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Applicants Beware: Fake Bills

It seems that journalists aren’t the only people who watch town meetings — scammers do as well. And the information they collect has apparently been used to send invoices to applicants seeking approval for building projects before the town planning board or the zoning board of appeals.

Oct 9, 2025

Foster Says ‘Basic Leadership Is the Issue’

“I don’t feel like anybody can put me in a box,” said J.P Foster, the sole Republican candidate for East Hampton Town Board this year. “I don’t feel like I fit in a Democrat or a Republican box. I fit in an East Hampton box. If there was an independent box, that’s where I’d be.”

Oct 9, 2025

Government

The East Hampton Town Board was cautiously supportive this week of placing further restrictions on short-term rentals. “We are looking at commercial investments in our residential districts by investors who only seek to make profit and are not looking at being part of this community at all,” said Councilwoman Cate Rogers.

Oct 9, 2025

For the second straight year, the East Hampton Town budget will pierce the state-mandated 2-percent cap, shooting to nearly $110 million.

Oct 9, 2025

Suffolk County Legislator Ann Welker, a Democrat who is seeking a second term in the 2nd District, and her Republican challenger, Raheem Soto, spoke of their records and policy agendas in a debate hosted by the League of Women Voters on Monday.

Oct 9, 2025

Michael Hansen, a Democrat, and Jeff Miller, a Republican, made their pitches to Wainscott voters as they run to succeed Carole Brennan as town clerk, while Cate Rogers and Ian Calder-Piedmonte of the town board addressed issues of local concern.

Oct 9, 2025

Arts

Ethan Hawke Hits the Right Key

After a screening of "Blue Moon" at the film festival, Ethan Hawke talked with Alison Stewart, a public radio host, about Lorenz Hart, the complex lyricist he plays in the film, his collaboration with Richard Linklater, its director, the legacy of Robert Redford, and more.

Oct 9, 2025

Tomas Majcherski, a multi-instrumentalist who grew up in East Hampton, will return to the South Fork with his Sonic Chambers Quartet, a New Orleans-based band that draws upon myriad influences.

Oct 9, 2025

Boots on the Ground Theater will bring Christopher Durang's comedy “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" to the Southampton Cultural Center for a three-week run.

Oct 9, 2025

"In the Out/Out the In" at the Parrish Art Museum is a survey of the six-decade career of Nina Yankowitz, whose work has expanded the boundaries of painting, sculpture, sound, and installation.

Oct 9, 2025

Villages

Festival Doc Spurs Community Run

A group of filmmakers, runners, walkers, and spectators will meet at Gubbins Perfect Fit in East Hampton Friday at 8 a.m. for a community 5K run and walk to Main Beach and back that is connected to the Hamptons International Film Festival screening of the documentary “Remaining Native.”

Oct 9, 2025

Perfect Day for Big Clams

Unseasonably warm weather and the promise of hard clam delicacies including chowder, pies, and clams on the half shell drew what was likely the largest crowd in the history of the East Hampton Town Trustees’ annual Largest Clam Contest to the Amagansett Life-Saving and Coast Guard Station Museum.

Oct 9, 2025

ARF's 'Best Day in the Whole World'

The Animal Rescue Fund's Stroll to the Sea fund-raiser, the annual two-mile dog walk from Mulford Farm to Main Beach and back, will take place Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.

Oct 9, 2025

Food

A Chowder Extravaganza for Springs Food Pantry

The Springs Food Pantry’s annual Chowdah Chowdown fund-raiser will return to the Springs Tavern and Grill on Saturday afternoon with all-you-can-eat chowder and soup from local chefs, live music by Josh Brussell, a mocktail bar, and a 50-50 raffle with a cash prize.

Oct 9, 2025

Beach Hut to Stay on Main

East Hampton Village announced this week that the current occupant of the village-owned concession at the Main Beach pavilion, Susan Seekamp’s Beach Hut on Main, won the bid to continue operating for five more years.

Oct 9, 2025

News for Foodies 10.09.25

Artists' Table at the Watermill Center, a wine class at Park Place, the Shinnecock Oyster Festival, an expanded menu at La Goulue, and one last weekend at Bostwick’s and Sunset Pizza.

Oct 9, 2025