East Hampton News

Steven Schneider, a Holtsville-based engineer, was brought in as a witness by Jeff Bragman, to point out what he claims are inaccuracies in the way the library completed its parking studies.

Republican Bill Wilkinson has defeated Democrat Ben Zwirn in the race for East Hampton Town supervisor.

When East Hampton Town officials first considered the purchase of the West Lake Tennis Club, no one ever expected to use Community Preservation Funds to cover the cost of running it.

But they also elected a Democratic highway superintendent. Meanwhile, voters in Southampton - which is facing a similar budget problem - replaced Republican town Supervisor Linda Kabot with Anna Throne-Holst, who ran on the Democratic line.

Shoppers and strollers on Main Street and Newtown Lane in East Hampton have already started to notice the plain white paper that covers windows or the handwritten signs announcing new business hours that is characteristic of a resort town's business district come winter.

Police arrested Kenneth Freeman, 64, of East Hampton on October 26 at 10:35 a.m. at Gerard Drive and Old Fireplace Road in Springs and charged him with DWI and aggravated DWI, both misdemeanors.

Suggested donations to East Hampton Town's senior citizens programs will increase substantially over the next few months, though the contributions will remain free will.

The first graders used their new school laptops recently, getting a tutorial in how to use them and then playing a game called Kid Pix.

Nearly 5,000 customers in East Hampton Town lost their electricity for about an hour on Sunday afternoon due an equipment problem, according to the Long Island Power Authority.

Amidst all the spin ofA "Oh, the market's back now" and "I did more sales than you did", there is some interesting facts in the reports for the 3rd Quarter of 2009.

Before we get to endorsements for East Hampton Town, we feel it's imperative to note that over the course of this election season, it has become clear to us that neither the Democratic nor Republican party leadership in East Hampton cares much about the voters of Sag Harbor.

Caption: Josh Lucas The 17th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival - Chairman's Reception East Hampton, New York .... LUCAS' HORROR MOVIE TERROR Actor JOSH LUCAS's childhood terrors have left him too frightened to watch horror movies - even if he is in them.

Police stopped Linda Putnoy, 49, of Montauk on Sunday at 12:03 a.m. at Route 27 and Lincoln Road in Montauk and arrested her for DWI, a misdemeanor.

An 11,440-square-foot house on Georgica Road is nearly complete though it doesn't comply with East Hampton Village Code.

The children met author/illustrator Frank Sofo. author /illustrator of the book Vincent and Veronica.

Students bring in lunch from home. But in the past year or so, school staff noticed some children were coming to class empty-handed and hungry.

South O' the Highway Meredith Viera shot "Meredith's Harvest Day" in the Hamptons for the Today show last week.

Which supervisor candidate in the Town of East Hampton is best equipped to handle the town's financial crisis was at the root of a majority of the questions posed during a League of Women Voters-sponsored debate between the town supervisor candidates on Thursday night at the East Hampton Firehouse and Emergency Services Building.

East Town supervisor candidates Ben Zwirn, the Democrat, and Bill Wilkinson, the Republican.

The men are gregarious; they're lively and engaging orators. The women are more subdued; they are soft spoken and serious.