Real estate transfers through May 14

On Thursday, Citarella kicked off its summer fund-raising campaign for the East End Fund for Children, which supports programs at the Bridgehampton Childcare and Recreational Center, the Children's Museum of the East End, the Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center, I-Tri, Project Most, the Retreat, and the Southampton Youth Association.

If you haven’t taken full advantage of the short but wonderful strawberry season, Sunday’s the day to make up for it. At the Wainscott Strawberry Festival, held at the Wainscott Chapel from 2 to 4 p.m. (or until supplies run out), there will be strawberry shortcake to eat on the premises or take home.

I-Tri, a nonprofit that runs free fitness and empowerment programs for adolescent girls, will celebrate its 16th year with a Sweet 16 Gala on Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the LongHouse Reserve.

The Ladies Village Improvement Society’s annual fair happens on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and this year’s “is bigger than ever,” the society says. Not only will the carousel be back, but the Playland area for kids will be expanded. There will be face painting, a roving magician, a bubble artist, and pony rides for the little ones. 

Residents concerned about disaster preparedness due to recent cuts to both the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may have some of those concerns eased at an emergency preparedness night hosted by East Hampton Town on Monday evening at 6:30. 

Frank Calvo, the longtime pharmacist at White’s Drug and Department Store, which closed on Oct. 31, has opened Montauk Chemists on Main Street and is selling over-the-counter merchandise including vitamins and self-care products. One week after an inspection of the store’s pharmacy, however, he is still awaiting New York State approval to operate it. 

Two commemorations of local history will happen this weekend at the Amagansett Life-Saving and Coast Guard Station Museum. 

In some ways, Gosman’s Dock, one of Montauk’s few remaining family-owned and operated businesses until its October 2024 sale, closely resembles the complex of restaurants and shops long revered by locals and visitors alike. In other ways, though, it is markedly different under its new ownership. 

A celebration of the 143rd birthday of John Howard Payne was held throughout East Hampton over three weeks in 1934. This photo shows just one of the highlights, set up on the Guild Hall grounds.

Canio’s Cultural Cafe, the educational nonprofit that operated from Canio’s Books in Sag Harbor from 2009 until the bookstore’s closing in September, has found a new home at the Old Whalers Church, not far from its former Main Street site. 

Updated plans for the proposed Toilsome Farm Restaurant and Brewery are circulating at the East Hampton Village Design Review Board, and a neighbor who has already sued over the proposed project is raising alarms again. 

The Long Island Commercial Fishing Association is among the groups calling for a renewed halt to the construction of the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm, which was the subject of a stop-work order in April that was lifted just a month later. 

While rumors abound, and a real "if there's smoke there's fire" sense descends across the East End, so far, "We have no confirmation of any formal ICE activity within our jurisdiction," East Hampton Town Police Chief Michael Sarlo said in a statement Thursday.

While rumors abound, and a real "if there's smoke there's fire" sense descends across the East End, so far, "We have no confirmation of any formal ICE activity within our jurisdiction," East Hampton Town Police Chief Michael Sarlo said in a statement Thursday.

As the pace of events in Los Angeles quickens this week, with the Trump administration and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California facing off over the former’s deployment of National Guard and United States Marine troops to quell protests against immigration enforcement actions, East Hampton Town and municipalities throughout the country will see what is being called a nationwide day of defiance. 

A 2005 New York Times article credited the architect Norman Jaffe, who lived in Bridgehampton until his death in 1993, with pioneering the “design of rustic Modernist houses in the Hamptons.” Yet his houses, despite their significance in the architectural world, are largely unprotected. Even his own house was demolished after his death. 

A 2005 New York Times article credited the architect Norman Jaffe, who lived in Bridgehampton until his death in 1993, with pioneering the “design of rustic Modernist houses in the Hamptons.” Yet his houses, despite their significance in the architectural world, are largely unprotected. Even his own house was demolished after his death. 

The tallest structure in East Hampton Town, a 352-foot tower near the intersection of Abraham’s Path and Springs-Fireplace Road, could soon be removed, and there are no plans right now to replace it. 

The inaugural class of East Hampton High School’s automotive program, run in partnership with the Board of Cooperative Educational Services, graduated in a ceremony at the school’s transportation depot on Springs-Fireplace Road, marking a proud milestone for the district as well as the 16 graduates and their families.