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Main Newsletter December 13
December 13, 2025
Today: Cloudy, high 44, winds southwest at 5 to 11 miles per hour. Tonight: Light rain with snow late, 1 to 3 inches expected, low 27. Tomorrow: Light snow in the morning, clearing later, high 34, winds north-northwest at 7 to 13 miles per hour. Monday: Mainly sunny, high 30, winds west at 11 to 15 miles per hour. Sunset tonight: 4:20. Sunrise tomorrow: 7:05.
The back-and-forth story of the 79 condominium units proposed for 152 Three Mile Harbor Road and 33 West Drive now appears to be dead and buried.
By Christopher Gangemi
 | Days after Mayor Jerry Larsen was sent a “cease and desist” letter from state, county, and town Democratic officials who asserted that his East Hampton Town Democrats for a New Town group constituted a “misuse of the Democratic Party name,” he and the chairwoman of the town’s Democratic Committee met and agreed to “lower the temperature.” By Christopher Walsh |
 | Montauk residents voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to approve a 20-year, $34.8 million bond that will fund an extensive renovation of the Montauk School. By Bettina Neel |
 | A fish dropped from the sky lands in a Montauk living room with a heavy message of . . . accepting death? By Christopher Gangemi |
 | Pediatricians on the South Fork were harshly critical of the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ vote to recommend that pregnant women who test negative for hepatitis B should decide when or if their child will be vaccinated against the virus at birth. By Christopher Walsh |
 | A plan to replace street lighting in Amagansett’s historic district had called for 46 to 50 “historical style” light fixtures. On Monday night, the plan drew a strong critique from New York State’s representative of DarkSky International. By Christopher Walsh |
 | Rabbi Josh Franklin has announced that he will join Temple Judea, a Reform synagogue in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., in July. By Bettina Neel |
 | A proposal by members of East Hampton Town’s agricultural advisory committee to create a new way to review building projects at farms gained traction last week when it was presented to the town board and town planning director. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | Following East Hampton Town Planning Board enthusiasm for renewed plans for an extension and renovation of the Neighborhood House, now used by Project Most, the architectural review board also welcomed the new plans, which aim to save the historic structure. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | The bad news is the numbers of piping plover fledglings in East Hampton Town was down in 2025. The good news is the number is still better than in 2023. By Christopher Walsh |
 | A Cassin’s sparrow, the first ever reported in Suffolk County and only the second ever in New York State, has been found off the parking lot at Montauk State Park. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | Amid all the condo controversy, the town board made time for a presentation on the town’s C.P.F.-funded water quality improvement program so it could be heard by the maximum number of people. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | Hampton Lifeguard Association competitors at the 2025 International Surf Rescue Challenge in New Zealand were met with 10-foot waves and wild currents that canceled some ocean events. The four powered through for a memorable experience. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | Eight East Hampton High School seniors made their college commitment announcements on Dec. 3, recruited for their outstanding performance as varsity athletes. At an event in the high school library, their families and coaches celebrated their achievements. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | The Bonac girls indoor track team competed in its first meet of the season last week at Suffolk Community College in Brentwood, notching a couple of personal bests. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | The East Hampton High School bowling team lost its first two matches of the winter season, but the scores don’t reflect how quickly the team is coming together. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
Ethan Mitchell, the Bonac boys wrestling coach, called the 47th Sprig Gardner Wrestling Invitational here last weekend a remarkably smooth tournament while praising his charges’ grit.
By Alison Morris Roslyn
 | From East Village sex workers to the primate plains of Lucy, humanity’s hirsute ancestor, looking for love and self-actualization with our man in time travel. Reviewed by Jennifer Cross |
 | This 1989 photo from The Star’s archive shows Rabbi David Greenberg and Cantor Debra Stein lighting three candles to celebrate the third night of Hanukkah at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons. By Megan Bardis |
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