At Polar Plunges Buoyant Scenes Christen 2024
Record crowds turned out for New Year's Day polar plunges at Main Beach in East Hampton and Beach Lane in Wainscott, helping to raise some $40,000 for local food pantries.
New York State Increases Minimum Wage
It's a happy new year, indeed, for people in New York who earn minimum wage. New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Dec. 27 that the minimum wage for Long Islanders will now be $16.
The Son Also Rises
With “Quiet Street,” Nick McDonell has penned the unlikeliest of memoirs, detailing success and more success among the one percenters.
New East Hampton Supervisor Will Usher in New Era
East Hampton Town will have a town administrator for the first time, there will be new members appointed to the planning board, zoning board of appeals, and architectural review board, and a new chairman for the A.R.B. in 2024.