a three-way primary with Kathee Burke-Gonzalez and Jerry Larsen.
January 6, 2026
David Lys to Be Appointed Deputy Town Supervisor
Councilman David Lys, who has served on the East Hampton Town Board since being appointed in 2018 before winning election in his own right, will now serve as deputy town supervisor. He is to be appointed at Tuesday’s town board organizational meeting.
January 5, 2026
Police & Courts
A white van had been parked outside his house in Wainscott for about an hour, a caller reported Saturday evening. An officer drove over, saw the van parked outside the house with its hazard lights on, and spoke to the driver, who identified himself as an Amazon employee.
Jan 8, 2026
A local man is facing two drunken-driving felony charges after a traffic stop in East Hampton on Friday night.
Jan 8, 2026
A Hyundai sedan overturned Monday morning after striking a landscaping truck on Toilsome Lane, injuring the Hyundai’s driver, whose account of the accident was questioned.
Jan 8, 2026
LaLota a Critical ‘No’ on Wolf Protections
Republican Representative Nick LaLota of the First Congressional District cast a critical vote on Dec. 18 to remove Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf outside of Alaska. The gray wolf was first listed as endangered under the act in 1974.
Jan 8, 2026
Savarese Takes Over as Chair of Z.B.A.
Denise Savarese, the secretary for the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals for many years before being appointed to serve on the board in 2021, has been promoted from vice chairwoman to chairwoman.
Jan 8, 2026
Government
Days after Gov. Kathy Hochul and the governors of Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts demanded that the federal government rescind the Trump administration’s pause of leases for five offshore wind farms under construction, developers of four of them sued the government in hope of reversing the latest move to kill the nascent industry.
Jan 8, 2026
East Hampton Village Hall will be closed to the public next week, starting on Monday and continuing through Jan. 19, when Martin Luther King’s Birthday is observed. Village Hall will reopen to the public on Jan. 20.
Jan 8, 2026
Gov. Kathy Hochul and the governors of Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts have written to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum to demand rescission of the Trump administration’s Dec. 22 pause of leases for five wind farms under construction off the Northeast coast.
Dec 31, 2025
A new petition started by a group calling itself Springs Residents Against Elite Towers seeks to stop a long-planned cell tower at the Springs Fire Department on Fort Pond Boulevard.
Dec 31, 2025
Arts
Peter Solow Gets the Feeling Right
Over more than five decades, Peter Solow has produced paintings, drawings, and mixed-media composites that capture the choreography of people in city spaces and the beauty of the Italian countryside.
Jan 8, 2026
Five films from Hamptons Doc Fest have been shortlisted for documentary Oscars.
Jan 8, 2026
Nancy Atlas's Fireside Sessions will return to Bay Street Theater with Gene Casey, Eugene Chrysler, Brian Mitchell, Randi Fishenfeld, and Jonny Rosch.
Jan 8, 2026
The second annual East End Dance Festival will bring innovative choreography to The Church in Sag Harbor, Guild Hall, and the Watermill Center.
Jan 8, 2026
Villages
Donations Sought for Jamaica
Alayah Hewie, the owner of the Hamptons-based Jamaican patty company Rena’s Dream Patties, has organized a Container of Love Drop-Off Day to collect donations for Jamaica hurricane relief from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Green Thumb Organic Farm Stand in Water Mill.
ReWild L.I.’s South Fork Chapter Plans an Active 2026
The South Fork chapter of ReWild Long Island will hold a winter sowing workshop on Jan. 17 at the East Hampton Historical Farm Museum, launching what the group intends to be a year full of community programs and more gardens.
Joan Tulp’s Life, on Film
The first 95 years of the life of Joan Tulp, known to many here as the unofficial mayor of Amagansett, are documented and celebrated in “Life Stories: Joan Tulp,” which will be screened at the Amagansett Library on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Sports
Long Island Books
Food
News for Foodies: Tuna and Omakase
Sen restaurant will host a tuna breakdown demonstration and a 13-course omakase dinner.
Jan 8, 2026
Say Cheese (or Caviar), Day or Night
Self Provisions, a storefront attached to Cavaniola’s Gourmet Cheese in Sag Harbor, is “always open,” as is proclaimed by an illuminated sign on the wall at the entrance. Two large, brightly lit vending machines dominate the space, with offerings ranging from sea salt crackers and slabs of French butter to jars of caviar and curated gift boxes — and, of course, cheese.
Dec 25, 2025
New Year’s Eve at Almond
Almond restaurant in Bridgehampton will celebrate New Year’s Eve with a locally sourced five-course prix fixe dinner that will include party favors and a champagne toast.
Dec 25, 2025