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A Court Adrift on Ethics Oversight

The Justice Alito flag scandal reminds us how the Supreme Court is different and answers only to itself.

The Mast-Head: A Pink Flamingo

There is a distinct proprietary protectiveness of the very wealthy among us.

Gristmill: In the Land of Plenty

A novelistic chance meeting at a bar in Noyac triggers questions about life in the Hamptons — and triggers generally.

Point of View: Bellowing Jars Memorial Day

You intimately sense the connection between those who have gone before and those coming after in a small town Memorial Day parade such as ours.

Guestwords: Big Red on the Hoof

A last-minute trip to Belmont Park one June day in 1973 led to our correspondent witnessing a once-in-a-lifetime triumph — Secretariat’s Triple Crown.

The Way It Was for June 6, 2024

The usually with-it Star was a little behind the curve with its 1924 comment on jazz music and musicians. And don’t miss the 1974 nudity-on-the-beach case.

Letters to the Editor for June 6, 2024

The season is here, and letters to The Star ramp up accordingly.

Recorded Deeds 06.06.24

So many L.L.C.s . . . it’s the latest in South Fork land transfers.

Bees and Whalers Lose in Playoffs

The Pierson and Bridgehampton High School baseball teams lost in close games to upstate opponents in Southeast Regional state playoff games Saturday, the Whalers, a Class C school, by a score of 3-1 to Burke Catholic of Goshen, and the Killer Bees, who are combined in baseball with the Ross School, by a score of 7-5 to the defending state Class D champion, Chapel Field Christian.

East Hampton Village Taxes Down for Third Year in Row

If accepted, a $29 million tentative budget for 2025, which will be the subject of a public hearing on June 21, will lower taxes by a smidge, .0184 percent, representing the third consecutive year of tax cuts for village residents.

Dragonfly Day and Birds of Prey

This weekend in Bridgehampton, it's all about wildlife — dragonflies, damselflies, and birds of prey.

Osprey Rescue Was Team Effort

A neighbor of Maidstone Park in Springs on Monday discovered an osprey hanging upside down from its nest, suspended by fishing line. Rescuers jumped into action.

Excavating the Past 

Paul Auster’s last novel follows a philosophy professor as he digs through his lost wife’s poems and her journal of Vietnam-era America.

Tea and Poets Three at the Library

Poets with poetry collections in hand will convene in the East Hampton Library’s courtyard on Saturday for a reading.

3 Nuts Studios Makes 'A Bronx Tale'

Jason Nower’s remarkable path from chief broadcast engineer at LTV Studios to the Tribeca Film Festival.

'The Subject Was Roses' at Bay Street

Bay Street Theater's "The Subject Was Roses" is a "don't miss production" with powerful performances.

Heads of Stately Stone

Massive stone heads by Mark Mennin at LongHouse Reserve have kinetic undertones.

Navigation and Intervention at Duck Creek

Two new shows at Duck Creek feature abstract paintings and altered art magazine advertisements.

Grassroots Creativity at LTV

The song stylings of Reilly Rose and a staged concert drawn from the writings of John Howard Payne at LTV.

From Japan to the North Fork

The Sag Harbor Church's North Fork excursion will focus on art, creativity, nature—and goat cuddling.