Sag Harbor Teen Found Safe
Update: Jessica M. Morocho Aguagallo, a 16-year-old Sag Harbor resident reported missing last week, was located and returned safely to her family Sunday night.
Burke-Gonzalez Sails to Victory
She was endorsed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, Assemblyman Tommy John Schiavoni, County Legislator Ann Welker, and by three of four East Hampton Town Board members, and on Tuesday night, Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez won the endorsement of Democratic voters.
Gallant Will Face LaLota in November
Chris Gallant, an Army National Guard pilot, former air traffic controller, union leader, and volunteer firefighter, is the apparent winner of Tuesday’s Democratic primary for New York’s First Congressional District, having defeated Lukas Ventouras.
Police ID Woman Found Dead in Montauk Woods
Update: New York State police have identified a woman found dead in the woods in Montauk Thursday as 35-year-old Lauren Balik of New York City.
Councilman and Trustee Break With Party to Endorse Larsen
East Hampton Town Councilman Tom Flight and Francis Bock, the town trustees' presiding officer, endorsed Jerry Larsen's campaign for town supervisor on Sunday in Montauk, a potentially seismic event in a campaign that pits the incumbent supervisor, Kathee Burke-Gonzalez, against the East Hampton Village mayor in the June 23 Democratic primary.
Sag Harbor Student Dies in Rafting Accident on Class Trip
A sixth grader in the Sag Harbor School District died Wednesday in a rafting accident on the Lehigh River in Pennsylvania while on the annual class trip to the Poconos. The tragedy was confirmed by Jeff Nichols, the district superintendent, just before 11 p.m.
East Hampton Voters Said ‘Yes, Yes, and Yes’
East Hampton voters came out in support of the 2026-27 school budget and three additional bond proposals that will allow the district to make major upgrades at all three of its school buildings and campuses and add an indoor pool and indoor athletic facility at the high school.
Serious Injuries in Crash on Napeague
A two-vehicle crash on Napeague near the Ocean Colony Resort Tuesday morning resulted in serious injuries, according to East Hampton Town police, and traffic backups on the stretch for much of the afternoon. Detectives were still investigating as of Wednesday.
Two Arrested in East Hampton Building Department Probe
A suspended East Hampton Town Building Department office assistant and a former building inspector who resigned earlier this year were indicted on multiple counts of bribe receiving and official misconduct for allegedly accepting bribes in exchange for expediting building permits and certificates of occupancy in 2024.
Justin Timberlake Footage Will Be Released
Footage of Justin Timberlake’s adjudicated June 2024 drunken-driving arrest in Sag Harbor will soon be released in redacted form, according to court documents filed Friday by the pop star’s lawyers.