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Springs Notebook: Diversity Club Builds Connections

The Springs School Diversity Club took a small field trip to the prekindergarten building across the campus, where members split off into three groups with three different preschool teachers. The preschoolers had just started their construction unit, and they were learning about buildings like the Eiffel Tower.

Item of the Week: Sherrill Dayton’s Birthday Party, ca. 1948

This photograph from the East Hampton Library’s Long Island Collection shows Sherrill Dayton and his friends celebrating his birthday around 1948 with a game of baseball at his house.

Allege Felony Sexual Abuse

Justice David Filer ordered a local man held at $250,000 bail after town police accused him of sexual abuse.

Putting Right Whales at Great Risk

The Trump administration is considering eliminating regulations intended to help protect the few remaining right whales from vessel strikes.

Recorded Deeds 04.02.26

Checking in with property moves here.

Propaganda in Stone

The saga of the White House ballroom is a planning and development drama unlike anything in the annals of American politics.

The Mast-Head: Osprey, Blowers Blow In

If it were up to me, we would have a lot more birds and a lot fewer blowers.

The Shipwreck Rose: The Bunny Trail

This is the first year that my children aren’t getting an Easter basket.

Gristmill: Raise a Cup

Caffeinated and other encounters with Peter Matthiessen, recalled at the 12-year anniversary of his passing.

Guestwords: A Vegan Diner’s Lessons

Much of what I learned from running the first and only all-vegan place in the Hamptons came through failure. But it wasn’t a total loss.

The Way It Was for April 2, 2026

A Star-style blast from the past.

Letters to the Editor for April 2, 2026

Hopeful protests, disappointing grandmas, and much more.

Boys Tennis Bests Riverhead in Home Opener

The cold and wind were no match for East Hampton’s boys tennis team, which won its first home competition against Riverhead, 6-1, on March 23.

Softball Starts Spring Season on a Hot Streak

Bonac softball is racking up the wins, starting the season 4-0 with some outstanding performances, both at home and away.

Boys Lacrosse Wins Big Over Brentwood

South Fork Lacrosse wasted no time scoring on Brentwood in its home opener on March 26, netting eight goals in the first quarter on the way to a 19-1 blowout.

Girls Run Away With First Meet at Home

The Bonac girls track and field team won its first home meet handily, beating Comsewogue 101-37 on March 25 and placing first in 13 of 16 events, and then it was on to a chilly Longwood Invitational.

Spring Awakening at LongHouse

LongHouse Reserve will open for 2026 with new sculptures by Sean Scully and Renee Cox, furniture and objects by Wharton Esherick and Cheryl R. Riley, and a diverse slate of public programs.

Channeling Ric Ocasek

Drive — the Cars Tribute will bring to Stephen Talkhouse such hits as "My Best Friend's Girl," "Just What I Needed," and "You Might Think," with Mary Beth Cronin as Ric Ocasek.

New Yorker Photographs at The Church

Next at The Church is "A Thousand Words: Photography at the New Yorker," an exhibition of more than 30 years of work by 10 staff photographers.

Call for True-Crime Proposals

This year as part of Hamptons Whodunit, journalists, filmmakers, and writers will have an opportunity to pitch true-crime story ideas to a team of studio executives.