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On the Water: A ‘Tap, Tap, Tap’ Day

“Local spots like the Sag Harbor bridge, Nichols Point, and the black spindle rock pile outside the breakwater have been producing of late,” Ken Morse of Tight Lines Tackle said from behind the counter of his new establishment in Southampton.

A Very Dramatic Homecoming Game

East Hampton High’s homecoming football win over Eastport-South Manor Saturday afternoon was rendered all the more dramatic owing to the fact that the team’s head coach, Joe McKee, was struck by a truck that morning as he was walking across Newtown Lane.

Bonac Boys Are 2nd Seed in AA Soccer Playoffs

East Hampton High’s boys soccer team, the League VI champion, is to play seventh-seeded West Islip here in a first-round match today at 2 p.m., plus more sporting news, from field hockey to cross-country.

Golfers in Suffolk County Team Tourney

Bonac’s golf team, which plays in the top league in Suffolk County, is to play host today to Hauppauge in a first-round county team tournament match at the South Fork Country Club in Amagansett.

The Way It Was for October 26, 2023

From an 1898 labor shortage in a building boom, to the day 50 years later when a 40-foot gondola was trundled down Main Street, this was East Hampton.

Keep an Eye on County Races

Though county government can seem at a distance from the needs of the South Fork, we depend on it for a range of services, from environmental protection to keeping harbor inlets navigable.

Don’t Overlook Boards’ Essential Role

Amid a fuss about whether or not a certain restaurant should be allowed to paint its facade the way it wants, one key idea may be overshadowed: the essential role the members of a community’s appointed boards play in maintaining a sense of place at a time of great development pressure.

The World Must Protect Gaza’s Noncombatants

Israel is in an impossible position following the atrocities committed by Hamas on Oct. 7.

The Mast-Head: Crossing the Sound

Cerberus and I had the crossing to Old Saybrook to ourselves. I could stand a year of Octobers, I thought.

The Shipwreck Rose: Three Conversations

My friend and I are stuck in something of a creative bind at midcareer, looking around and wondering where the community went.

Gristmill: Well Lunched

I’d been looking forward to Cormaria’s “Sunday supper” takeout offering for weeks.

Point of View: Is It Too Much to Wish For?

I am reminded of an exhibition the Israeli Tennis Centers, just about all of which were said to be located in underprivileged Israeli neighborhoods, gave a half-dozen years ago at the East Hampton Indoor Tennis Club that Scott Rubenstein manages.

Recorded Deeds 10.26.23

Real estate. Here. Now. The transactions.

Guestwords: A Message From the Trees

Our community needs to be educated about what’s here or coming down the pike: Many trees are in trouble.

Letters to the Editor for October 26, 2023

Here's what Star readers have to say this week.

It's Carving Time Again!

It's the 25th anniversary of the Bridgehampton Lions Club's Carving Contest, a creative extravaganza taking place on Monday starting at 5 p.m. at the Bridgehampton Community House.

David, Meet Goliath 

This medical mystery broadens its concerns into an exploration of the intransigence and arrogance of the giant bureaucracy that is the U.S. Army.

Guilty Plea in Montauk Grand Larceny

Mark Ripolone, formerly of Montauk, took a plea deal Tuesday in New York State Supreme Court, admitting to stealing close to $400,000 from clients over three years.

Deadline to Register for Next Paumanok Path Hikes

This weekend will bring part three of the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society's six-week celebration of the Paumanok Path's 25th anniversary, and three hikes are scheduled for Saturday, each ending by Napeague Harbor in Amagansett. Those who register by 5 p.m. on Wednesday can reserve spots on a Hampton Hopper shuttle bus that will take them from Neapeague Meadow Road to the starting points.

Parrish's Director Is Here to Stay

Monica Ramirez-Montagut took over the Parrish Art Museum at a time of flux, but she has reinvigorated it by bringing East End artists firmly into its orbit, highlighting its collection, showing Latinx artists with purpose and conviction, and expanding the exhibition program to include architecture and design.