Skip to main content

Early Voting Begins Saturday

Thu, 10/24/2024 - 11:17

Early voting begins on Saturday, and there are locations in East Hampton and Southampton where registered voters can cast ballots through Nov. 3.

In East Hampton, the early voting site is at the Windmill Village community room on Accabonac Road. The Southampton spot is 39 Tuckahoe Road on the Stony Brook Southampton campus. They will each be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, and from noon to 8 p.m. next Thursday and Friday, Nov. 1. On the weekend of Nov. 2 and 3, early voting hours will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

On Election Day, Nov. 5, voting will take place at the regular polling places.

Saturday is also the deadline to register to vote. This can be done online at elections.ny.gov, or in person through tomorrow at the Suffolk County Board of Elections headquarters at 700 Yaphank Avenue in Yaphank, or at state agencies including the Department of Motor Vehicles at 200 Old Country Road in Riverhead. Questions about voting or registering to vote can be directed to the county board of elections at 631-852-4500.

Villages

Volunteers Take Up Invasives War at Morton

Most people go to the Elizabeth Morton Wildlife Refuge in Noyac, part of the National Wildlife Refuge system, to feed the friendly birds. On Saturday, however, 15 people showed up instead to rip invasive plants out of the ground.

Apr 24, 2025

Item of the Week: Wild Times at Jungle Pete’s

A highlight among Springs landmarks, here is a storied eatery and watering hole that served countless of the hamlet’s residents, including the Abstract Expressionist painter Jackson Pollock.

Apr 24, 2025

The Sweet Smell of Nostalgia at Sagaponack General

Stepping into the new Sagaponack General Store, which reopened yesterday after being closed since 2020, is a sweet experience, and not just because there’s a soft-serve ice cream station on the left and what promises to be the biggest penny candy selection on the South Fork on your right, but because it’s like seeing an old friend who, after some struggle, made it big. Really, really big.

Apr 17, 2025

 

Your support for The East Hampton Star helps us deliver the news, arts, and community information you need. Whether you are an online subscriber, get the paper in the mail, delivered to your door in Manhattan, or are just passing through, every reader counts. We value you for being part of The Star family.

Your subscription to The Star does more than get you great arts, news, sports, and outdoors stories. It makes everything we do possible.