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Improper Influence on Appointed Boards

An East Hampton Village Board effort to reduce the terms of members of the zoning board of appeals and planning board should be abandoned.

Reform FEMA, Don’t Kill It

There is no alternative on the horizon for when the most serious natural disasters — 50 to 60 per year — strike.

BOUNTY: Gin X

Sagaponack Farm Distillery's Gin and juice — their own American gin with a splash of tart rhubarb and sweet currant — is the perfect midsummer cocktail.

The Mast-Head: A Cautionary Tale

I would like to remind readers about the importance of sunscreen.

Gristmill: Fool for Fitness

They say walking’s the best thing for you. But if it replaces daily runs, are you old?

Guestwords: Lifeguarding at 57

There I was at the Red Cross training program, a mother of four and a grandmother of two joining two young girls, one who wanted to be a lifeguard and another who was taking the course for recertification. I just wanted to keep up.

BOUNTY: Red Horse Market in the Saddle

Red Horse Market, on the highway at the fringe of East Hampton Village, has seen various incarnations and owners since the 1990s. Now, it's thriving like never before and even expanding to Southampton — driven by one Latino family's resilience, vision, and hard work.

The Way It Was for July 10, 2025

It happened here, news junkies.

On the Water: Dad Exed the Lovitch

I’ve received an unusual number of emails questioning my Russian heritage.

Boys Were Little League Finalists

East Hampton’s 12-U Little League team fought its way into the District 36 final by besting the North Shore Americans on July 3.

Rubenstein Reflects as EHIT Turns 30

On the East Hampton Indoor-Outdoor Tennis Club’s 30th anniversary, Scott Rubenstein, its progenitor and managing partner, took stock of his 52 years in the business.

Recorded Deeds 07.10.25

More. Now. Real estate. Hamptons.

DIVERSIONS: Beach Blanket Book Club

The cooler is stocked with Topo Chico and watermelon slices. The umbrella is staked deep into the sand, and you've settled into your sling chair. Now all you need's a good read. Here's our suggestion of a dozen set right here on the South Fork.

DIVERSIONS: Check It Out!

From fishing equipment to cassette-tape converters — karaoke machines to clown-shaped cake pans — East End libraries are lending more than just books.

DIVERSIONS: Hymn to Freedom

A uniquely American art form fills the air this month and into September, as Hamptons JazzFest returns. But what casual listeners may not know is just how rich the jazz legacy is here.

OVERHEARD: Ready for Her Closeup

Meet Anita Fagan: former pharmacy clerk, James Dean fan, and outsider artist.

OVERHEARD: The Hermit House of Huntting Lane

Edward Tyler Huntting Jr. of Huntting Lane, East Hampton, grew up playing tennis at the Maidstone Club. He was tall and handsome, graduated from East Hampton High School in 1952, and was a Theta Chi fraternity man at Bucknell University. He was a veteran who did two stints in the Army, then worked as an executive salesman on the road between Chicago and San Francisco. He had an acerbic wit.

NEIGHBORS: Montauk Troubadour

The Wainwrights’ roots run deep on the East End of Long Island. “On my father’s side,” the Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright says, “my family has been in East Hampton for 100 years or something. I have many second and third cousins who live out here.”

EDITORS' NOTE: The Bonac Bill of Rights

We hold the following truths to be self-evident and the following rights, for the residents of the South Fork, to be inalienable.