Ryan Fowkes, an elite runner from East Hampton who had been chasing the 4-minute mile for years, finally broke through on Aug. 28 with a time of 3:55:49 at the Monmouth Mile in New Jersey.

Meet a die-hard practitioner of an extreme form of fishing — wetsuiting.

Take a Star-style trip down Memory Lane, won’t you?

In an apparent attempt to save money, the United States Coast Guard has proposed making Long Island and New England coastal waters less safe.

We need to strike a note of caution on the East End after a Supreme Court ruling allowed immigration officers tremendous leeway in stopping people they suspect might be in the country illegally or awaiting an asylum hearing.

East Hampton Town needs a traffic commission.

The town trustees’ clam contest is a lovely event. But where do the giants come from?

Last week I came across something new and interesting on Facebook for the first time in years.

Gorilla Grodd lives.

The best kind of beach day.

The latest real estate transactions across the South Fork.

The sole bid that the Army Corps of Engineers received to dredge the Montauk Inlet as part of the long-awaited Lake Montauk Harbor navigation improvement project was well over the anticipated price and left the federal government $1.1 million short. East Hampton Town opted this week to fill the funding gap with money received through its host-community agreement with South Fork Wind.

Thursday evening at 6 the East Hampton Town Fire Chiefs Association will hold a memorial service at the Hook Mill green to mark the day and the many losses that resulted.

The League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island, and the North Fork will host a forum on school boards and how to get involved next Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at LTV Studios in Wainscott. 

For kids this week, a drip-painting workshop inspired by the pollinator garden at East Hampton Town Hall, a "crime scene" investigation in Montauk, and all sorts of things to do at the East Hampton Library.

“It’s going to be a great year for us,” Erik Kelt, the principal of the Springs School, said at the school board’s first meeting of the academic year Tuesday night. Although it was only five days into the semester, Mr. Kelt said he can already feel a “different atmosphere” and “a lot of positivity.” 

HarborFest 2025 will be taking over Sag Harbor this weekend, with events and activities planned throughout the village both Saturday and Sunday. 

A multimedia show from Divaria Productions celebrates the 150th anniversary of Bizet's "Carmen" with opera, dance, and zarzuela, an operetta in Spanish.

The Hamptons International Film Festival announces its closing night and Centerpiece films as well as 18 Spotlight selections.

A new documentary on Garland Jeffreys illuminates the career and music of an artist lauded by Laurie Anderson, Bruce Springsteen, and Lou Reed.