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A Century of Ice Cream and Community at Candy Kitchen

The Candy Kitchen opened in Bridgehampton on May 2, 1925. Thus, the year 2025 marks a whole century in business for the restaurant, bought by the Stavropoulos family in the 1940s and owned since 1981 by Gus Laggis. Today it is managed by his two daughters and son-in-law.

Zoning Board Split on Devon Yacht Club

“That was a journey down a rabbit hole,” Ed Johann, a member of the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals, said after an exhaustive discussion regarding the redevelopment of the Devon Yacht Club split the board last week.

Widespread Power Outages Hit East End

Reports of electrical outages from Montauk to Wainscott, and all the way up through Shelter Island and the North Fork, rolled in on Thursday beginning shortly after 10 a.m.

Widespread Power Outages Hit East End

Reports of electrical outages from Montauk to Wainscott, and all the way up through Shelter Island and the North Fork, rolled in on Thursday beginning shortly after 10 a.m.

Tears as Longtime Montauk School Nurse Retires

For Karen Theiss the job of school nurse in Montauk has always been about creating a safe environment for children. “It’s not just fixing,” she said by phone last week, “it’s making better.” Ms. Theiss will retire from her longtime position at the end of June.

OLA Continues to Advise Residents of Mobile Home Park

The nonprofit advocacy group led a workshop for tenants at the East Hampton Village manufactured home community on Oakview Highway this week so residents can advocate for themselves "to make sure it’s healthier, safer, that you’re able to be in a place that has good roads, regular electric, heat, septic, water,” Minerva Perez, OLA’s executive director, said.

Item of the Week: The 1922 Wreck of Eagle Boat 17

For Eagle Boat 17, thick Atlantic fog off East Hampton spelled disaster on May 19, 1922, as it was en route from the naval base at Norfolk, Va., to New London, Conn.

On the Police Logs 02.20.25

Police responded to a drunken brawl on Rolling Woods Court in Wainscott late last Thursday night. A fight between two men had spilled over into a driveway. One of the two, bleeding from a punch in the face, pushed the other to the ground, "scratching his rib cage," according to the report.

A Torrent of Burglar Alarms

As many as 40 burglar alarms were triggered across both residential and commercial properties in East Hampton Town last week, in some places more than once in 24 hours.

D.W.I. Charge Follows Turnpike Crash

A driver claimed that icy roads led to a crash, but police said he had failed a roadside sobriety test. He sustained a head injury with minor bleeding, they said, while his passenger was found to be semiconscious.

Leonard Gordon

C. Leonard Gordon, a corporate lawyer turned medical entrepreneur who with his wife spent weekends and summers in East Hampton for almost 60 years, died in Miami on Feb. 9. He was 95.

Beverly J. Baker

Bev Baker, a Navy veteran and a 1975 graduate of East Hampton High School, died on Jan. 27 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Ill. Most recently of Carthage, Ill., she was 67.

Judith D. King

Judith D. King, a Montauker who worked at Gosman’s Restaurant for over 30 years, died on Feb. 4 at the age of 80.

For Gerald Schneider

A service for Gerald Schneider of Springs will be held on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton. Mr. Schneider, who was 70, died of a heart attack on Feb. 8 in New York City.

Campsey Sweeps to a County Wrestling Title

Austin Bronco Campsey, a 15-year-old Pierson High School sophomore who wrestles at 108 pounds for East Hampton High’s team, on Sunday became the first champion Bonac has produced in almost 40 years.

Conlon Says There Is Work to Be Done

Dave Conlon had a young high school boys basketball team to coach this year, his first here, and his charges showed grit through a season of challenges.

Katy’s Courage Fund-Raiser at Buckskill Club on Sunday

Sunday is to be Katy’s Courage Day at the Buckskill Winter Club, an all-day fund-raiser for pediatric cancer research that will include a professional ice-dancing show.

Shootouts Decide Futsal Finals at Sportime Arena

Two futsal championship games, in men’s open and men’s 37-plus, Saturday at Sportime were decided in shootouts, while the East Hampton Futbol Club took the women’s open championship.

25 Years Ago in Bonac Sports 02.20.25

Back to glory days of 125-pound wrestling and Bonac and Bees hoops.

The Way It Was for February 20, 2025

One hundred and twenty-five years ago, East Hampton’s status as the next “Newport of Long Island” was top of mind in a competitive Southampton. At issue? Installing a single crosswalk.