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Doc Fest Ends Run With Audience Award

The Hamptons Doc Fest audience award went to “26.2 to Life,” a documentary about three incarcerated men who turned to a unique prison-yard marathon to better themselves.

Cabaret at The Church

Lambert Moss has created a holiday-infused cabaret show exclusively for The Church in Sag Harbor.

Bits and Pieces 12.14.23

Jazz at the Parrish with Steve Salerno, Emily Weitz, a vocalist, and Robert Secrist, a guitarist, both solo at the Masonic Temple, culture and economic prosperity panel in Southampton, virtual horticulture book group.

Holiday Special: The 2023 Datebook

Sleigh bells ring: Are you listening? Here’s our carefully curated selection of the holly-est, jolliest events between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day.

Sag Harbor Turns on the Holiday Cheer

A tree lighting, Santa at Long Wharf, Hanukkah at Temple Adas Israel and more.

Live Reindeer and More in Montauk

Actual, real-life reindeer will be among the extremely jolly attractions at Saturday’s Magic of Montauk holiday fair, and on Sunday, Santa visits the firehouse.

Amber Waves Decks the Farm

The popular Deck the Farm celebration at Amber Waves Farm in Amagansett happens on Saturday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. 

East Hampton Y.M.C.A. 5K on Saturday

Proceeds raised by a 5K run and walk on Saturday at 9 a.m. starting from East Hampton's Main Beach will support the Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter’s children’s programs and camp.

Holiday Weekend Happenings in East Hampton

A holiday tea at the Presbyterian church, live music on the steps of London Jewelers, and two concerts at the library are on tap this weekend.

Santos Is Expelled From Congress

History was made in the United States House of Representatives on Friday when Representative George Santos of New York’s Third Congressional District, following the issuance of a damning Nov. 16 report by the House Committee on Ethics, was expelled by his colleagues less than halfway through his first term.

Town Wins Big Grant to Plan for Montauk’s Future

A $600,000 grant from the New York State Regional Economic Development Councils “to plan for the sustainable future” of Montauk’s downtown will help East Hampton Town develop strategies for dealing with the nuts and bolts of climate adaptation.

Anchor Society Aims to Revive Main Street in Winter

If the Anchor Society of East Hampton has its way, the current reality of wintertime East Hampton Village, plagued by 55 seasonally closed storefronts, will change by next year as its “winter shops” program gains traction. The idea is “to help fill empty storefronts in the off-season with affordable retail, much-needed services, and other popular pop-ups residents desire.”

A Big Bond Project Ahead for East Hampton Schools?

East Hampton School District officials on Tuesday unveiled a plan to put up a bond referendum in 2025 for significant repairs and upgrades to its facilities. A priority, so far, is a top-to-bottom overhaul of the high school auditorium.

On the Wing: Call of the Wilderness

After breeding on the northern lakes, loons arrive on the East End in the autumn and increase in numbers through the winter as their breeding territories freeze. They can survive our winter water because they’re so well insulated.

Memory Motel Pop-Up Hosts Rock Royalty

Montauk’s Memory Motel was shuttered and silent on a recent Sunday, but on an adjacent island 116 miles west of Montauk’s downtown, the party was just getting started at another Memory Motel, an East Village pop-up where the D.J. Alexandra Richards, daughter of the Rolling Stones’ guitarist Keith Richards, spun an exhilarating set of uptempo tunes for a throng of enthusiastic young Manhattanites. 

One Contested Fire District Race

Voters in fire districts across the South Fork can head to the polls Tuesday to elect commissioners who will oversee budgets, provide equipment, maintain facilities and trucks, and support training for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians. The only contested race locally is in Bridgehampton.

Left T.J. Maxx, Didn’t Pay

Southampton Town police have arrested two alleged shoplifters and two alleged accomplices who they say ran off with about $1,500 in merchandise from T.J. Maxx in Bridgehampton on the afternoon of Nov. 30.

Wainscott Bids Goodbye to Three Officials

The Wainscott Citizens Advisory Committee held its last meeting of 2023 in person at the Wainscott Chapel on Saturday, taking the opportunity to thank three officials who are retiring.

OLA: Wage Theft Is Rising

“A steep rise in wage theft cases” since July is impacting East Enders working in the construction and housekeeping industries, Organizacion Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island said this week.

Springs Notebook: Kids Spread Holiday Cheer

Many students from Springs School marched in the East Hampton Village holiday parade on Saturday. The seventh and eighth graders in band played their instruments in the parade while other students marched with different organizations.