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Main Newsletter Feb. 14
February 14, 2026
Today: Sunny, high 38, winds west-northwest at 5 to 10 miles per hour. Tonight: Clear, low 25. Tomorrow: Sun and clouds, high 36, winds light. Sunset tonight: 5:21. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:43.
The Corner Bar, a Sag Harbor Village mainstay since the 1970s, officially shut its doors on Sunday. But before the last-call bell was rung, there was a party.
By Christopher Gangemi
 | The man accused of causing a fatal car accident in Springs in June pleaded guilty Wednesday morning and will be sentenced to four to 12 years in prison. By Leigh Goodstein |
 | “One year of supervision is not sufficient for what she allegedly did,” Justice Steven Tekulsky said during a conference last Thursday with the attorney for Nicoly Ribeiro De Souza, who police said drove through an art show on the Montauk green in June, causing over $100,000 in damages. By Leigh Goodstein |
 | A house on stilts at the end of Mulford Lane on Napeague has now completely succumbed to the icy waters of Gardiner’s Bay. By Leigh Goodstein |
 | In discussing the devastation wrought by the invasive southern pine beetle on pine trees in Hither Hills and Napeague State Parks, state officials sent a message of resilience and the promise that “we are going to make a new forest, and it’s going to be great.” That effort started Friday with a controlled burn. By Christopher Walsh |
 | Mike Angiulo of Montauk was inducted into the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame Class of 2026, as the recipient of the Cecil Lear President’s Award, given to an individual who has made a lasting contribution in leadership or mentoring to East Coast surfing. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | Bonac’s wrestling team received its first piece of fan mail, from 90-year-old Carol Sherman, who wrote of Bronco Campsey, “People’s comments about you — they said not only are you a wonderful athlete, but you’re modest, and you’re polite, and you’re a great kid. And I said, ‘Well, that sounds like the kind of guy I’d like to meet!’ ” By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | From the late 1980s until the early 2000s, it would not have been unusual to see Sigrid Owen near Fort Pond or Hook Pond — large net or perhaps a bag of cracked corn in hand — on a mission. Ms. Owen, who would have been 98 on Feb. 7, died on May 23 of last year.
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 | The ground will be covered in white for this year’s Great Backyard Bird Count, which starts Friday and lasts through Sunday, and that means feeders could be especially active and potentially yield some surprises. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | Thus far, one big advantage Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez has received from becoming the chosen candidate of the East Hampton Town Democratic Committee at its Jan. 14 nominating convention is that it and the Suffolk County Democratic Committee have since been attacking her primary opponent, Village Mayor Jerry Larsen. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | In what is being described by some Sag Harbor residents as a great loss, the Southampton Town Board voted on Tuesday to eliminate a special parking accommodation that’s been on the books for over 40 years. By Leigh Goodstein |
 | Circuit, a ride share service born in East Hampton that has expanded to 50 cities in seven states, may be coming to Sag Harbor by Memorial Day weekend. By Leigh Goodstein |
 | The best and brightest new ideas were on display in Montauk, as students tested out hypotheses and performed experiments for the Montauk School Science Fair. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | Superintendent Josh Odom and BBS Architects unveiled the first renderings of a nearly $34 million renovation to the 99-year-old school building. Architects said they worked to blend old and new parts of the building so they’re stylistically in sync. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | As they look to move closer to reopening the east channel of Napeague Harbor, the East Hampton Town Trustees hired George Walbridge Surveyors to provide updated baseline mapping and conduct upland topographic and other surveys. By Christopher Walsh |
 | At the inaugural meeting of East Hampton Town’s newly reconstituted Latino advisory committee, much of the discussion centered around the local police force and its potential role should federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement action accelerate on the East End. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | An East Quogue man police say broke into Bostwick’s on Pantigo Road last May was charged with third-degree burglary on Feb. 6 and sentenced that day to four years’ probation for a string of other burglaries from Southampton to East Hampton. By Leigh Goodstein |
 | Most women don’t realize cardiovascular disease is their greatest health threat. That’s why the American Heart Association named the first Friday of February National Wear Red Day, and offered lessons on hands-only CPR at places like Scoville Hall in Amagansett last week. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | Five Bonac wrestlers are heading to the Suffolk County championship meet at Stony Brook University this weekend: Bronco Campsey, Juan Espinoza, Caleb Mott, Orson O’Brien, and Franco Palombino. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | Bonac basketball’s last game of the regular season was disappointing, a 55-52 loss to Harborfields, but the two could face each other again in the postseason. Meanwhile, East Hampton celebrated its senior players. By Allison Morris Roslyn |
 | Bonac boys swimmers hit state-qualifying times in several events at the Suffolk County championship meet last weekend, sending five to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Boys Swimming and Diving Championships on March 6 and 7. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | Before their final home meet on Sunday, the Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter Hurricanes swim team hosted a grand send-off for its four seniors: Lizzie Daniels, Liam Knight, Lylah Metz, and Daisy Pitches. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | This document appointing Robert Smith Gardiner as captain of the 13th Infantry Regiment during the War of 1812 is signed by two presidents. Here’s what we know about Gardiner. By Megan Bardis |
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