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Artists Connected to Nature

"Understories" at the Women's Art Center of the Hamptons features work by six artists who show both the visible and invisible forces that connect us to the living world.

South Fork Poetry: ‘Enjambment of Fallen Men’

“I have no intention of picking up the pieces, of starting where I left off.”

Clooney Stars in Film Festival Addition

A film festival addition, "Jay Kelly" stars George Clooney as a famous movie actor and Adam Sandler as his manager as they travel together through Europe.

News for Foodies 09.25.25

Sunday suppers at the Pridwin Hotel on Shelter Island begin this week, and Peruvian food and afternoon tea come to the Baker House in East Hampton.

Daniel Leopold Horwith

Paid Notice: Our beloved Daniel Leopold Horwith died in his apartment in Wappingers Falls, N.Y., on September 7, 2025. He was 34 years old. 

Rick Davies, Supertramp Founder     

Rick Davies, founder of the British rock-and-roll band Supertramp, which sold more than 60 million albums worldwide and produced hit songs including "Take the Long Way Home," "Bloody Well Right," "Dreamer," "Give a Little Bit," and "The Logical Song," died at home in East Hampton on Sept. 6. He was 81.

June Marlene Bubka

June Marlene Bubka, hairdresser, caterer, bank teller, and, most of all, mother, died of a heart attack on Sept. 5. She was 77.

David D. King

David D. King, who ran his own plumbing business, David King Plumbing and Heating, died at home in East Hampton on Sept. 9. He was 71 and had cancer.

​​​​​​​Jeffrey Laytin

Jeffrey L. Laytin, an attorney and a founding partner of the Lewin & Laytin law firm, died on Sept. 4 at the Old Hollow Lane, East Hampton, residence he called home for 30 years. He was 80.

Threatened L.I.R.R Strike Is Averted

A Long Island Rail Road strike set to begin today, which would have caused a complete shutdown of the largest commuter rail service in the country, was averted earlier this week after representatives from the unions threatening to strike asked President Trump to intervene to force contract negotiations to continue.

D.A. Reopens the Case of ‘Montauk Mary’

The Suffolk County district attorney’s office is appealing to the public for help in identifying “Montauk Mary,” an elderly woman who was found shot to death in Montauk in the spring of 1978. 

Race Is On for the Main Beach Concession

Some surprising eateries are looking to operate the concession at Main Beach in East Hampton. Bids for the five-year lease are due on Tuesday.

First Summer a Success at New E.R.

Since its May 22 opening, the 22,000-square-foot Stony Brook East Hampton Emergency Department on Pantigo Place has “fundamentally changed the health care landscape,” receiving almost 5,000 visitors between the Memorial Day and Labor Day holiday weekends, a Stony Brook Southampton Hospital official said. 

On the Wing: Magic in the Night Sky

While we humans are pinned down by gravity, there’s an overnight flow of birds hundreds and thousands of feet overhead using sound as their invisible traffic control system. 

Gun Club Settlement May Come Soon

An as-yet-unsigned Sept. 10 stipulation of settlement between the Maidstone Gun Club and seven Wainscott property owners who reported finding bullets lodged in their houses and were granted a temporary restraining order barring use of the club’s facilities in 2022 outlines terms under which the club could reopen. 

Thiele Joins OLA’s Board

Former New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. has been named to the board of Organizacion Latino Americana of Eastern Long Island. 

Path Clear for Final Dock on Three Mile Harbor

The New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division has rejected an appeal by the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals of a lower court ruling that overturned the Z.B.A.’s denial of a proposed dock on the east side of Three Mile Harbor. 

East Hampton Library Budget Vote Is Saturday

Registered voters in the East Hampton Library District — which includes the East Hampton, Springs, and Wainscott School Districts — can cast ballots Saturday on the library’s $3.994 million budget for 2026. 

East Hampton Town Considers Tree Protection Ordinance

If passing a tree protection ordinance in the Town of East Hampton is set to be a war between environmentalists and developers, Jaine Mehring’s presentation before the town board on Tuesday was the first salvo. 

Open Space or Preserved Farmland in Sagaponack?

Nearly a dozen residents urged the Southampton Town Board last week to switch the designation of an 8.3-acre preserved farmland parcel across from Wolffer Estate Vineyard in Sagaponack to open space. Sagaponack Mayor Bill Tillotson and David McMillan Jr., a member of that village’s board, opposed the change.