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Hamptons Film's Coming Attractions

Hamptons Film honors Black History Month with a talk from its October festival on "With Drawn Arms." Other new releases are available to stream through its website.

Taxter to Take the Reins at the Parrish

Kelly Taxter, a curator of contemporary art at the Jewish Museum in Manhattan, has been named the director of the Parrish Art Museum, the museum announced last week.

Bricks to Show Love for Library

With Valentine's Day around the corner, the Friends of the Amagansett Library have picked an opportune time to launch a campaign asking the community to "Show Your Love" for the library and its soon-to-be flower and children's gardens, now in the planning stages.

The Art Scene 02.11.21

Connie Fox goes solo at the Hecksher, six speak on "East End Collected 6," love-themed exhibitions, and more

Bits and Pieces 02.11.21

A discussion of the future of museums and their relevancy and honors for Bay Street Theater

Peconic Baykeeper Seeks Intern

Peconic Baykeeper, an East End nonprofit that advocates for Long Island’s clean water, is looking for an upper-level undergraduate student or recent college graduate with a focus in biological or environmental science to work as a paid intern in the 2021 field season.

Dog Rescued From Ice at East Hampton's Hook Pond

The East Hampton Fire Department put recent ice rescue training into action on Monday when a dog fell through the ice at Hook Pond.

Springs School Covid Testing Shows Zero Positives

In the first of two rounds of Covid-19 testing at the Springs School, there were no positive results in the 55 people tested, the school district announced Monday.

Winter Sports Season Is Warming Up

Following the county's okay of certain "high-risk" school sports, East Hampton High's boys and girls basketball teams and Bridgehampton's boys team are set to play games, but East Hampton's wrestling team will work out only intramurally this year and will not compete with against other teams.

Water Authority Wants Two-Million-Gallon Tank in Wainscott

The Suffolk County Water Authority has proposed the construction of a two-million-gallon tank in Wainscott adjacent to East Hampton Airport to supply water and provide additional capacity during times of peak demand, the town board was told on Tuesday.

'Bipartisan'? Not Zeldin, Constituents Say

Representative Lee Zeldin often touts the fact that an index determined by the Lugar Center and McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University ranks him as the 12th most bipartisan member of the House. This week, 259 of his constituents asked the center to exclude him and others who voted against certification of the electoral votes from its next Bipartisan Index.

Real Estate Records Shattered in 2020's Final Quarter

East End real estate sales hit historic highs in the final months of 2020 according to fourth quarter reports from several agencies. Across the region, from Montauk to Westhampton, a "massive increase" in home buying resulted in more than $1.6 billion in sales during the quarter, an "unprecedented" 124-percent increase over the same period in 2019, according to one real estate agency.

OLA Adds Two Trilingual Crisis Counselor Teams

Organizacion Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island has been chosen as the New York State Project HOPE provider for the East End and now has two crisis counselor teams able to offer assistance in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Changes at Springs 'Dog' Park? Howl No!

When chairwoman of the Springs Citizens Advisory Committee asked on the "Springs Dog Park" Facebook page last month whether changes were necessary at the park — not officially a dog park according to its East Hampton Town land management plan — the reply was a loud chorus of 'nos" from dog owners. 

Truck Beach in Amagansett Is Private, Court Says

Appellate judges reversed much of a 2016 State Supreme Court decision on Wednesday, ruling that property owners along a stretch of ocean beach on Napeague known as Truck Beach do, in fact, own the beach. On Friday, the town said it would appeal or move to condemn that stretch.

Lessons for Aspiring Gymnasts

Nissa Larsen, a local gymnastics pro, is offering private one-hour lessons at home for $125 per child and $25 for each additional child. Perfect for getting out any pent-up quarantine energy, said Ms. Larsen, who wants kids to "get creative with exercise."

East Hampton School Calendar Is Set

The East Hampton School Board on Tuesday approved its 2021-22 academic calendar. The first day of the next school year will be Sept. 8.

Back After Covid, East Hampton Mayor Is Ready to Work

Two days after being released from Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, where he had spent nine days fighting Covid-19, Village Mayor Jerry Larsen discussed the status of proposals for paid parking and the construction of a wastewater treatment plant, the recent increase in fees for beach parking and several other permits, the tensions that have arisen at village board meetings, and more.

Kids Culture 2.4.21

Activities are coming up at the South Fork Museum of Natural History, Project Most, the East Hampton Library, and more.

Wainscott v. World

All along, it has been difficult to accept at face value that the motive to carve out a new Wainscott village was the wind farm cable alone.