Fuel Truck Fire at Airport Quickly Extinguished
A fuel truck caught fire at East Hampton Airport during a safety test on Thursday, briefly closing the airport.
Water Report From C.C.O.M. for May 8
Multiple sites tested in Lake Montauk, elsewhere in Montauk, and Northwest Creek in East Hampton revealed elevated levels of enterococcus bacteria, Concerned Citizens of Montauk announced this week.
Silent Art Auction for Kayla Kearney This Weekend
An art auction this weekend at the Gardiner Mill Cottage Gallery in East Hampton Village will benefit Kayla Kearney, a young Springs woman and aspiring artist who endured more than eight months of hospitalization, surgeries, and physical therapy stemming from a tumor on her pituitary gland.
Head in the Climate Sand
The White House’s move to abandon the climate assessment follows a raft of other moves that collectively are an immense setback to the urgent transition from fossil fuel combustion to clean and renewable energy.
Toward a More Open Government
One of the intriguing possibilities presented by the town’s new online system, OpenGov, is that it could improve public access to information.
The Mast-Head: Paying History Back
Slavery and the debt owed to Black Americans are among the subjects the Trumpist thought police are seeking to erase from their telling of United States history.
The Shipwreck Rose: Island Time
I’m glad Gardiner’s Island has remained in private hands. Is that wrong?
Gristmill: Tending Sheep
A homily for parlous times.
Guestwords: It’s All My Mother’s Fault
One shining example of what customer service really means.
Letters to the Editor for May 8, 2025
Hail the May Day 5K, and more tributes to The Star’s late publisher, Helen S. Rattray.