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Creatives Explore Ideas

The Sag Harbor Church's Creativity Conference will bring five notable thinkers and artists there for a full day of individual presentations and a panel discussion.

Cinema and Reggae at LTV

The weekend at LTV will feature an experimental short, a documentary feature, and a performance by Winston Irie and the Selective Security Band.

Bits and Pieces 04.03.25

Guild Hall's Academy Dinner, comedy at Bay Street, librarians as spies, jazz at the Masonic Temple, classical concert on Shelter Island.

The Art Scene 04.03.25

Eric Haze at the Pollock-Krasner House, a trailblazing comic artist at The Church, group shows at Lucore and the Southampton Cultural Center, Sasson Soffer talk and tour.

News for Foodies 04.03.25

Passover specials at Rowdy Hall, Nick and Toni's, L&W Market, and Art of Eating, and Candlelight Fridays are back at Wolffer Estate.

That Smoke on Shelter Island? It Was a Controlled Burn

The Nature Conservancy conducted two controlled burns this week at the Mashomack Preserve on Shelter Island, one on Sunday and a second on Thursday, the first to be conducted there since 2011.

James Carpenter

Paid Notice: Notable East End Chef James Carpenter passed away unexpectedly on December 27, 2024, in Hopewell Junction, N.Y.

Ken Ferrin

Kenneth Martin Ferrin, an entrepreneur who started East Hampton Industries and worked for IBM in the early days of computers, died at home here on March 15. He was 92. 

Albert Niggles Jr.

Albert Arthur Niggles Jr., a lifelong Wainscott resident who had a career with New York Telephone, died on March 18 at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital at the age of 92.

Hurricanes Finish Second Again at States

The Hurricanes, the Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter youth swim team, placed second to Huntington, whose numbers are far greater, in the three-day Y state meet in Rochester last weekend.

Milly Wasserman Fell and Fell in Love on the Ice

Milly Wasserman, a Buckskill Winter Club instructor on the verge of a professional figure-skating career, had to overcome childhood epilepsy to get where she is.

The Lineup 03.27.25

The week ahead in local sports action.

A Chill in the Airwaves

Public media is one of the greatest cultural assets this country has. Cue the congressional show trial.

Montauk Renovation Long Overdue

After 25 years in which no major investments were made at the Montauk School, the district’s school board will put a $38 million bond on the May ballot, seeking community approval to bring the aging facility into the modern era.

The Mast-Head: Not-So-Private Chat

The Washington dipsticks who discussed apparently classified United States military planning on an unsecure chat app before a March 15 attack on Yemen’s Houthi militants must not have been familiar with teenagers.

The Shipwreck Rose: Bats and Barn Rats

One of the superstitions I have acquired with age is that I do believe houses and belongings acquire something from the generations who have been there before.

Gristmill: A Ladder Up

At the Byron Young Fish Passage.

Many Hands Make Montauk St. Patrick's Day Parade Work

The Montauk Friends of Erin might make it look like it’s all fun and games when they step off from the Montauk Firehouse at noon Sunday for the 63rd annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, but it takes the hard work of legions of volunteers to pull it off. 

Amagansett Principal Is Reinstated

Thirteen and a half months after being placed on paid leave following accusations that she stole a $25 gift card meant for another staffer, the Amagansett School principal, Maria Dorr, returned to work Monday, cleared of all charges and “as passionate as ever about creating a school culture where respect, growth, and achievement flourish,” she said in a statement. 

Guestwords: Joy and Misery on Wheels

My husband and I took long, life-affirming cycling trips, until one day everything changed.