On Village Budget, Taxes, Parking
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.
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.
East End Girls Lacrosse Goes Undefeated
The fifth-and-sixth-grade girls on the East End Lacrosse team went undefeated this spring, finishing 9-0 after wrapping up the season at the Suffolk County Girls Lacrosse Jamboree at Bellport High School over the May 17 and 18 weekend.
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.”
Homeowners Say FEMA Made Them Do It
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.
Ambitious Renovation Plan Moves Ahead at Devon
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.
Big Events for Kids, for Free
Two South Fork institutions — the Children’s Museum of the East End and the Watermill Center — have big events planned for families on Saturday, and both are free.
Springs Notebook: Student Journalist Graduates
The Springs School Journalism Club’s final meeting of the year last week was also the last meeting for Rafaela (Rafa) DeMartis, a dedicated member of the club since September 2023, who is graduating in June.
Celebrating Wood Brothers’ Hall Induction
The basketball careers of Howard and Kenny Wood, who are to be inducted into the Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame tonight, will be celebrated Friday as well at a party at the Clubhouse in Wainscott from 5 to 7 p.m.
On the Police Logs 05.29.25
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.”