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Sag Harbor Cinema's Eclectic Weekend

Documentary on Depeche Mode by D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, and Blake Edwards’s comedy “A Shot in the Dark” will screen in Sag Harbor along with a program of shorts by local filmmakers.

The Art Scene 05.25.23

Kathryn Lynch at Drawing Room, Rosch and Smyth at Firestone, Alicia Longwell lecture at Parrish Art Museum, Judith Hudson talk at Sag Harbor Church, new art salon in Southold, landscapes in Springs, solos at Harper’s, abstraction at MM Fine Art, mixed-media at Nightingale, art and design at Molina, Janice Stanton in Sag.

Bits and Pieces 05.25 23

Gil Gutierrez next up in Hamptons Jazz Fest, classical piano by a brother-sister duo in Southampton, music from Bach to the Beatles on Shelter Island, a rock ’n’ roll roster in Westhampton Beach.

The Sweet Spot Opens in East Hampton

Self-serve frozen yogurt, milkshakes, nitro cold brew coffee, home-made doughnut holes, cookies, and candy can all be found at the Sweet Spot, a new shop on East Hampton’s Newtown Lane.

News for Foodies 05.25.23

A new nut-ritious and local snack for sale, Rita Cantina's new dishes and brunch, two new Montauk eateries, a Wolffer reboot, Meatless Mondays are back, and more.

Birbiglia Is Back at Bay Street

After the success of his six-show run at Bay Street last summer, Mike Birbiglia will bring new jokes and stories to Bay Street for one night only, July 29.

Judge Says East Hampton Town Violated Airport Order, Must Pay $250K

New York State Supreme Court Justice Paul Baisley Jr. on Friday held the town in civil contempt for violating the temporary restraining order he issued last May to keep the town from converting the public airport to a private one or imposing restrictions on flight activity there. He ordered the town to pay the plaintiffs $250,000 and a fine of $1,000 per day “for each day it fails to comply with the T.R.O. from the date of this order.”

Caroline Joyce Whitby, Feminist and Advocate 

Caroline Joyce Whitby, an L.G.B.T.Q.+ activist who was a co-founder of the East End Gay Organization, died on April 22 at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. She was 88. A service will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Michael's Lutheran Church in Amagansett.

Bonac Celebrates Rare Playoff Win

Seeded sixth in the county's Class A double-elimination bracket, East Hampton beat Comsewogue 13-5 here on May 17. It was possibly the first playoff win since the Ross Gload days of the 1990s. Bonac exited the playoffs the next day.

Buoyant Whalers Win Playoff Opener Against Port Jeff

The best-of-three county Class C series opener went the Pierson Whalers' way in a 6-5 nail-biter.

Two Cap-Busting Budgets Pass, One Fails

From Bridgehampton to Montauk on Tuesday, school district voters supported most ballot propositions and all but one 2023-24 spending plan. The two key exceptions were in Sag Harbor, where the budget passed but the controversial Marsden Street land buy was rejected, and in Wainscott, where a tax-cap-busting budget failed by three votes.

Sag Harbor Voters Reject Marsden Street Purchase

After several months of heated debate over the Sag Harbor School District’s controversial plan to buy five wooded lots on Marsden Street, Tuesday’s vote did not end in favor of the district. The tally was 1,081 votes in favor and 1,156 votes against — a difference of 75 as the issue drew a record voter turnout.

A Wireless Rescue Plan for East Hampton Town

Consultants hired by East Hampton Town to identify and recommend solutions to gaps in personal wireless service throughout the town estimated a need for 10 new antennas 100 and 140 feet tall and 44 smaller antennas over the next decade.

Plum Island Decommissioning On the Horizon

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will officially kick off operations at its new National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas, signalling the start of a slow and careful decommissioning process at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, which for the last 69 years has been devising ways to identify and treat transboundary animal diseases.

At Montauk's Shagwong Is It ‘Footloose’ or Fire Safety?

“You’ve been there 100 years. You have a roomful of locals, all we want is do go down there, have a dinner, have a drink and dance, and the town is trying to stop that, 100 percent," said the attorney representing the Shagwong Tavern. But the town's chief fire marshal tells a different story. “I did not cite Shagwong for dancing. I personally came upon an overcrowded issue in the Shagwong; I counted over 200 people."

Closer to a Fossil Fuel Ban

East Hampton Town’s energy and sustainability advisory committee will recommend to the town board the All-Electric Building Act, which would require all appliances, including heating and cooling systems, hot water, and stoves in new residential and commercial construction, to be all-electric as of Jan. 1, 2025, eliminating their use of fossil fuels.

'November’ Helicopter Route to Be Reinstated

Last year, with the understanding that restrictions would reduce traffic, “we limited the access to the airport with an ‘Echo’ route from the north, and a ‘Sierra’ route from the south," said Jim Brundige, the East Hampton Airport manager. "The traffic was about the same,” which strained the air traffic control tower and residents south of the airport. This year the “November” route has been reinstated, to be used for arrivals, and only from the South Shore helicopter route.

Nightclub Conversion Is Not Considered New Building

Despite questions from some members of the East Hampton Town Planning Board, Joseph Palermo, the town’s chief building inspector, said a large expansion of the building at 44 Three Mile Harbor Road, which for decades has operated as a nightclub, would be considered a reconstruction, and not a new building entirely.

Fewer Seats, More Parking at Carissa's Bakery?

Carissa’s Bakery has made a difficult but necessary decision to reduce its restaurant capacity by six seats. Doing so decreases its septic waste, a move expected to speed Carissa’s application to merge two building lots, at 219 and 221 Pantigo Road in East Hampton.

Wind Farm Road Work Is Done

Onshore cable installation for South Fork Wind has been completed, the developer announced this week, and the affected roadways have been restored. The offshore wind farm’s turbines are to be installed during the summer.