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25 Years Ago in Bonac Sports 02.27.25

Back to the Bees-Porters wars on the hardwood, and when Montauk Rugby made good in major league play.

Juxtaposing Past and Present

Matthew Ward's curatorial approach at the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center is to develop projects that create a dialogue between the regionally historical and the contemporary.

‘Oregon’: The Death of a Matriarch

Laura Darrell's first full-length play is about three generations of a New England family forced to grapple with end-of-life issues.

Drawing Salon, Songs of the Sea

The Church in Sag Harbor will host an exhibition tour, a "drawing happening," and a concert by the Sons of Town Hall, a pair of 19th-century vagabonds.

Historic Portrait Finds a Home

An 1834 portrait of Ephraim Byram, a prominent Sag Harbor astronomer, clockmaker, engineer, and bookbinder, has been acquired by Preservation Long Island.

The Art Scene 02.27.25

Curator leads tour of the Charlotte Park exhibition at the Parrish Art Museum, and artists hold forth at the Southampton Arts Center.

Bits and Pieces 02.27.25

A music festival benefit, an "All the President's Men" screening, a Big Easy fund-raiser, classical piano in Southampton, an a cappella group in East Hampton, jazz at Bay Street and the Masonic Club, and more.

Montauk Brewing Takes Flight

The Montauk Brewing Company's Surf Beer Golden Ale is now being served on all of JetBlue's national and international flights.

News for Foodies 02.27.25

A class at Park Place illuminates the wines of Burgundy, and a fund-raiser for Project Most features an array of soups made by local chefs.

Wainscott House Destroyed by Fire

A house under construction in Wainscott experienced heavy damage after a fire tore through it Friday morning. 

Town Seeks to Settle Airport Litigation

East Hampton Town is looking to settle with the plaintiffs who sued to block its attempt to close the town airport in 2022 and reopen it with restrictions meant to address town residents’ years of complaints, Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez announced at a town board work session Tuesday.

State Offers Briefing on Pine Beetle Battle

The work being done to respond to damage from the southern pine beetle on Napeague and in Hither Hills State Parks will continue over the course of “several winters,” according to Lynn Bogan, assistant deputy director for stewardship at the New York State Department of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation.

Rowdy Hall (the House) Is on a Roll

Long before the name “Rowdy Hall” was adopted by a popular East Hampton Village bar and eatery (now in Amagansett), it was a boarding house: Mrs. Harry Hamlin’s Rowdy Hall. The building, now a single-family house, still stands at 111 Egypt Lane, although currently it’s floating, suspended six feet above a hole. When it’s lowered again, it will be on a new foundation.

A Century of Ice Cream and Community at Candy Kitchen

The Candy Kitchen opened in Bridgehampton on May 2, 1925. Thus, the year 2025 marks a whole century in business for the restaurant, bought by the Stavropoulos family in the 1940s and owned since 1981 by Gus Laggis. Today it is managed by his two daughters and son-in-law.

Zoning Board Split on Devon Yacht Club

“That was a journey down a rabbit hole,” Ed Johann, a member of the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals, said after an exhaustive discussion regarding the redevelopment of the Devon Yacht Club split the board last week.

Widespread Power Outages Hit East End

Reports of electrical outages from Montauk to Wainscott, and all the way up through Shelter Island and the North Fork, rolled in on Thursday beginning shortly after 10 a.m.

Widespread Power Outages Hit East End

Reports of electrical outages from Montauk to Wainscott, and all the way up through Shelter Island and the North Fork, rolled in on Thursday beginning shortly after 10 a.m.

Tears as Longtime Montauk School Nurse Retires

For Karen Theiss the job of school nurse in Montauk has always been about creating a safe environment for children. “It’s not just fixing,” she said by phone last week, “it’s making better.” Ms. Theiss will retire from her longtime position at the end of June.

OLA Continues to Advise Residents of Mobile Home Park

The nonprofit advocacy group led a workshop for tenants at the East Hampton Village manufactured home community on Oakview Highway this week so residents can advocate for themselves "to make sure it’s healthier, safer, that you’re able to be in a place that has good roads, regular electric, heat, septic, water,” Minerva Perez, OLA’s executive director, said.

Item of the Week: The 1922 Wreck of Eagle Boat 17

For Eagle Boat 17, thick Atlantic fog off East Hampton spelled disaster on May 19, 1922, as it was en route from the naval base at Norfolk, Va., to New London, Conn.