Water-Mill News

This week's headlines from Curbed Hamptons , our outpost on the Southfork... 1) A tale of two pricing strategies: the 2009 Hampton Designer Showhouse, a new construction in Water Mill , is listed for $8.495 million , quite a bit below last year's larger, showier showhouse, which still sits on the market at $10.9 million.

Give me the splendid silent sun, with all his beams full-dazzling! -Walt Whitman Could even the most poetically-averse among us not find common ground with Whitman on this one? After days that dragged into weeks and seemingly months without a glimmer of sunshine or a patch of blue sky, the wonderful weather over the holiday weekend was much ...

Lesser-known and less established art fairs have not been well patronized of late, given the state of the economy.

"You wear clothes, so it's not breakfast. And you're not that hungry yet, so it's not lunch.

Quogue Village Officer Richard Kappel, who sources say was speeding in a Ferrari he didn't have permission to drive when he hit a tree, killing himself and a passenger.

Southampton It was a joy-ride turned tragic. The Quogue police officer killed in a crash Sunday was reportedly not authorized to be driving the owner's Ferrari.

Work continues on the boat ramp access on the western edge of Mill Pond and word has it that the project should be complete before the end of the month.

KATIE Lee Joel isn't the only comely female to be linked to Israeli fashion designer Yigal Azrouel .

Adrian Ramires, 32, of Yonkers was arrested by Southampton Town Police on East Street in Flanders at 12:59 a.m. on Friday and charged with DWI.

The new seasonal benchmark for renting a Hamptons spread is apparently $295,000. According to data from StreetEasy , eight Hamptons homes are leasing for the summer at that magic number, and theya re the priciest out there rental-wise. The largest of the eight is the 10,000-square-foot home at 672 Halsey Lane in Water Mill, with seven bedrooms and ...

The 2009 winners of the Water Mill Community Club scholarships are, left to right, Jena Arnister, Leanna Pascual, Heather Sachtleben, and April Barylski.

Members of the Southampton Town Planning Board last week wrestled with the potential visual impact of a proposed 77-foot wireless communication pole and decided to hold a public hearing before determining the type of environmental review they will required.

The ocean is a powerful force: it can wreak havoc and then restore calm after chaos.

Ronald Brown color.jpg" border="0" alt="" hspace="10" width="200" align="left" /> The Sixth Annual "On Our Toes in The Hamptons" featuring the internationally acclaimed Evidence, A Dance Company under the direction of founder Ronald K. Brown will take place at the home of The Honorable Bernard and Joyce Jackson, 2028 Deerfield Road, Water Mill, ...

The summer season on the East End of Long Island, familiarly known as "The Hamptons," unofficially began last weekend.

Lorena G. Colocho, 25, of Elmont was arrested by Town Police on May 23 at 3:44 p.m. on Mermaid Lane in Hampton Bays and charged with resisting arrest, a misdemeanor, public urination, and second-degree harassment, both violations.

Following in Heidi Klum and Penelope Cruz's svelte footsteps, Helena Christensen will pose in the buff for the cover of Citizen magazine's "Supermodel Issue." Starring in Complex magazine's steamy photo spread, Katy Perry says it was her curves that helped her snag Gym Class Heroes front man Travis McCoy.

Those adorable Jonas Brothers are house hunting on the East End. Hey, it's not far from their New Jersey roots, and they will be playing Long Island's Nassau Coliseum from July 19-21. Their style, a close source says, is to rent near where they perform.

It might be a few more weeks before the masses descend on the East End's many ocean and bay beaches, but town and village parks and recreation crews have been working hard since the end of last summer to prepare - and in some cases, improve - the facilities.

The Water Mill Museum will be reopening today, May 21, for its 40th season. The museum will feature a rebuilt water wheel and improved diagrams illustrating the gearing system.