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Holiday Spirit Decorating Contest

Get out your garlands: The East Hampton Star Holiday Spirit decorating contest debuts in November.

Oct 10, 2024
The Shipwreck Rose: Thelma at 57

I’ve never owned a car I truly loved.

Oct 10, 2024
Happy Homecoming

It’s heartening to see the revival of Bonac football, a tradition that dates back to 1923, and at Herrick Park, no less.

Oct 10, 2024
Guestwords: Pet Peeve

The Hampton Jitney’s video of tips and rules sends a regular rider over the edge.

Oct 10, 2024
The Mast-Head: Easy Riders

Thoughts on the popularity of e-bikes.

Oct 10, 2024
FEMA and the End of Truth

Lying in politics is not confined to a single political party, nor is it new, but this does not mean that the very real dangers it can lead to can be ignored.

Oct 10, 2024
The Shipwreck Rose: Admissions

Emails from colleges drift in and pile up in my daughter’s email inbox — and my own email inbox — like the falling leaves of the sugar maple and the red oak.

Oct 3, 2024
Beyond a Hurricane’s Numbers

Hurricane Helene’s path from the Gulf of Mexico to Appalachia is a stunning reminder of how little separates much of the United States from massive weather disasters.

Oct 3, 2024
Guestwords: The Reunion

The Patchogue-Medford High School class of 1962 gathers, and a novelist gets to thinking.

Oct 3, 2024
The Mast-Head: Town Pond Mystery

Thousands, if not tens of thousands, of what looked like little tropical fish-tank fish were swimming near the surface.

Oct 3, 2024
The Main Street Metric

Judging by the relative calm on Main Street at midweek since Labor Day, East Hampton’s population has returned to the seasonal, weekend-versus-midweek, boom-and-bust pattern of pre-Covid-19 days.

Oct 3, 2024
Gristmill: Double Feature

A straight father of three sings the praises of Judy Garland.

Oct 3, 2024