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‘Everything in Flux’ at the Corner in Sag Harbor

The Corner, the new spot set to take the place of the Corner Bar in Sag Harbor, will not open this summer as planned and may not open at all.

Aug 21, 2026
A Mulford Teapot Comes Home

Made by Elias Pelletreau for David and Phoebe Mulford in 1751, a long-gone silver teapot takes a turn under glass at the Mulford Farm on James Lane.

Aug 20, 2026
A Year Later, Montauk Playhouse Thrives

One year after a ribbon-cutting and three years after breaking ground, the aquatic and cultural centers at the Montauk Playhouse have proven valuable additions, bolstering the building’s status as a year-round hub for the hamlet and the wider community. 

Aug 20, 2026
Amistad Week Comes to Montauk

The Eastville Community Historical Society and the Southampton African American Museum will host Amistad Week starting on Wednesday with a commemorative ceremony on the beach at Culloden Point from 4 to 6 p.m. 

Aug 20, 2026
Beware Larval Ticks and the Troubles They Bring

During August, September, and even into October, “tick bombs,” concentrated groupings of larval ticks, could be anywhere, and the larval lone star ticks are likely a main cause of the increasingly prevalent alpha-gal meat allergy. 

Aug 20, 2026
Item of the Week: At the North Sea Carnival, July 1988

This photo of a Ferris wheel comes from The Star’s archive, one of six taken by Paula Peterson and used in a July 21, 1988, layout showcasing the North Sea Fire Department Carnival.

Aug 20, 2026
Knitting Together a Sense of Community

A knitting group donates blankets to the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons, vests to the Retreat, and will soon begin making items for the NICU at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. In working together, members say they get as much as they give.

Aug 20, 2026
Reading the Global Economic Tea Leaves

According to many metrics, the American economy is doing extraordinarily well, yet most voters say they are worse off under President Trump. Artificial intelligence is driving a strong bull market, but it could also kill us all. 

Aug 20, 2026
Spud Fest Honors All Things Potato

A Spud Fest paying homage to the Long Island potato and all the things it can become will happen on Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the East Hampton Historical Farm Museum. 

Aug 20, 2026
The Way It Was for August 20, 2026

That’s right, it happened here.

Aug 20, 2026
Ici: Neither Here Nor There

An East Hampton couple has made good on a promise to sue the Sag Harbor Village Zoning Board of Appeals after the board denied their request to open a shop and cafe on Washington Street.

Aug 13, 2026
Item of the Week: The Station in the Dunes

This postcard, from the Amagansett Historical Association’s collection, shows the hamlet’s 1902 lifesaving station on the right, nestled in the sand dunes with the ocean in the background.

Aug 13, 2026
Remembering a Fishmonger Like No Other

Like a proper Irish wake, a large crowd gathered at the Meeting House restaurant at Amagansett Square on Aug. 2 to remember Michael O’Rourke, proprietor of the Amagansett Seafood Store, with equal parts laughter, beverages, and sadness.

Aug 13, 2026
Sand Puns and Memories at the Clamshell Contest

The Clamshell Foundation’s 35th annual Sandcastle Contest in Amagansett brings out the ephemeral creativity.

Aug 13, 2026
The Way It Was for August 13, 2026

An ignominious 1926 defeat for the local nine on the baseball diamond. Fifty years later, Hurricane Belle prompted a camp leader to prepare a bus full of children for impending death. And much more, history buffs.

Aug 13, 2026
Time for a Tick Symposium

“Ticknology,” a discussion with experts, will be held at the Bridgehampton Community House on Wednesday from 3 to 5 p.m., courtesy of the Perfect Earth Project.

Aug 13, 2026
Endangered Right Whales on the Screen

"The Right Whale: Tales of Resilience and Hope," a documentary by Cheryl and Nick Dean, will be shown Thursday night at 6 at the Southampton Arts Center. 

Aug 10, 2026
A Plan to Preserve Archives

The East Hampton Village Board voted on Friday to approve a $41,975 expenditure for LTV for a comprehensive video archive preservation project that will also allow greater and more convenient public access to meetings and related content. 

Aug 6, 2026
Item of the Week: Pennypacker at the Library, 1948

This photo is just one from the Fritz Leddy Collection showing midcentury life here. On Monday at 7 p.m. in Herrick Park, Hugh King, the village historian, will introduce 100 others from the collection under a tent.

Aug 6, 2026
On the Need for New Septics

Nitrogen is not only the greatest threat to our lakes, ponds, and harbors, the Wainscott Citizens Advisory Committee was told, but studies have shown that even a low level of nitrate in drinking water is associated with increased risk of cancers.

Aug 6, 2026
The Way It Was for August 6, 2026

Into the past, news junkies . . .

Aug 6, 2026
Item of the Week: The Old Hook Mill by Hamilton King

This depiction of Hook Mill was hand-painted on a ceramic tile by Hamilton King sometime before 1950 at the request of Maude Sherwood Jewett, a fellow artist who founded the Tile Painters Club of East Hampton.

Jul 30, 2026
John Mayer Next for SiriusXM at the Talkhouse

The seven-time Grammy Award-winning recording artist John Mayer will perform at the Stephen Talkhouse on Aug. 26 in this year’s edition of the annual SiriusXM satellite radio concert held at the Amagansett live-music venue. 

Jul 30, 2026
Party to Open East Hampton’s Antique Fire Barn

The East Hampton Fire Department will have a ribbon-cutting and barbecue to mark the grand opening of a new barn for its antique fire vehicles, apparatus, and memorabilia on Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m.

Jul 30, 2026
Summer Fair, Summer Splash

Amagansett will see two large annual events on Saturday, both promising fun, food, and fellowship, although one will be bittersweet owing to the death this week of the hamlet’s unofficial mayor. 

Jul 30, 2026
The Future Has Eight Propellers

A demonstration in Springs unveils a 348-pound, carbon fiber Helix Personal Flying Vehicle that requires no license and is touted as “perfect for the Hamptons.”

Jul 30, 2026
The Way It Was for July 30, 2026

Billiards, an estate district break-in, and an environmental “broken record” highlight this week’s dip into the past.

Jul 30, 2026
Was That Really an Orca Off Montauk?

A widely circulated social media post last week from Craig O’Connell, host of Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, raised the possibility that an orca was spotted 10 nautical miles off the tip of Long Island. 

Jul 30, 2026
Amagansett Vintage Shop Is a Family Affair

From a 1985 Unimog platform fire truck imported from Germany to black open-toe platform booties, you can find a bit of everything vintage at Georgopoulos Motors on Main Street in Amagansett, where the brother-and-sister team of Stathios and Tiffany Georgopoulos are in business together this summer. He sells the cars, she sells the clothes.

Jul 23, 2026
Item of the Week: Camping by the Sea at Hither Hills

As soon as the campground opened at Hither Hills State Park in Montauk in 1929, camping on the beach became popular, as shown in this vintage postcard.

Jul 23, 2026