Main Newsletter Dec. 6

December 06, 2025

December 6, 2025

Today: Mostly sunny, high 45, winds west at 10 to 20 miles per hour. Tonight: Mostly clear, low 31. Tomorrow: Mainly sunny, high 43, winds west at 15 to 25 miles per hour with higher gusts. Sunset tonight: 4:22. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:51.

If rezoning before the East Hampton Town Board is approved, it could lead to a 79-unit condominium development, the largest in the town. On Tuesday, the public said no.

By Christopher Gangemi

Carl Irace, a Sag Harbor Village justice and a private attorney in East Hampton, plans to petition the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of a Staten Island man who is now serving 40 years in prison for distributing drugs in 2017.

By Bettina Neel

East Hampton Village Mayor Jerry Larsen has been sent a “cease and desist” letter from the state, county, and town Democratic chairs condemning his “misuse of the Democratic Party name” in materials used in his campaign for town supervisor.

By Christopher Gangemi

Construction fences were placed around the Springs General Store last week, and Daniel Bennett, co-owner of Springs General Real Estate, confirmed that he had applied for a building permit and was hopeful work could begin soon, with a possible opening in 2027.

By Christopher Gangemi

Representative Nick LaLota said he would welcome a “fact-based, politically neutral review” of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decisions with respect to a Sept. 2 military strike on a boat in the Caribbean that some have called a war crime.

By Christopher Walsh

Montauk School officials seek to reassure voters about a $34 million bond for upgrades as well as the matter of superintendent housing at the Fisher house in the hamlet.

By Alison Morris Roslyn

The tallest Christmas tree on Long Island and a giant Santa throne are just two of the changes to East Hampton Village’s Santa Fest celebration for 2025. The tradition, suffused with nostalgia, will be held on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

By Christopher Gangemi

A town board vote on the proposed rezoning of two parcels of land, at 152 Three Mile Harbor Road and 33 West Drive, to make way for a condominium development was canceled.

By Christopher Gangemi

After a decade on the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals, with five of those years as its chairman during the frenetic building boom of Covid, Roy Dalene is leaving.

By Christopher Gangemi

The dredging of the harbor at Lake Montauk, which is to restore safe navigation to the inlet, hit a snag last month when “they ran into a really big rock.”

By Christopher Walsh

Around 15,000 cubic yards of sand for the dune reconstruction project at Ditch Plain Beach in Montauk has been deposited, and the initiative to protect a residential neighborhood there moves toward completion. 

By Christopher Walsh

On Dec. 13 Sag Harbor Village businesses will launch Sag Saturdays, a monthly effort to attract commerce during the off-season by showcasing the village’s artistic and cultural heritage.

By Christopher Walsh

The Sag Harbor School District will host its first community forum on the $40 million Pierson Capital Improvement Project on Dec. 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the high school gym.

By Alison Morris Roslyn

When twinkling Christmas lights brighten Ashawagh Hall and the holiday spirit fills the air, excitement will become real for this year’s Lights of Love festival, which is being held on Sunday at 4 p.m.

By Isabelle Etzel and Lena Muster

The Rossi clan was back for another Montauk Turkey Run for Fun on Thanksgiving, joining runners dressed as turkeys, kids in strollers, and members of East Hampton’s boys and girls indoor track teams — all for a good cause.

By Alison Morris Roslyn

East Hampton High’s girls swim team capped off a competitive showing with a strong finals performance at the New York State championships near Rochester.

By Alison Morris Roslyn

The Bonackers’ first official competition as a combined team with Southampton showed that the coaches have a lot to be excited about.

By Alison Morris Roslyn

No fully automatic timing system (F.A.T.), no problem for the Bonac boys indoor tracksters. Their first meet last week at Suffolk Community College in Brentwood was a success.

By Alison Morris Roslyn

This photo by Gordon Grant shows a float from a then-new and unnamed Hispanic group that took part in the Dec. 7, 1989, Christmas parade in East Hampton Village.

By Andrea Meyer

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