Michael Khodorkovskiy, who pleaded guilty in April to criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree, a class A-II felony, for distributing cocaine in East Hampton Town and elsewhere in Suffolk County, was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision.
What’s Next In Montauk After Bond Vote Fails?
After the failure last week of a $38.41 million bond proposition that would have allowed for long-delayed renovations to the Montauk School, the school board and superintendent began to regroup this week, discussing how it could better engage with the community to build support for the project and what form the project should ultimately take.
May 29, 2025
Police & Courts
A woman who reported property damage on James Lane in East Hampton Village Saturday evening told police she’d found bird droppings and tree debris on her car. Asked whether she usually parks under a tree, she responded, “Sometimes, but I think people might be putting these things on my car.”
May 29, 2025
A woman charged with drunken driving was flown to Stony Brook after she drove into a tree and sustained serious facial injuries.
May 29, 2025
A dispute in a Sag Harbor building resulted in multiple calls to police last week.
May 29, 2025
More Pan Potter Plan in Sag Harbor
Opponents of Adam Potter’s proposed mixed-use building at 7 and 11 Bridge Streets in Sag Harbor lined up to denounce the project during a village planning board hearing Tuesday, repeating complaints voiced last month about flooding, parking, traffic, and contamination from incomplete environmental remediation at the site.
May 29, 2025
Good News and Bad for Two Osprey Pairs
It’s been a bad news/good news month for at least two pairs of ospreys that had nests under construction removed, one likely by a homeowner, the other by PSEG Long Island.
May 29, 2025
Government
A resolution to schedule a June 18 public hearing on a $30.7 million village budget was passed Friday at a meeting that saw sniping about tax rates levied on village residents by the town.
May 29, 2025
An application to raise an oceanfront house in the Beach Hampton section of Amagansett nearly 10 feet, ostensibly to meet FEMA regulations, was met with circumspection at the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals last week.
May 29, 2025
Despite holdouts, there are comfortable majorities on both the East Hampton Town Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals that favor allowing the 108-year-old Devon Yacht Club, at 300 Abram’s Landing Road in Amagansett, to proceed with its plans to renovate and reconstruct its buildings and amenities.
May 29, 2025
The United States House of Representatives passed President Trump's spending bill early Thursday, sending it along to the Senate. In it is a quadrupling of the cap on the State and Local Tax deduction, known colloquially as the SALT deduction, which Representative Nick LaLota said in a press release early Thursday is "a significant win for Long Island taxpayers."
May 22, 2025
Arts
A ‘Cultural Hub’ in Bridgehampton
Since taking over the reins of the Bridgehampton Museum, Connor Flanagan, with his collections manager, Tim Malyk, has brought the energy and ideas to create a vibrant "cultural hub" for that hamlet.
May 29, 2025
The eighth Battle of the Fantasy Girl Bands will bring a record 10 bands to the Stephen Talkhouse in a rousing benefit for the Neo-Political Cowgirls.
May 29, 2025
The Hampton Theatre Company's production of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" features four actors up to the challenge of a bruising evening of emotional turmoil.
May 29, 2025
Bay Street Theater's Title Wave Festival will feature staged readings of four new plays in development, each followed by conversations between the playwright and the audience.
May 29, 2025
Villages
The Hedges Inn: Luxury in a ‘Tiny Little Footprint’
“We call ourselves East Hampton’s front porch because we’re the first thing you see when you pull into the village,” Sarah Wetenhall, who now owns the inn with her husband, Andrew, said. “One of our big missions here is to make the Hedges and Swifty’s open and available for the community.”
Item of the Week: The Summer of 1944, a Guide
A copy of the 1944 “East Hampton Social Guide” from the L.V.I.S. offers a fascinating snapshot of the local businesses and transit options of the time.
Recalling Great Sacrifice and ‘Simple Things’
The sacrifice of “those who paid so terrible a price to ensure that freedom would be our legacy” was underlined again and again during Memorial Day observances in East Hampton. “If you want to honor their memory, then do the things they can’t,” said retired Marine Major Conlon Carabine. “Care for your family, care for yourself, care for your community, and try not to take the simple things in life for granted.”
Sports
Bonackers will play for county title on Saturday
May 29, 2025
