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Cantwell Wants East Hampton To Start Exploring Shuttle Bus System In Hopes LIRR Commuter Trains Are Coming Jan 10, 17 5:01 PM

East Hampton Supervisor Larry Cantwell said this week that he would like to see East Hampton start working to create a town-operated... more

Army Corps Completes Montauk Dune Reconstruction Jan 10, 17 4:03 PM

Contractors working for the Army Corps of Engineers have again left downtown Montauk after reconstructing the artificial dune above... more

Wainscott Plunge Held Sunday Jan 1, 17 9:06 PM

Hundreds attended the Seafood Shop's annual Polar Bear Plunge at Beach Lane Beach in Wainscott on New Year's Day. Proceeds from the... more

New Year's Day Polar Bear Plunge At Main Beach Jan 1, 17 4:47 PM

Hundreds participated in the 2016 Polar Bear Plunge at Main Beach in East Hampton on New Year's Day. The Plunge is sponsored by the... more

A Year In East Hampton Press News Photos 2016 Dec 28, 16 9:39 AM

A great photo catches your interest, makes you look twice. It bypasses words and tells a story even at a simple glance.

With... more

Ludwick Attorneys Seek Dismissal Of Multiple Charges Connected To Fatal Crash In 2015 Dec 22, 16 9:19 AM

Attorneys for Sean Ludwick filed a motion asking the court to dismiss a number of charges against him, arguing that the grand jury... more

Fingerprinting Of Taxi Drivers Now Required In East Hampton Dec 20, 16 5:37 PM

East Hampton Town will begin requiring its licensed taxi drivers to be fingerprinted starting next spring as part of a battery... more

East Hampton Town Considers Bathrooms For Boys Harbor Property Dec 20, 16 4:54 PM

East Hampton Town is considering renovating the former mess hall at the Boys Harbor camp property in Northwest, adding new bathrooms... more

Bistrians Say Amagansett Farm Preservation Is In Jeopardy, Will Press For Development Dec 20, 16 2:44 PM

The Bistrian family says that negotiations with East Hampton Town officials for the preservation of a large tract of Amagansett... more

County Vector Control Says It Will Allow East Hampton Town To Designate A No-Spray Zone Dec 20, 16 2:02 PM

In a step toward a possible detente after years of head-butting over the use of chemicals in local marshes to kill mosquitoes,... more

Girl Scout Troop Donates Accessible Swing Set To Springs School Dec 20, 16 12:51 PM

The Springs School received a special holiday gift on Monday courtesy of Girl Scout Troop 825.The local group donated a handicapped-accessible... more

East Hampton Community Notes, December 22 Dec 20, 16 10:46 AM

I would like to send out a big thank you to our local firefighters, ambulance crews and first responders who spent the better part... more

Springs Community Notes, December 22 Dec 19, 16 11:51 AM

It’s difficult to know how to begin this column, because it’s still so hard to believe it’s the very last one! Keeping... more

Montauk Community Notes, December 22 Dec 19, 16 11:28 AM

For this final installment of Montauk Moorings, I’ve fetched my little white notebook in which, for four years, I’ve taken... more

Amagansett School News, December 22 Dec 19, 16 11:16 AM

Going to work early Friday morning, I couldn’t help but notice the swirls of cornhusks blowing around Main Street and settling... more