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A Children’s Classic

Boots on the Ground Theater's new production is "The Railway Children," adapted from Edith Nesbit's 1905 children's book and starring three young local actors.

Shirley Chisholm and Klezmer

LTV will host a solo show about Shirley Chisholm, three local performers in concert, and Isle of Klezbos, an all-female klezmer group.

The Art Scene 03.13.25

Eric Dever and Joel Perlman in Bridgehampton, monotype workshop at The Church, group shows at Lucore, the White Room, and Grenning, "Erotic City" at Firestone.

Bits and Pieces 03.13.25

Beethoven's "Fidelio" from The Met, comedy at Bay Street, classical recital on Shelter Island, Shinnecock storytelling, saving Penn Station, music at the Masonic Temple.

News for Foodies 03.13.25

St. Patrick's Day specials at Rowdy Hall, a prix fixe menu at Il Buco al Mare, and summer C.S.A. sign-ups for Quail Hill Farm.

Hundreds of Acres Burned in Pine Barrens Fires

Brush fires in the Pine Barrens around Westhampton Beach that burned more than 600 acres were likely sparked by a fire that spread from a house in Manorville where people were making s'mores on Saturday afternoon, Suffolk County police said. Some 90 agencies responded, including fire departments from the South Fork.

Hundreds of Acres Burned in Pine Barrens Fires

Brush fires in the Pine Barrens around Westhampton Beach that burned more than 600 acres were likely sparked by a fire that spread from a house in Manorville where people were making s'mores on Saturday afternoon, Suffolk County police said. Some 90 agencies responded, including fire departments from the South Fork.

‘Heroes’ Save a Student’s Life

Donnelly McGovern, the boys varsity soccer coach, and Tom Lambert and Chris Schneider, school security guards, stepped up to help when a high school student experienced a medical emergency in the gym in January. “They are simply heroes,” Adam Fine, superintendent of the East Hampton School District, said.

Art, Architecture, and Irish Food in Bridgehampton

There's a lot going on at the Bridgehampton Museum’s Nathaniel Rogers House this week. 

A Republican Take on Trump 2.0

In the early days of Donald Trump’s second term as president, local Republican leaders and those who are serving in elected positions now or did in the past reflected on the administration’s first months, calling for patience amid the upheaval.

A New Landmark by Wainscott Pond

A unanimous East Hampton Town Board passed a resolution Tuesday to create the John Osborn Homestead Historic Landmark at 66 Main Street in Wainscott. The town purchased the property from Ronald Lauder, using community preservation fund money, for $56 million late last year.

Shift Seen in Housing Opinions in Wainscott

The nature of the discourse Saturday, when the executive director of the East Hampton Housing Authority discussed a forthcoming housing development on Route 114 in Wainscott with the hamlet's citizens advisory committee, was markedly different from discussions on affordable housing in the Wainscott School District that took place a decade ago.

East Hampton Village Eyes Its Own Justice Court

East Hampton Village is exploring creating its own justice court that could be up and running at the Emergency Services Building on Cedar Street by next January.

Environmental Roundtable Touched on Successes and Worries

At a 2025 Environmental Roundtable hosted by State Senator Anthony Palumbo in Riverhead last Thursday, where elected officials from across the East End met with environmental interest groups, East Hampton Town Councilwoman Cate Rogers used her time to speak about one of the town’s biggest environmental issues, coastal resilience, and the fear that some projects may no longer get the federal funding that small municipalities rely on.

Wildlife Work Begins With a Rescue Center

Growing up with a father well known for documenting the vanishing wildlife of the African continent, it may have been inevitable that Zara Beard would eventually make it her mission to rescue wildlife and protect the natural world. EchoWild, the conservation nonprofit she founded this year, will start locally, with a wildlife trauma unit in East Hampton in partnership with the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center.

Federal Workers Welcome

Amid mass layoffs of federal government employees, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine are encouraging them to consider working for New York State or the county.

Springs Notebook: Learning Disguised as Fun

Fourth graders at the Springs School went on a field trip to the Liberty Science Center and Planetarium in Jersey City last Thursday.

Montauk Parade Security Top of Mind

The East Hampton Town Police Department’s planning for security at the Montauk Friends of Erin St. Patrick’s Day Parade, to be held on March 30, begins early in the new year and continues until a week before the parade. But after the attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New Year’s Day that killed 14 people, there is an even greater focus on safety this year.

On the Police Logs 03.06.25

Warning that it could be a false alarm, a police dispatcher alerted officers on the evening of Feb. 25 that a caller had reported “a man with a possible bomb attached to his chest” on Main Street. Police found no such man nor any witnesses to the person described.

A Deer Collision in Montauk

A Sag Harbor man was riding a motorcycle on Route 27 near East Lake Drive in Montauk on the evening of Feb. 26 when, he told East Hampton Town police, a deer ran out into the road.