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Main Newsletter April 18
April 18, 2026
Today: Cloudy, high 56, winds east at 5 to 10 miles per hour. Tonight: Showers in the morning with steady rain in the aftrnoon, high 56, winds southwest shifting to northwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour. Sunset tonight: 7:32. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:03.
Sag Harbor Mayor Tom Gardella was obstinate in his decision to remain mayor after an otherwise unanimous village board censured him and asked for his resignation this week.
By Leigh Goodstein
 | A town trustee angrily defended his actions in the disposal of hundreds of geese killed by bird flu, dismissing “social media comments” by “nobody that’s actually there” and singling out a former trustee who no longer lives here. By Christopher Walsh |
 | The challenges were many for the scores of candidates seeking to fill 38 slots on the Democratic Committee when they gathered signatures between late February and early April as the June 23 primary looms. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | The birder from Miller Place identified 319 species across Suffolk in 2025, a record for the county. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | The governor announced that the state is requesting a federal disaster designation for Suffolk aquaculture after the fierce winter, but commercial fishermen say not so fast. By Christopher Walsh |
 | Vigorous conversation continues over the town’s management plan for the Osborn Homestead at 66 Main Street in Wainscott, purchased in 2024 for $56 million. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | While residents continue to bemoan the air traffic and noise associated with the airport here, the Wainscott C.A.C. heard about a public data platform that tracks every flight to and from the airport, with noise impact modeled down to individual properties. By Christopher Walsh |
 | The town is in contract to purchase the 4.14-acre Pathfinder Day Camp in Montauk, using community preservation fund money, Councilman David Lys announced at Tuesday’s work session. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | Joe Rose, a member of the village Z.B.A., delivered an impassioned rebuke to his colleagues on Friday, slamming their decision to grant multiple variances and a wetlands permit to the owners of 15 Jones Road. By Christopher Walsh |
 | Long-discussed improvements to a rest stop on the south side of Montauk Highway at the headwaters of Georgica Pond in Wainscott could be complete this time next year, as this week the town board agreed to a plan. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | A house on Bay View Avenue in Amagansett, infamous for a temporary wall of beach-blocking geocubes that stayed for years, was before the town Z.B.A. as its owners presented an environmental review of a plan to build a permanent 108-foot-long rock revetment. |
 | East Hampton High School’s Bonac Bots did even better than first thought in their first-ever robotics competition at Hofstra University last month, finishing 15th out of 48 teams. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | The LongHouse Reserve will reopen for the season on Saturday with an afternoon of family-friendly activities and tours running from 12:30 to 5. By Star Staff |
 | This weekend Concerned Citizens of Montauk hosts the Great Montauk Cleanup, and there are trail walks at Culloden Point and Montauk Point State Park. By Christopher Walsh |
 | Seven Bonac athletes competed over water obstacles and jumps on a frigid day last week for the Rod Cawley Steeple Fest Plus Invitational, which involved throwing events and high hurdles, too. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | The Bonac boys and girls track and field teams spent April 11 competing in the Deer Park Invitational, where both the veterans and the newcomers made their mark. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | The South Fork boys lacrosse team didn’t take much time off this spring break, with games against Copiague on April 8 and top-rated Northport on the 10th. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | After a 4-1 loss to the Pierson Whalers on April 10, East Hampton baseball was winless in its first four games, having earlier dropped three to Hauppauge. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | The image seen here from the Harvey Ginsberg Postcard Collection shows a typical scene at the Girls Scouts’ 179-acre Camp Blue Bay on Gardiner’s Bay. By Julia Tyson |
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