East Hampton News

The Sag Harbor Community Housing Trust, which was reinvigorated just last winter, has made the first dent in its efforts to buy affordable housing for an ever growing population that by all accounts is in desperate need of it.

Dieter von Lehsten first visited the East End in 1969 and has owned a house in Southampton for 25 years.

Airport noise continues to disrupt residents of the East End, causing concern at the East Hampton Town Board as the busy summer season officially kicked off this Independence Day weekend.

Shock waves went through at the East Hampton School Board meeting Tuesday night when it was learned that Patricia Hope, one of the board's most outspoken members, had resigned.

The Hamptons has become infamous as a stomping ground for annoying celebrities--hello, Kardashians--who we view with a mix of fascination and repulsion.

From remembrances of death and celebrations of love, industrial sculptures to cartoonish monsters, the crisp lines of houses to the blurred hues of sunsets, "Phenomena" is showcasing the variety of talent on the East End through the works of six emerging artists.

The Silas Marder Gallery in Bridgehampton will host an opening reception Saturday night from 5 until 9 in the evening for an exhibition of new paintings by Richmond Burton.

Clever Little Lies, written by Joe DiPietro and starring Marlo Thomas opens at the John Drew Theater at Guild Hall in East Hampton on Wednesday, July 16. The show runs through August 11. The play was staged last year at the George Street Playhouse in New Jersey where it was favorably reviewed in The New York Times .

A house is a walled structure with a roof and a floor and a number of other features.

On Monday night at the East Hampton Library, two writers from the Ashawagh Hall Writers' Group read from their work.

The East Hampton Historical Society will host the eighth annual East Hampton Antiques Show on the historic grounds of Mulford Farm, in East Hampton, on Saturday, July 19 and 20. The East Hampton Antiques Show is recognized as the premier antiques event on eastern Long Island and a highlight of the East Hampton arts and social calendar.

The Hamptons and a stretch of the South Shore on Long Island lack storm protections nearly two years after Hurricane Sandy.

What's with the winter wear? Diane Keaton pulls on a woolly hat and scarf as the temperature hits a sizzling 93F in New York But with temperatures hitting 93F, Diane Keaton surprised onlookers by pulling on a cosy woolly beanie, a spotty scarf and heavy boots more suitable for a snowy day as she strolled around Manhattan in New York on Monday.

Salt marshes throughout Suffolk County will be sprayed with pesticides by helicopter to control mosquito larvae on Tuesday, July 8. The Suffolk County Department of Public Works' Division of Vector Control plan to use large droplet, low altitude application of BTI and Methoprene between 5 a.m. and 8 p.m. tomorrow.

At approximately 11 on Saturday morning, a man on a motorcycle was seriously injured in a crash with a bus at the intersection of Buell Lane and Main Street in East Hampton.

Frederick Friedfeld, left, at a surprise 85th birthday party at his company ClearVision Optical in 2012 with his son Peter Friedfeld in a picture taken from ClearVision's Facebook page.

Hilaria Baldwin is pretty in a polka dot frock as she and Alec take baby Carmen on shopping trip after celebrating two-year anniversary And Hilaria and Alec Baldwin are kicking off their third year of marriage with quality time together, along with their 10-month-old daughter Carmen.

Strong rip currents currently exist in the Atlantic Ocean along the East End's beaches and heavy surf conditions are forecast for the 4th of July weekend, East Hampton Town Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Bruce A. Bates announced Wednesday, July 2. In a message authorized by town supervisor Larry Cantwell, the town warned ocean bathers to swim ... (more)

Scarlett Johansson celebrated her fiance Romain Dauriac's 32nd birthday in the Hamptons with friends on Thursday night .

Regulars at Indian Wells Beach in Amagansett said Saturday that drunken, rowdy behavior at the summer destination has abated over the past two years, even as officials weigh a ban on alcohol there.