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Main Newsletter April 25
April 25, 2026
Today: Clouds and sun mixed, high 52, winds east-southeast at 5 to 10 miles per hour. Tonight: Cloudy with some rain, low 39. Tomorrow: Rain expected throughout the day, high 50, winds east-northeast at 10 to 20 m.p.h. Sunset tonight: 7:39. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53.
It’s unclear who will win the June 23 Democratic primary for East Hampton Town supervisor, but one thing about the 2026 supervisor race became clear last week: As in 2025, there will be no Republican candidate on the November ballot.
By Christopher Gangemi
 | An Indian peafowl of unknown origin has been roaming a neighborhood in Clearwater Beach in Springs since at least December, but despite plenty of attention on neighborhood apps and Facebook, no one has claimed the bird. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | Residents of Sag Harbor have come together to denounce what some see as a troubling wave of chain stores. A petition launched by Save Sag Harbor that calls for new legislation to define and limit “formula retail” or “chain establishments” in the village has been signed by over 500 people in the last week. By Leigh Goodstein |
 | An attorney for a group opposed to a renewed lease for the Maidstone Gun Club in Wainscott, which has been closed since November 2022, asserted that the town has executed that lease with the club while the town attorney said this week that is not the case, but that the parties remain in active negotiations. By Christopher Walsh |
 | After a presentation this week, the East Hampton Town Board now has more data to back up what residents have been saying for years: “Man, helicopters are annoying!” By Christopher Gangemi |
 | What some thought could be military ordnance found on Two Mile Hollow Beach turned out to be military in nature, but not an imminent danger. By Leigh Goodstein |
 | The woman who police said drove through an art show on the downtown green in Montauk in the overnight hours last June was offered three years of probation. By Leigh Goodstein |
 | The Sag Harbor restaurant had been on the market as its owner looked to retire, but the announcement that its final days of service would be last weekend took some, including longtime employees, by surprise. By Leigh Goodstein |
 | The pharmacist Frank Calvo’s efforts, and patience, have been recognized by New York State. He learned this month that the State Small Business Development Center has named Montauk Chemists its 2026 Rural Small Business of the Year. By Christopher Walsh |
 | The public access news show, a joint effort of television veterans and those new to the business, fills a programming void. By Christopher Walsh |
 | After 15 years in Sag Harbor, GeekHampton, which sells and services Apple products, will close on Tuesday at 6 p.m. It will reopen on May 4 in Hampton Bays. By Christopher Walsh |
 | Emily Fisher, an experienced hand with the town, has been appointed the new head of its Human Resources Department. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | Plans for a sculpture area celebrating the history of the L.G.B.T.Q.+ community on the Wainscott Green — once the site of the Swamp nightclub — received support at a town planning board meeting on April 8, as it has from the town board and architectural review board. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | The 2026 East Hampton High School salutatorian and valedictorian were celebrated at an East Hampton School Board meeting this week for earning top grades and for their achievements in community service, sports, and science. By Leigh Goodstein |
 | With the May Day 5K at Main Beach in East Hampton Village coming up, the Bonac Bolts were hard at work on the last Sunday of spring break, getting ready to race. The free youth track program is set to meet one more time before the May 3 race. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | The East Hampton boys varsity tennis team’s match against Eastport-South Manor on April 14 came down to the last doubles contest of the day, with Joseph Martinez-Garces and Lucas Centalonza on the court. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | Michael Single, a junior from Hampton Bays, has 14 goals in South Fork Lacrosse’s last three games. He scored five of them on April 15 against Longwood, helping South Fork win 10-6 at East Hampton High School. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | On one of the most beautiful days of the year, the Bonac boys track and field team showed how ready they are for spring, beating the 2025 small school indoor champions and 2024 Suffolk County champs, Eastport-South Manor, 69-64. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | With back-to-back home wins against Southampton and Smithtown Christian, the Bonac girls flag football team was 2-2, for a .500 record for the first time in four years. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | This Thomas Dering and John Hulbert letter had to do with issuing permits of return to those who’d fled Long Island during the British occupation, which is also the topic of the next Tom Twomey lecture Friday night at the East Hampton Library. By Andrea Meyer |
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