The bad news is the numbers of piping plover fledglings in East Hampton Town was down in 2025. The good news is the number is still better than in 2023.

A proposal by members of East Hampton Town’s agricultural advisory committee to create a new way to review building projects at farms gained traction last week when it was presented to the town board and town planning director.

Following East Hampton Town Planning Board enthusiasm for renewed plans for an extension and renovation of the Neighborhood House, now used by Project Most, the architectural review board also welcomed the new plans, which aim to save the historic structure.

A Cassin’s sparrow, the first ever reported in Suffolk County and only the second ever in New York State, has been found off the parking lot at Montauk State Park.