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D.W.I. Charged Again, Felonies This Time

Police arrested two men on felony charges of drunken driving last week, one in Montauk and one in Sag Harbor. Both men reportedly attracted police attention with traffic violations.

Burglary Reported in Springs

East Hampton Town police arrested two men on Monday who are alleged to be responsible for the theft of hand tools from an unoccupied house on Harbor Boulevard in Springs.

On the Water: North Fork Easy Rider

I had done some fishing a few days earlier at Jessup’s Neck, and the bluefish were hungry, taking full advantage of my four-ounce diamond jig. I had my fill of fish, so I got on my motorcycle.

A Three-Peat for the Bad News Bubs

The Bad News Bubs, for the third straight year, and the Jetty Grinders, coming out of the losers brackets, won the A and B championships in the four-day Travis Field memorial coed slow-pitch softball tournament held from last Thursday through Sunday at the Terry King ball field in Amagansett.

A Paddle and a Hoops Tourney to Benefit Youth Groups

Paddlers for Humanity and Hoops 4 Hope, two stalwart nonprofit organizations that work to better the lives of children here and abroad, are to have fund-raising events this weekend.

Another Successful East Hampton Coach Is Leaving

Two East Hampton High School coaches, Dan White and Kevin McConville, whose teams handily won league titles in the past school year — boys basketball in White’s case and boys tennis in McConville’s — are bowing out.

The Way It Was for August 10, 2023

Pot smokers versus cops in 1973, and more ripped from the pages of Ye Olde Star.

Letters to the Editor for August 10, 2023

Words of thanks, praise for crosswalks, a plea for removing dog waste from the beach, and, as always with Star letters, much more.

Ban the Bags

East Hampton Town officials are again revising the rules for sandbag seawalls.

Why Herrick Park?

Neighbors worried about the current East Hampton Village administration’s designs on Herrick Park are rightly concerned.

Shark Bites Are Few

In the water, the big risk to life is drowning and near-drowning.

The Mast-Head: I Break for Peaches

In the context of the way so many of us live our lives, not taking a break for something pleasurable is just business as usual.

The Shipwreck Rose: Georgica Road

It is a cliché that middle-aged Americans like me should indulge in nostalgia for the lost years of banana-seat bicycles and 10 speeds, but they did carry us far and they did provide us with a bliss of freedom completely unknown to my children’s generation.

Gristmill: Hot Enough for You?

Mad magazine’s Dave Berg, now more than ever.

Guestwords: 17 and in Lockup

I am 17 years old and would like to share my experience as a minor in a county jail for eight months.

Recorded Deeds 08.10.23

Watch the millions move. Though someone in Springs did nab a property for an only-in-the-Hamptons modest three-quarters of a mil.

Help the U.S.D.A. Spot the Asian Longhorned Beetle

As more than 24,000 trees have been removed because of an infestation of Asian longhorned beetles, the United States Department of Agriculture is urging Long Island residents to check their trees for the insect.

Reimagining the Commons

Public spaces needn’t be immutable, privatized, or useless. They can be claimed for the community good. Professor Setha Low takes a fresh look.

Down the Rabbit Hole With Leo Villareal

Leo Villareal, whose large-scale LED light installation is at Guild Hall, has been using subtly moving sequences of LED light to create monumental public artworks around the world for more than 20 years.