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Main Newsletter April 11
April 11, 2026
Today: Sunny. High 58, winds northwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour. Tonight: Clear skies. Low 37. Winds North at 5 to 10 mph. Tomorrow: Generally sunny despite a few afternoon clouds. High 49. Winds Southeast at 5 to 10 mph. Sunset tonight: 7:42. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:14.
An outlet of the national chain will open by May 14, right near Gubbins Perfect Fit and Set Point Tennis.
By Christopher Gangemi
 | With the soaring cost of diesel fuel amid the American-Israeli war against Iran, Assemblyman Tommy John Schiavoni has introduced legislation that would provide fuel tax exemptions for operators of commercial fishing vessels. By Christopher Walsh |
 | The East Hampton Town Board is expected to make it clear that town personnel, including police, will not aid federal agents in immigration enforcement, while Fred Thiele, an OLA board member, weighs in on the draft law. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | The prospect of a nightclub-type establishment on Montauk’s Main Street had members of the hamlet’s citizens advisory committee concerned and sharply questioning its liaison to the town board. By Christopher Walsh |
 | Out of 13 hearings in a single day, only one drew comment: an amendment to the town code that would prohibit driving on the town-owned part of Gin Beach in Montauk from Memorial Day weekend to Sept. 15 during daytime hours. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | It was a struggle of the sexes Tuesday as the East Hampton Town Board debated details of the draft management plan for the John Osborn Homestead at 66 Main Street in Wainscott. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | On Tuesday, in response to President Trump’s profanity-laden social media threats to destroy Iran, a small group of East Hampton Town residents gathered at the Hook Mill for a hastily organized “no more war” vigil. By Christopher Walsh |
 | Closed since 2023, at least the Cranberry Hole Road bridge in Amagansett now has a timetable for repair — it could begin in about a year. By Christopher Walsh |
 | The Young Filmmakers of Montauk are at it again with a new documentary, a short film about oysters and their role in keeping waterways clean and healthy. By Christopher Walsh |
 | Tom Friedman, who’s 90, says he’s lived a long life, but since finding a kidney donor after being diagnosed with kidney disease four years ago, he may have even more life to live. By Leigh Goodstein |
 | The Hamptons Whodunit crime and mystery festival in East Hampton Village runs April 16 to 19, with authors, true-crime experts, panel discussions, escape rooms, and graveyard tours. |
 | First, the East Hampton Village Z.B.A. denied the Jewish Center of the Hamptons’ appeal of a building inspector’s determination that the center is not a “residential property.” Now attorneys have sued to annul that determination. |
 | Five East Hampton High Schoolers competed in the State Science and Engineering Fair in Queens on March 30, presenting projects on topics ranging from leaf development in butterhead lettuce to ocean wave growth measurements in hurricane-force winds. |
 | East Hampton’s varsity flag football team picked up its first win of the year at home on March 31, with a rout of Southampton. The girls will return to their home field against Smithtown Christian on April 14. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | The East Hampton Hurricanes started spring break on the blocks, diving into the Y.M.C.A. National Swimming Championship in Greensboro, N.C., from March 30 to April 3. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | This photograph shows construction for a housing development on Shepherd’s Neck in Montauk that Carl Fisher built. Fisher envisioned the “cottages” as housing for the employees needed to develop Montauk into “the Miami Beach of the North.” By Andrea Meyer |
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