The undiscovered country of Riverhead dining.
A coach’s argument that his prayers following high school football games were private and personal is hard to believe.
A close-up look at Abraham Lincoln’s presidency offers possibilities for our own political polarization.
A complaint over an inundation of bicycles in 1897, a 1922 film shoot that had the dunes of Napeague substitute for a Middle East desert, and more from the old-time pages of The Star.
Despite the excessive-heat warning from the National Weather Service, our intended quarry was a species that’s more recognizably caught in the bone-chilling winds and cold of winter: the iconic codfish.
The 47-year-old Amagansett resident, assisted by a crew of 14, swam a 23.9-mile U-shaped arc in the Atlantic Ocean between Block Island and Montauk last Thursday. Her time of 8 hours, 39 minutes, and 45 seconds, which the Marathon Swimmers Federation is expected to certify, is most notable for the fact that apparently no swimmer has ever before spanned Montauk and Block Island.
The Bad News Bubs repeated as the A bracket champion in the Travis Field memorial double-elimination softball tournament in Amagansett last week, while the Bud Heavies were the B bracket champs.
Hoops 4 Hope, a nonprofit founded by Mark Crandall of Amagansett to work with young people in Zimbabwe and South Africa, is now also working with youngsters here, using basketball as a means by which to teach them how to be a good teammate.
Stony Hill Stables in Amagansett is offering three classes in August for the benefit of its children's riding scholarship program.
More than 300 male and female junior lifeguards ranging in age from 9 to 15 competed in a lifesaving skills tournament at Amagansett's Atlantic Avenue Beach Saturday and Sunday.
The Peter Marino Art Foundation houses a world-class collection ranging from antiquity to contemporary all housed in a stylish exhibition space in Southampton.
Bay Street's revival of "Ragtime" hits the jackpot with a "smashing" cast, rousing music, and a story whose themes are more relevant than ever.
The Star checked out Hamptons Fashion Week, which aimed to resuscitate haute couture post-pandemic with runway shows by designers new and established.
HamptonsFilm's SummerDocs will screen "Nothing Lasts Forever," a deep dive into the international diamond industry that raises questions about the gemstone's rarity and cultural meaning.
The Hamptons Dance Project will bring professional ballet dancers and choreographers to a bayside property in Springs for three evening performances.
Southampton Town police officers, detectives, and bay constables along with the Suffolk County medical examiner are responding to an unidentified beach in the vicinity of Bay Point in Noyac, where a body has washed ashore.
Southampton Town police officers, detectives, and bay constables along with the Suffolk County medical examiner are responding to an unidentified beach in the vicinity of Bay Point in Noyac, where a body has washed ashore.
A Meet-and-greet with the new executive director of The Church in Sag Harbor, plus three talks on the current show, "Threading the Needle."
Copyright © 1996-2024 The East Hampton Star. All rights reserved.