East Hampton News

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Cyril's Fish House on Montauk Highway between Amagansett and Montauk is a popular afternoon spot for summer crowds to get a post-beach or pre-nightclub drink.

Change comes and goes. The change in Montauk has been the influx of young "hipsters" who seem to worship at the Surf Lodge as if it has become a "MECCA."

David E. Eagan, an East Hampton attorney and the president of the Wainscott School District, was arraigned on Feb. 28 on a charge of criminal tax fraud in East Hampton Town Justice Court.

Twelve fraudulent transactions, totaling more than $2,000, were made on a credit card belonging to Carmen Arevalo, who lives on Prospect Boulevard.

For the second time in about a year, the owners of a house on Gardiner's Bay in Amagansett have asked the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals to allow them to demolish it and build a larger one.

The girlfriend of Justin T. Bennett, a Springs man who was arrested in October after a string of burglaries in 2013, has also been charged in connection with the case.

William Lagarenne, left, and Freddie Parker, right, remained in custody as they left East Hampton Town Justice Court with police officers on Thursday.

The East Hampton Library's expansion is nearing completion and is projected to open in late spring or early summer.

East Hampton Town officials are considering whether to allow limited group camping on the former Duke property at Three Mile Harbor.

As Kathy Nielsen Havlik tells the story, she and Andy Hanson met in 1966 when they were both living in Montauk and they became high school sweethearts.

"The system is broken," said Alex Kriegsman, a Sag Harbor attorney who often handles immigration problems.

An application to install AT&T antennas and ancillary equipment on the ground and an oil tank at P.C. Schenck and Sons continues to draw skepticism from the East Hampton Village Zoning Board of Appeals.

Susan Bratton left a career in investment banking to found Meals to Heal. which ides home delivery of nutritious meals customized to the specific needs of cancer patients.

Two cats died in a fire on Adams Street in Montauk that an East Hampton Town fire marshal said was caused by an overloaded extension cord.

The man charged with rape for allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old girl in Montauk was indicted by a grand jury in Suffolk County Criminal Court in Riverside Friday on eight felony counts - four counts of rape and four counts of committing a criminal sexual act with a child under 15 years of age.

Attorneys for Charles Butler, the longtime treasurer and former secretary of the Bridgehampton Fire District, filed a federal lawsuit this week seeking up to $40 million in damages for what they say was a concerted effort by the district's fire commissioners to punish him and damage his reputation over his objection to the sale of fire district ... (more)

Almost two decades ago, Southampton Town Justice Deborah Kooperstein was on the bench before a case involving an 18-year-old from Noyac, facing marijuana possession charges, a violation in the eyes of the court.

Jeremy Samuelson extended his hand at a meeting Wednesday with PSEG Long Island officials, hoping for a gesture of good faith from the utility's president, David M. Daly, who declined.

Congratulations to the following local residents who earned Dean's List honors at their respective colleges for the fall semester: Catherine Havlicek, of East Hampton- Hofstra University Caroline Mcgowan, of East Hampton- RIT Elizabeth Field, of East Hampton- Bryant University Lauren Fitzgerald, of East Hampton- Salve Regina University Austin ... (more)