Nicholas LaLota, the chief of staff to the Republican majority in the Suffolk County Legislature, is now the Republican Party nominee to represent New York's First Congressional District. He will face the Democrat Bridget Fleming, a county legislator, in the general election.

“Lots of weakfish are around, plus there are porgies, blowfish, fluke, sea bass, snappers, kingfish, and even some black drum being caught,” reports Sebastian Gorgone of Mrs. Sam’s Tackle in East Hampton.

Sergey Avramenko, 37, of Hampton Bays, Jenny Grimshaw, 31, of San Francisco, and her mother, Judi Donnelly, 65, of Southampton and Wellesley, Mass., the first among breast cancer survivors, were winners at the 27th Ellen’s Run in Southampton Sunday to benefit the Ellen Hermanson Foundation. Another worthy organization, Hoops 4 Hope, benefited from a pleasing turnout at its inaugural 3-on-3 basketball tournament at East Hampton High School Saturday.

The Town Police Benevolent Association squad had high hopes going into the East Hampton Town women’s slow-pitch softball league final with the pennant-winner — and defending playoff champion — East End Land Planning, but the P.B.A.’s forward movement was arrested in the end.

Leif Hope has always painted his Artists team as devil-may-care when it comes to winning and losing and the Writers as self-loathing loners obsessed with winning, and so, in the end, at the 74th meeting of the rivals at East Hampton’s Herrick Park Saturday afternoon, all went according to form as the Writers, who had trailed 18-2 — yes, 18-2 — entering the bottom of the ninth inning, wound up winning in storybook fashion 19-18.

There's no Montauk Project biopic -- yet, anyway -- but it's safe to say that the festival circuit is within its reach, and they're making all the right moves to get there.

"Indian Summer," Bay Street Theater's intern-run show, is a romantic comedy directed by Cameron King. Her father, Don Roy King, an acclaimed television director, has come out of retirement to play the role of the lead actor's grandfather, his first acting gig in 53 years.

Andy Aledort, a singer, songwriter, and guitar hero, will celebrate the release of his new double album at LTV Studios.

The Church in Sag Harbor will hold a panel with performance about preserving the natural world, plus talks by four fiber artists, and a conversation about art, textiles, and fashion by two gallerists.

Kyle Barisich, a Broadway singer and actor, has for two years hosted Bay Street Theater's online singalong, Sip & Sing, which included special guests from the world of musical theater.

Southampton Arts Center will host the Brazilian Jazz All-Stars, a festival of short documentary films, and a Summerfest benefit party.

William Agee on American Cubism, street artist in LongHouse talk, quilt exhibition in Water Mill, a plethora of solo gallery shows, a talk about John Chamberlain, four artists in Sagaponack group show

Parrish director receives appointment from the President, Julie Andrews lights up the screen, Sip & Sing is live at Bay Street, Perlman Music concludes its summer concerts, "A Father's Kaddish" film returns to the Jewish Center.

A celebrity chef and an opera singer have joined forces to open the Cookery, an East Hampton market that offers everything from baked goods and salads and turkey burgers to hand-painted tableware.

Lobster bake for a cause from Bostwick's Catering, ratatouille from Eric Ripert, a bounty of heirloom tomatoes at Marilee's Farm Stand, new chef at Claude's in Southampton, live music at Springs Tavern.

East Hampton High School students seeking permission to drive to school can go to the main office on Monday and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. to sign up for a parking permit.

A second person accused of stealing $94,000 worth of handbags from a high-end retail store in East Hampton Village has pleaded guilty to grand larceny, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office announced on Friday.

Summer’s carefree days are winding down and school is right around the corner in September. The Star wants to hear from area families and students: What school-related questions do you have?

The East Hampton Town Board, citing inflation and its potential impact on employee recruitment and retention efforts, announced a one-time supplemental payment to employees on Thursday. The payments will total an estimated $660,000 and will come from surplus funds. 

In what has shifted from a long-ago Independence Day tradition to an end-of-summer favorite, fireworks will light up the sky over Main Beach on Saturday starting around 9 p.m.