In a surprise move the East Hampton Town Board temporarily paused implementation of a portion of the town code that would require updated certificates of occupancy upon the sale of property. The “stay of enforcement” approved Tuesday extends until Dec. 31, 2026.
Something Special Is Brewing in Bonac
Starting at 8 a.m. students line up to buy iced coffees and teas, bagels from Goldberg’s, as well as school merchandise such as sweatshirts, pajama pants, and hats at the East Hampton High School store, staffed by students in the school's Life Skills program.
March 12, 2026
Focus Off Main Street in East Hampton Village Plan
As East Hampton Village works to update its comprehensive plan for the first time since 2002, focus seems to have shifted to the eventual development of the area known as the Gingerbread District along Gingerbread Lane, King Street, Race Lane, and Railroad Avenue, which has been identified as a potential area for housing and business expansion.
March 12, 2026
Police & Courts
Youth Hoops may be a program for children in kindergarten through sixth grade, yet a squabble between two coaches in Sag Harbor last week was bad enough to require a call to police.
Mar 12, 2026
A Springs resident appears to be out more than $80,000 after a shipment of silver bullion went missing earlier this month.
Mar 12, 2026
After swerving to avoid a deer on Napeague, a local man and his passenger hit a tree and were injured.
Mar 12, 2026
At Latino Advisory Meeting Local Police Explain Their Role
Two members of the East Hampton Town Police Department, Lt. Kenneth Alversa and Officer Daniel Munoz, attended the town’s Latino advisory committee meeting in an attempt to assuage concern and to discuss the role local police may or may not play in easing tensions created by potential ICE actions.
Mar 12, 2026
$11.7 Million for Housing Fund in 2025
East Hampton Town collected more than $11.7 million for the community housing fund last year, for a total of almost $25.19 million since the program was implemented in 2023.
Mar 12, 2026
Government
The town board unanimously supported a conceptual drawing of a new 35-spot permeable parking lot in Springs that would be accessed from Springs-Fireplace Road and connected by a concrete path to a brick walkway at the Springs Library.
Mar 12, 2026
Mammalian meat. Barbed mouthparts. Sloughing skin. Six thousand larvae seeking blood meal. Concrete-like saliva. These were just some of the words and terms bandied about during a presentation about tick-borne diseases by the East Hampton Town Board’s tick action committee.
Mar 12, 2026
The waters of Sag Harbor were literally under a microscope at a Sag Harbor Village Board meeting on Tuesday night, when Stony Brook University released the latest on water quality in the village.
Mar 12, 2026
It’s official, Sag Harbor residents of the East Hampton Town side of the village will have to pay the full nonresident price to park at Southampton Town beaches come summer. The Southampton Town Board decided on March 3 to eliminate a special parking accommodation that has been on the books since 2021.
Mar 12, 2026
Arts
A Young Salsero’s New Age
Nick Corredor, a 23-year-old bandleader and pianist from Hampton Bays, is already a seasoned salsa performer and leader of La Herencia, a nine-piece band with an enthusiastic following.
Mar 12, 2026
The Bridgehampton Museum is hosting a survey of the ambitious landscape paintings of Water Mill's Bruce Lieberman.
Mar 12, 2026
The Sag Harbor Cinema will host a five-week tribute to Luchino Visconti with films ranging from "Obsession," which launched the Italian neorealist movement, to his epic masterpiece, "The Leopard."
Mar 12, 2026
Martha Graham will be celebrated at The Church with performances by marionettes and a discussion about Ken Browar and Deborah Ory's new book of photographs of the dance company.
Mar 12, 2026
Villages
Pre-Parade Parties on Tap in Montauk
Montauk’s 64th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, happening at noon on March 29, is free to all. Two popular pre-parade events are likely to sell out, however, so those interested have been advised to secure tickets.
Lubetkin to Lead Am O’Gansett Parade Saturday
The famously brief Am O’Gansett Parade will begin Saturday at 12:01 p.m., led this year by Jim Lubetkin as grand marshal.
Stranded in Spain With an Ugly Diagnosis
Jennifer DiPretoro experienced coughing fits while on vacation in Madrid. A pulmonologist there told her she had lung cancer, and her low oxygen levels prevented her from flying home. She is now stranded with no health insurance.
Sports
Long Island Books
Food
News for Foodies 03.12.26
Miracle, a new restaurant from the co-founder of Fresno, is coming to Sag Harbor, and there are two weeks of St. Patrick's Day specials at Rowdy Hall and an Irish prix fixe at 1770 House.
Mar 12, 2026
Rowdy Hall’s 2026 Giveback
Rowdy Hall in Amagansett is celebrating 30 years in business by launching a 1 Percent for the East End Giving Campaign, in which the locally owned restaurant will donate 1 percent of its monthly revenue to a rotating local charity serving the East End throughout 2026.
Mar 5, 2026
News for Foodies 03.05.26
The next wine class at Park Place Wines and Liquors will focus on the wines of the Rhône Valley and Southern France.
Mar 5, 2026