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Sheriff Sets Up 'Safe Transaction Zones'

At the Riverhead office of Suffolk County Sheriff Errol D. Toulon Jr., a "safe transaction zone" has been set up for people who are buying or selling goods from online marketplaces and need a well-lit, secure place to pick up or drop off those items.

Hamptons Doc Fest Is Now 15

Hamptons Doc Fest will feature 25 documentaries whose subjects range from Black voter registration in 1960 Alabama to an ethical and sustainable fashion collection to reflections on the movies "Midnight Cowboy" and "9 to 5" to a stolen de Kooning painting, and much more.

Into the Woods

The Southampton Arts Center's "A Celebration of Trees" features numerous interpretations of the subject matter and theme by a vast roster of artists ranging from international art stars to the less well-known but no less ambitious.

'What a Season This Will Be!'

Bay Street Theater's 2023 season will feature the world premiere of "Double Helix," which puts scientific discovery to music, the thriller "Dial M for Murder," a musical biography of Sammy Davis Jr., and Terrence McNally's Tony Award-winning "Master Class."

A Choral 'Winter Fantasia'

Walter Klauss, a frequent choral society guest director and music director at the Old Whalers Church in Sag Harbor, will lead the holiday concert of the Choral Society of the Hamptons on Sunday.

South Fork Art Heads South

Miami Art Week is in full swing, with South Fork artists' work represented there by Eric Firestone, Pace, Harper's, 303 Gallery, Hauser & Wirth, DC Moore, Halsey McKay, Mark Borghi, and Keyes Art.

The Art Scene 12.01.22

Mel Kendrick will discuss his work at the Parrish Art Museum, and group shows are at ArtSprings Studio in Springs and AB NY in East Hampton.

Guitar Aficionados in Sag

Nobody knows more about guitars than G.E. Smith, Matt Umanov, and John Monteleone, and the three experts will talk about the instrument's past, present, and future at The Church in Sag Harbor.

Bits and Pieces 12.01.22

Lady Blue Sax Quartet and all about Mel Brooks at the Rogers Memorial Library, holiday market at the Madoo Conservancy

Big Things Cooking at FoodLab

With a new director of education, the FoodLab at Stony Brook Southampton is setting out to train the next generation of local farmers and food producers through its Small-Scale Farming training program.

News for Foodies 12.01.22

Seven-fish feast with Italian wines at Nick and Toni's, Artists and Writers dinner at Almond, special cocktail with persimmon and elderflower liquer, and holiday specials from Bell and Anchor, EHP Resort and Marina, and Leon 1909

Body Found on Beach Was Missing Kayaker

A body that washed up on the beach at the Mashomack Preserve on Shelter Island on Nov. 8 has been identified by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office as Dario Cholula. 

Short Trees? It's a Longer Story

Demonstrating a supply issue that dates back to 2008, Canadian grower’s first shipment to Fowler’s Garden Center had no larger trees, so it offered East Hampton Village smaller ones at a discount. Now it will provide larger trees of a more expensive variety for the same price. “We don’t do this to make money,” said Rick Fowler. “This is our way to give back to the community.”

A Holiday Gift for Surfers and Beach Lovers

From peaceful sunshine over the water to powerful, crashing waves, the beauty of the beach is once again at the heart of Alex Feleppa's latest surf calendar.

Charlie Brown Christmas Not What East Hampton Village Ordered

East Hampton Village has big plans for the holiday season, including a tree-lighting at the Hook Mill sponsored by Prada and Santa arriving by helicopter in Herrick Park, but those tiny trees that went up last week? Not planned.

RECIPE: Hot Hot Chocolate

From Steven Amaral, proprietor and chef at North Fork Chocolate Company, comes this take on spicy hot chocolate.

Holiday Lights Go On at the Lighthouse Saturday

The holiday season arrives at the Montauk Lighthouse this weekend starting on Saturday with the annual Lighting of the Light from 4 to 7 p.m.

Affordable Housing Eyed For Old Stern’s Site

A proposal to subdivide the long-vacant former Stern’s Department Store property on Pantigo Road in East Hampton into three house lots has raised the question of whether the site might be better used for affordable housing, and with an apparently willing seller open to discussions, the town planning board agreed on Nov. 16 to let the town board know it was unanimous in support of that option.

Dry Coastal Ponds Are a Warning

The abnormally low water table coupled with the spread of invasive species are combining to threaten the long-term health of the East End’s coastal plain ponds.

On the Wing: Turkeys, Turkeys, Everywhere

It’s hard to decouple the turkey from Thanksgiving, but long before we paired turkeys with mashed potatoes and stuffing and turned them into a national symbol, they were going about their business, hanging out in gangs, flipping leaves, and browsing the ground for nuts.