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Quick-Thinking Diners Saved a Life

When a 76-year-old man collapsed while dining at Si Si, a  Mediterranean restaurant on Three Mile Harbor, two quick-thinking strangers trained in CPR resuscitated him, not once but twice. 

Jul 25, 2024
From Bonnets to Boaters: Sartorial History on View

The exhibition “Hats Off: 300 Years of Headwear in East Hampton,” which provides a narrative of the town’s history back to its founding, is on view every day from now until Sept. 1 at the East Hampton Historical Society’s Clinton Academy on Main Street.

Jul 25, 2024
Public Radio Station Expands Reach to Montauk

The WNET radio broadcasting group on Tuesday announced that it is extending its coverage of WLIW-FM by launching a new Montauk radio station, 88.7 FM. As Long Island’s only National Public Radio station, its signal will now reach across the entire East End and into southern Connecticut and Rhode Island. 

Jul 25, 2024
Sagaponack Cedar Withstands Ravages of Time

In the middle of a swamp in Sagaponack is a remnant of colonial history, a stand of Atlantic white cedar trees, as important and ubiquitous 300 years ago as iPhones are now. In fact, what is likely the largest Atlantic white cedar tree in the state, and certainly the largest on Long Island, grows there completely unheralded.

Jul 25, 2024
The Way It Was for July 25, 2024

The prevalence of sprayed insecticides and barrels of agricultural poison was top of mind in 1974. Read on, Starlings.

Jul 25, 2024
Gardiner’s Buffalo and Barns, 1893-1904

This photo shows David J. Gardiner’s livestock in front of his barns. Gardiner (1840-1924) lived in the Gardiner Brown House, at 95 Main Street in East Hampton Village, with these barns on the property.

Jul 25, 2024
Verdict Is in on Dead Birds at Lazy Point

Dianne Ryan of Lazy Point in Amagansett discovered nine dead starlings under one electrical utility pole over the last few weeks, prompting calls to PSEG and the State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Jul 25, 2024
Home-Grown Tick Repellent Hits Big Time

What started out as a tick repellent blend made in a Springs kitchen has now soared to national heights. Its owners have doubled sales year-over-year, brought in a manufacturer, testified on congressional committees, and are now selling in all 50 states.

Jul 25, 2024
Water Authority Adds 1.5 Miles to Main in Wainscott

Work has already begun on the Suffolk County Water Authority’s new construction project in the Wainscott area. Eight thousand feet, or about 1.5 miles, of new water main will be added, creating new connections along the water distribution system in the area. It is set to be installed along Wainscott-Northwest Road, South Breeze Drive, and Route 114. 

Jul 25, 2024
Hampton Lifeguards Honor ‘Unsung Heroes’

The Hampton Lifeguard Association honored Tom Field, a CPR and first-aid instructor for 40 years, Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. for getting the state to recognize Jet Skis as rescue equipment , and Tom Casse, a surf instructor and trained lifeguard who made a dramatic nighttime save in Montauk in 2022.

Jul 25, 2024
The Way It Was for July 18, 2024

From the 1924 Wiborg Estate dog show to the day 75 years later when Representative Michael Forbes flipped, it happened here, readers.

Jul 18, 2024
Larvae Racing, Poop Bingo for Arboretum

This Saturday evening, on an 11-acre plot of land in Springs, a twisted version of Las Vegas, where nature-based gambling games raise money for an arboretum devoted to ecological storytelling and an artist in residence program, will, improbably, be the place to be.

Jul 18, 2024
East Hampton Fire Department Marks 125th Year

“Shall we have a hook and ladder co.?” asked “A Native” in an 1886 East Hampton Star letter to the editor. “Your village has never suffered seriously from the ravages of the fire-fiend,” the letter warned. A year later, William S. Everett built East Hampton’s first hook and ladder truck, launching the journey of the East Hampton Fire Department, which celebrates its 125th anniversary this year.

Jul 18, 2024
New Director for East Hampton Chamber

The Greater East Hampton Chamber of Commerce recently announced a new executive director, Susanne Kelly, a veteran of the advertising industry.

Jul 18, 2024
Item of the Week: The Woodhull Account Book, 1766-1800

This account book belonged to Abraham Woodhull (1750-1826), a member of the Culper Spy Ring on Long Island during the Revolutionary War, charged with aiding George Washington in his efforts against the British.

Jul 18, 2024
Saving Lives Is All in a Day’s Work

How do village lifeguards do mornings? With gusto. “We’re the first line between the E.M.S. and the Police Department. We have to be versed in everything,” said Drew Smith, chief of the East Hampton Village guards, who gave The Star a glimpse into their daily operations.

Jul 18, 2024
Soldier Ride Rolls Again for Wounded Warriors

The annual Hamptons Soldier Ride, a fund-raiser for the Wounded Warrior Project, will roll from Amagansett to Sag Harbor and back on Saturday morning. “It’s all about celebrating the veterans and the community,” said Nick Kraus of East Hampton, a founder of the ride who continues to volunteer for — and cycle in — the event.

Jul 18, 2024
Real Estate Market Here Likely Buffered From Ruling

Real estate transactions involving the Multiple Listing Service account for nearly 90 percent of all deals in most regions of the United States — but not on Long Island's South Fork. This will likely have the impact of buffering the South Fork real estate market from an October class-action ruling by a judge in Kansas City, Mo., that impacts regions where M.L.S. is more widely used.

Jul 18, 2024
East Hampton Mobile Home Park Residents Left in the Dark

Residents of the East Hampton Village Manufactured Home Community on Oakview Highway say they are frustrated at the frequency and duration of recurring power outages over the last several years, and are taking action to encourage the community's management company to finally solve the problems.

Jul 18, 2024
Village Questions Liquor License for Upscale Eatery at Hedges Inn

Sartiano's, the ultra-upscale Italian restaurant owned by Scott Sartiano, owner of the private membership club Zero Bond in New York, is now taking reservations at the Hedges Inn for its new 80-seat summer pop-up. East Hampton Village officials are keeping a watchful eye on it, even appealing to the State Liquor Authority to question the establishment's liquor license.

Jul 17, 2024
Cedar Street Traffic Backup Expected to End Soon

Traffic was tied up in knots Monday morning on North Main Street in the vicinity of Cedar Street, prompting detours and delays as motorists made their way into downtown East Hampton from Springs.

Jul 15, 2024
Gray and Baker Wed on the Beach

Andrew Gray and R. Layne Baker were married on the beach at the Bridgehampton Tennis and Surf Club on June 22.

Jul 11, 2024
Building a Bench, Sustainably, in Montauk

The Montauk Library has appealed to the community for help in winning a new bench — one that would also be a win for the environment.

Jul 11, 2024
Nonprofit Wants to Help Make Zimbabwe a Tech Capital

Uncommon.org, a nonprofit that takes coding and computer science education to children and young adults in Zimbabwe, will hold a fund-raiser in East Hampton on July 20. Founded by Peter Kazickas, formerly of Amagansett, Uncommon.org has grown from a 2017 pilot program providing 20 laptops to young people to a full-fledged nonprofit reaching 5,000 young people.

Jul 11, 2024
Springs Food Pantry Honors Actors Who Acted Kindly During Pandemic

To those who saw Bay Street Theater’s recent production of “The Subject Was Roses,” John Slattery, Talia Balsam, and Harry Slattery are celebrities. But to Holly Wheaton, director of the Springs Food Pantry, they’re just “everyday folks who saw a need and wanted to help” when Covid-19 caused people to flock to the pantry for assistance. They are the honorees at the pantry's E.A.T. in the Garden benefit this year.

Jul 11, 2024
Speaker Disinvited From Israel Rally Over L.G.B.T.Q.+ Comments

At the rally for Israel in Herrick Park on Sunday, a source of controversy was not counterprotesters, who never showed up, but the cancellation of a speaker, Judith Kasen-Windsor, a well-known activist for L.G.B.T.Q.+ issues.

Jul 11, 2024
Stenerson and Kelly in the Garden

Lauralee Jo Kelly and Andrew George Stenerson of Amagansett were married on June 21, the summer solstice, in a private afternoon ceremony at the East Hampton Nature Trail.

Jul 11, 2024
Algae Bloom in Montauk's Fort Pond

After noting sharp spikes in dissolved oxygen levels at a test site on Fort Pond in Montauk last week, Concerned Citizens of Montauk again tested water at the site this week and detected the first toxic blue-green algae bloom of the season in the pond.

Jul 11, 2024
Mecox Bay Gets Its Moment

A recent headline in The New York Post about Mecox Bay, noting that one of its beaches is “ranked as one of the worst for fecal matter in nation,” caused a stir, but a new nonprofit group with former Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman at the helm is poised to do something about it.

Jul 11, 2024
Fireworks Over Three Mile Harbor

The annual fireworks display over Three Mile Harbor — a tradition for decades that in more recent years has been overseen by the Clamshell Foundation — is set for this weekend: Saturday if it’s clear, Sunday in case of rain.

Jul 11, 2024