Of course you knew it was National Honey Month! On Thursday, September 19, at 4 p.m., the Montauk Library will salute the sweet stuff with a hands-on program featuring pollinator... more
NORTHWEST WOODS — Jaime Yoc Velásquez, 43, was arrested by East Hampton Town Police the night of October 13 and charged with felony DWI. Police said Yoc Velásquez was driving a 2006 Honda the wrong way on Old Northwest Road, where it is a one-way street. The officer who made the arrest reported that Yoc Velásquez appeared intoxicated, and failed roadside sobriety tests, leading to his arrest. At police headquarters, a breath test produced a reading of .18. While a reading of .08 defines intoxication in New York State, any reading of .18 or higher raises the charge, in this ...
by Staff Writer
The Golden Pear Café in Bridgehampton will close its doors on Monday, October 27. After 30 years of faithful service, meaningful relationships and contributions to the heart of this community, we are forced to say goodbye. We have been disappointed — by a landlord who prospered alongside us for three decades, only to sever the relationship without cause or justification. It is a heartbreaking end to a remarkable chapter in The Golden Pear’s history. For 30 years, my team and I upheld every term of a triple-net lease — paying millions in rent, insurance and taxes. Through summer seasons and ...
22 Oct 2025 by Staff Writer
My name is Michael Hansen, I live in Wainscott, and I am running for East Hampton Town clerk. I have been endorsed by the East Hampton Democratic Party and the Working Families Party. My wife, Jess, is a field manager at Amber Waves Farm, and we are raising our three children in Wainscott, and we couldn’t be happier. Our kids are thriving in this community. I have been a member of the Wainscott Citizens Advisory Committee, the East Hampton Town Energy and Sustainability Committee, and I am a current member of the East Hampton Town Planning Board. This is my ...
by Staff Writer
There’s something crooked happening in the Southampton Town Council elections. In our polarized times, we’ve gotten used to the idea that there are candidates on the far left and the far right, usually represented in New York elections by the Working Families Party and the Conservative Party. Sometimes we see cross-endorsements between Democrats and Conservatives, just as in the past there were occasional cross-endorsements between Republicans and the Independence Party, usually to indicate more moderate candidates. But you never see Republicans and the Working Families Party working together. That’s because their principles are diametrically opposed. That’s what seems to be ...
by Staff Writer
There’s a certain irony to the fact that local elections have the biggest direct impact on people’s lives — yet they regularly have the lowest turnout, much lower than, say, a presidential election, where every single vote is a tiny drop in an ocean of democratic decision-making. Your vote in the November 4 town elections — early voting begins October 25, which makes it even more convenient to get to the polls, compared to scrambling to cast a ballot on a single Tuesday — will determine how your property tax bill is spent, how your town will develop (or not), ...
by Editorial Board
An internecine battle between two architectural firms gave East Hampton Town officials an opportunity to start over on a proposed senior center on Abrahams Path in Amagansett — and they took it. Now, the project will go beyond the Center for Modern Aging originally proposed. Now, a community center with facilities available to the general public is planned, though providing services to the aging population remains a priority, as it should. The senior center concept has been on the table for a decade, and while it’s a noble concept, from the start, the scope of this project — 22,000 square ...
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WordHampton Welcomes Kayla Carpio WordHampton Public Relations has hired a new account coordinator, Kayla Carpio. Carpio’s duties include assisting the account executives with daily public relations tasks and managing various social media accounts. In addition, she is a key component in facilitating the tri-annual Long Island Restaurant Weeks. After earning her bachelor’s degree in marketing management, with a minor in communication studies, at Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business, Carpio returned home and joined the WordHampton team a couple of months after graduating. “I am excited to start my post-grad career with the WordHampton team. This is an amazing opportunity ...
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Annette Hinkle on Sep 8, 2019