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Q&A: Bonnie Michelle Cannon on a Day for Women That's About Self-Care, Not Just Cancer Awareness

Affordable Housing, Traffic and Sewer Fixes Go Hand in Hand, Southampton Panel Says at Express Sessions Event

Southampton Chief Defends Decision To Purchase New Armored Vehicle for Town Police

Southampton, Riverhead Will Sue New York State Over Cannabis Rules

Funding FIMP: East Hampton Poised To Spend $27.6 Million Over 30 Years for Montauk Beach Nourishments

Amid Woes, East Hampton Town Zeroes in on Rebuilding Its Building Department

East Hampton Town Board Severs Ties With Senior Center Architects, Will Make Senior Center a Community Center for the Public Instead

Rabbi Josh Franklin To Depart Jewish Center of the Hamptons in May

Sag Harbor Considers New Cell Towers, Micro Antennas in Villagewide Plan

Southampton Town Weighs Purchase of Sag Harbor Marina for Public Use

Ark Sets Sail From Sag Harbor Whaling Museum to Mashashimuet Park

Sag Harbor ARB Gets Initial Look at Firehouse Museum Plans

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Time To Grow

The community and Southampton Town officials have been optimistic about the Riverside redevelopment plan for years. But residents of Flanders and Riverside are right to...

Commodity, Not Community

Last week’s Express Sessions event in Southampton Village, part of a five-part series called “Local Matters” — upcoming events will turn to Sag Harbor, East...

A Day To Share

The three-day weekend just past is generally known as Columbus Day weekend, but in recent years the holiday has an alternate identity, Indigenous Peoples’ Day....

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There was no better way for Southampton Village to “celebrate” Labor Day, the holiday honoring the social and economic contributions of working people, than to force Southampton’s working class into gridlock on Hill Street and Windmill Lane. How? By re-imposing a so-called “pilot program” that our chief of police said was ineffective and dangerous three years ago [“New Pilot Program Will Ban Left Turns Off Lee and Captains Neck in Southampton Village,” 27east.com, August 27]. But this is expected: Mayor...

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Lifeguards should be at Ponquogue Beach on all four weekends after Labor Day. Ponquogue Beach is the biggest and busiest beach in the Hamptons. If people know lifeguards are on duty, they will flock there. It’s not safe to swim in the ocean unless lifeguards are present. The concession stand does not have to be open. We can bring baloney sandwiches and pink lemonade from home. Portable toilets are fine, and we can shower at home. James Dreeben Hampton Bays

Three Westhampton Beach Doubles Teams Finish Top 6 in Division IV

Southampton Girls Cross Country Having One of Its Best Seasons in Recent Memory; Boys Also Running Strong

Sometimes it’s all about showing up and being there. The Southampton girls cross country team ....

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Bonackers Savor Win Over ‘Canes

For the first time since 2009, an East Hampton High School football team defeated its ...

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Wolfson Places Third in Division IV Singles Tournament

For Molly Wolfson, revenge was sweetened with a spot in the Suffolk County championship. And ...

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Brooklyn Rider Opens BCM Autumn Series in Bridgehampton

Dracula Reimagined: A Radio Play With Teeth Comes to SAC

This week, Center Stage at Southampton Arts Center opens its first production of the new theater…

Woke Gone Wrong at HTC’s Season Opener: 'The Thanksgiving Play' Serves Up Laughs, Landmines and a Lesson in What Not To Do When Staging a Holiday Pageant

On Thursday, Hampton Theatre Company opens its 2025–26 season with “The Thanksgiving Play.”…

Beneath the Fabric: ‘Second Skin’ Reveals How Fashion Protects, Provokes and Transforms

Fashion has taken over the galleries inside the Southampton Arts Center — a two-piece set from…