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February 21, 2026
Today: Partly sunny, becoming cloudy later, high 40, winds northwest at 5 to 10 miles per hour. Tonight: Cloudy with snow showers, low 30. Tomorrow: High 36, snow beginning in the afternoon and accumulating 8 to 12 inches overnight, winds east during the day at 15 to 25 miles per hour. Sunset tonight: 5:30. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:33.
With the Department of Justice’s release of millions of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, East Hampton appears hundreds of times, from mundane mentions of lunches to more explosive claims like a report of an alleged sex-trafficking ring in Amagansett and a possible sighting of Ghislaine Maxwell when she was on the run from federal law enforcement.
By Leigh Goodstein
 | Suffolk County has issued a winter storm watch for Sunday morning through Monday afternoon, with snow totals of 10 to 13 inches and high winds possible. A coastal flood watch is also in effect for southeast Suffolk. By Leigh Goodstein |
 | Terminally ill patients now have the option to receive medical aid in dying, or euthanasia, in New York State, after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Medical Aid in Dying Act into law early this month. But some see complications. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | A proposal to place a full-service car wash at 238 Springs-Fireplace Road was in front of the East Hampton Town Planning Board last week for the first time in six years, needing site plan approval and a special permit. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | John and Kelly Piccinnini, who own the Clam Bar on Napeague and Sett Coffee in Amagansett, “will be taking over operations” of the Corner Bar in Sag Harbor. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | A new English as a New Language College Readiness program, created by Sandra Quinteros, a guidance counselor who was an E.N.L. student in Riverhead herself, is helping some college-bound East Hampton High School students realize their dreams. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | The proposed Springs Brewery traded a big problem — being labeled a bar — for a relatively smaller problem involving total lot coverage, after its owners met with the East Hampton Town Planning Board last week. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | As the Trump administration’s assault on the offshore wind industry continues, developers of the 12-turbine South Fork Wind farm are pointing out that it generated electricity on 99 percent of all days in 2025. By Christopher Walsh |
 | The Long Island Conservancy is racing to raise money to buy a 0.64-acre environmentally significant lot on Westwood Road in Wainscott. By Christopher Walsh |
 | Canada geese far outnumber other waterfowl on the East End, according to the 2026 New York State Ornithological Association count, but there are pleasant surprises in the mix as well. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | Hamptons Pride is inching closer to the realization of its founding project — a historical marker that would bolster and preserve the legacy of the Swamp, “the last and longest-running gay club in the Hamptons.” By Christopher Gangemi |
 | Both of East Hampton’s winter track teams competed in the state qualifier championship meet at Suffolk Community College on Feb. 9 and 10. The girls, in particular, set some new school records, thanks to two days of outstanding performances from Leah McCarron. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | Bronco Campsey is the Suffolk County wrestling champion in the 126-pound weight class once again, the first Bonacker in modern history to capture the championship two years in a row. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | The Bonac boys basketball season ended in spectacular fashion: a 61-57 double-overtime loss at Northport High School that had everything you could ask for in a game — tension, talent, and even two nosebleeds. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | The manor house at Sylvester Manor, seen on this postcard, was built around 1737. From the beginning, the plantation’s existence depended on the labor of people of color. By Andrea Meyer |
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