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New Springs Brewery Cans — Get 'Em While They Last

The up-and-coming Springs Brewery is planning to release its two newest brews this weekend.

Six Bonac Teams Were Postseason Contenders

Six of East Hampton High’s 11 fall teams were to have vied in postseason competition this week.

Two Slow-Pitch Titles in a Row for McMahon’s

McMahon’s won the first and second games of the best-of-five East Hampton Town men’s slow-pitch softball series, lost the third, and took possession of the 2021 playoff trophy with last Thursday’s 13-6 victory.

On the Water: Back in the Boat

Saturday’s marine forecast looked promising for a change. The bushel of green crabs that I bought two weeks ago would finally be put to good use for a few hours of blackfishing in and around the Plum Island area.

Status Quo Not Good Enough

Maintaining a status quo in East Hampton Town should not be an option, no matter who wins the important board election that concludes on Tuesday.

Dissenting Views Essential on Town Board

Voters should think hard and ask themselves if one-party control is a good thing.

The Mast-Head: Recalling Sandy

For many of us, the windstorm that lingered from Tuesday into Wednesday brought to mind 2012 and Superstorm Sandy, which paralyzed the Northeast. Oct. 28 of that year had been still and warm enough that two of the Rattray children had gone swimming at the copper-gold end of the day.

The Shipwreck Rose: No One Told Me

Many times over the last 13 years, since my daughter arrived home at the age of 1, I’ve wanted to astonish everyone with my own list of all the tasks and errands I accomplish daily. I can hardly believe, myself, that I wake up by 6:30, and not infrequently by 5:45 a.m., in order to begin the varied and often esoteric chores of momming, from goldfish-feeding to trumpet-renting.

Gristmill: A Modern Marriage

“Us,” the PBS mini-series that ran on “Masterpiece” — every married couple should see it.

Point of View: That’s the Cure

Yesterday, in the throes of a flushed feeling of unease, “a full-body tingling” that seems to occur monthly whose cause has yet to be determined by the cardiologists — that it doesn’t happen every night when the NewsHour’s on can be counted a blessing — I answered “not very well” when asked, casually, how I was feeling.

, Fetch! It’s a New Dog Mag

Mark Drucker, a Springs resident, has launched Love, Dog, a new digital magazine that focuses on dogs and human-canine relationships and seeks to be a breed apart from other pet publications.

Guestwords: Ghost Town, a Love Story

What is it about Sag Harbor that brings out the spirits?

Recorded Deeds 10.28.21

Recorded transfers from May through early October 2021

E.H. Supervisor Race: Old Foes Go at It One Last Time

Two of the three candidates for East Hampton Town supervisor sparred anew at last Thursday's virtual debate hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island, and North Fork. The incumbent, Peter Van Scoyoc, and his opponent, Jeff Bragman, have sharply criticized each other throughout much of the latter's single, four-year term as a member of the town board.

The Way It Was for October 28

From The East Hampton Star this week in 1896, 1921, 1946, 1971, and 1996

East Hampton Town Board Candidates: Issue by Issue

There is little daylight between the three candidates for East Hampton Town Board who participated in last Thursday's debate hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island, and the North Fork.

Neighbors to Help With Town Purchase but Not Without Criticism

A hearing on the town's proposed acquisition of three adjacent wooded lots on Green Hollow Road in East Hampton, using money from the community preservation fund — and $2.6 million from neighbors — drew almost as many opponents as supporters.

Hochul, Bellone, and Thiele Weigh In

East Hampton Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc, who is seeking a third term in Tuesday's election, has won the endorsement of Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and County Legislator Bridget Fleming, as well as a pledge of support from Gov. Kathy Hochul and a complimentary statement from Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr., who also spoke highly of Mr. Van Scoyoc's challenger, Councilman Jeff Bragman.

New Dock Okayed in Three Mile Harbor in Contentious Vote

After a contentious debate and many months after the application was submitted, the East Hampton Town Trustees voted 5 to 3 on Monday to approve construction of an 80-foot floating dock on Three Mile Harbor, the first such approval in more than three decades.

Trustees Hope to Boost Soft Clam Harvest

The East Hampton Town Trustees, in response to requests from baymen, voted on Monday to authorize a special season for harvesting soft clams by the method known as powering, or churning.