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Item of the Week: Building Shepherd’s Neck Village, 1926-27

This photo shows construction on a housing development intended for workers helping Carl Fisher transform Montauk into “the Miami Beach of the North.”

For Frank McGuire Jr.

A Mass will be said in honor of Edward F. McGuire Jr., a native of East Hampton who was known as Frank, on Saturday at 9 a.m. at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church. A celebration of his life will follow at the American Legion Hall in Amagansett at 1 p.m.

Permissive Culture

The bribery problem stems from a mushy caveat in both state and town law.

G.O.P. Must Rebuke Genocidal Threats

Do our representatives in Congress have the strength of character to break with President Trump on the war in Iran?

The Mast-Head: Nuclear Option on Housing

Lessons on short-term rentals from Martha’s Vineyard.

The Shipwreck Rose: A Galaxy of Stars

Missing Star magazine, the best and funniest of the celebrity tabloids.

Guestwords: A Viking’s Send-Off

Adventures crewing with Capt. Carl Forsberg on the Viking Fleet and in the Wild West of Old Montauk.

Recorded Deeds 04.09.26

The latest report for the South Fork.

The Way It Was for April 9, 2026

Tales of the downtown restaurant scene in 1951, and how in 1976 this place was at once the Island’s second smallest and second-fastest growing.

Letters to the Editor for April 9, 2026

Thoughts on vegan eating, corrections to the record, and blowers blowers blowers.

Girls Flag Football Notches First Win of the Season

East Hampton’s varsity flag football team picked up its first win of the year at home on March 31, with a rout of Southampton. The girls will return to their home field against Smithtown Christian on April 14.

Hurricanes Compete in National Championships

The East Hampton Hurricanes started spring break on the blocks, diving into the Y.M.C.A. National Swimming Championship in Greensboro, N.C., from March 30 to April 3.

Girls Golf Tees Off at Ross School This Spring

The Ross School’s first-ever girls golf match is set for 4 p.m. on April 13 at the Noyac Golf Club.

The Multidimensional John Margaritis

The remarkable practice of Southampton's John Margaritis ranges from sculpture to retail design to billboards made of fabric to a gallery that features local artists to furniture to flaming basketball hoops.

All-Day Affair on Creativity

The all-day Creativity Conference at The Church in Sag Harbor will feature talks by six acclaimed thinkers in the arts and sciences.

Billy Wilder Comes in for Reappraisal

The Sag Harbor Cinema will celebrate the comic genius of Billy Wilder with an eight-film series.

Feel Good Films, Artists Chat

Coming to Guild Hall are Wes Anderson's comedy "Rushmore," Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II, and Ross Bleckner and Jason Bard Yarmosky in conversation.

Screenwriters Lab Returns

HamptonsFilm's Screenwriters Lab, set for this weekend, will focus on screenplays set in Sri Lanka, South Africa, and Iceland.

Bits and Pieces 04.09.26

Country music's female stars, channeling the Bee Gees, music at the Masonic Temple, East Meets West Jazz Jam celebrates Miles Davis and John Coltrane.