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Parrish Art Museum Loses Over $140,000 in Federal Grant Funding Cuts

ARB Approves Demo of Jobs Lane Courtyard and Shops

Westhampton Beach School District Sues Southampton, Says Tax Bill for 79-Unit Housing Development Is Too Low

Discovery Land Sparring With Southampton Highway Superintendent Over Rights to Dirt Road Through East Quogue Golf Course

East Hampton Town, Police Union Agree on New Contract for Dispatchers

Losing an Icon: Helen Rattray, Longtime Editor and Publisher of The East Hampton Star, Dies at 90

East Hampton Town Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez Will Not Have Republican Challenger

With Settlement on the Table, Two Wainscott Issues Converge Before East Hampton Town Board

VIDEO: Express Sessions: Is Sag Harbor the Canary in the Coal Mine?

Public Weighs In on DEIS for Sag Harbor Development Proposal by Adam Potter

Sag Harbor School Board Review Budget Ahead of May 12 Budget Hearing

North Haven Village Board Gets an Earful on Cellular Coverage Proposals

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Shining Examples

A glimpse back in time to the 19th century would reveal, in most of the East End’s hamlets and villages, small general stores, often containing...

Staying Alive

And, in the same vein, Sag Harbor Village’s holiday weekend “Keep It Local” shopping event was a success, and it’s a model that should be...

Take Back Authority

A historical survey is underway in Southampton Village to determine if the village’s historic districts should be expanded to encompass more streets. The neighborhoods under...

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Well, I don’t know how to go west tonight My neighbors are in such a plight We’re so scared to venture out on the street And we’re wondering what traffic we’ll meet Highway to the left of us Hill Street to the right Here we are, stuck in the middle with you Yes, we’re stuck in the middle with you And we’re wondering what it is we should do It’s so hard to go out for an errand If we...

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Gordon Herr needs to step down as Southampton Town Democratic Committee chairman. To say this man has a bad attitude toward people is an understatement and threatens to do overwhelming harm to the Democratic Party here in the Hamptons. Mr. Herr has alienated people, including myself, through his texts and posts on social media. He’s gone so far as to attack the press — but his latest move is truly idiotic [“Republican Candidate Drops Out of Southampton Supervisor Race, Joining...

Joe Hayward Marks 80th Birthday With 1,200-Mile Bike Trek in Southeast Asia

Westhampton Beach Girls Learn From First Two Losses of Season

Members of the nationally-ranked No. 22 Westhampton Beach girls lacrosse team had one thought after ....

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East Hampton Tennis Team Continues To Excel

Henry Cooper said his East Hampton tennis team is motivated to go far this season. ...

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Pierson Honors One of Its Own, Then Beats Glenn for Third Straight Win

A little over two weeks ago, Kyle McGowin received a text from his godmother Karin ...

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Yasmina Reza's Play 'God of Carnage' Comes to LTV Studios

Book Review: 'The Pushcart Prize XLIX: Best of the Small Presses 2025 Edition'

Bill Henderson is counting on readers old enough to decipher XLIX, the newest edition of the…

The Art of Impersonation: Elvis Meets Sinatra in Benefit Concert

Lamar Peters was never among the lucky ones to watch Elvis Presley perform live. In some ways, he…

Sofo Partners With Stony Brook to Present a Film About Madagascar Rain Forest

In 2016, Stony Brook University’s Dr. Patricia Wright, acclaimed primatologist, anthropologist and…