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Main Newsletter March 14
March 14, 2026
Today: Sunny and windy, high 46, winds west at 20 to 30 miles per hour. Tonight: Clear becoming overcast, low 29. Tomorrow: Cloudy, high 42, winds east at 10 to 15 m.p.h. Sunset tonight: 6:54 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow: 7.
In a surprise move the East Hampton Town Board temporarily paused implementation of a portion of the town code that would require updated certificates of occupancy upon the sale of property. The “stay of enforcement” approved Tuesday extends until Dec. 31, 2026.
By Christopher Gangemi
 | As East Hampton Village works to update its comprehensive plan for the first time since 2002, focus seems to have shifted to the eventual development of the area known as the Gingerbread District along Gingerbread Lane, King Street, Race Lane, and Railroad Avenue, which has been identified as a potential area for housing and business expansion. By Leigh Goodstein |
 | Mammalian meat. Barbed mouthparts. Sloughing skin. Six thousand larvae seeking blood meal. Concrete-like saliva. These were just some of the words and terms bandied about during a presentation about tick-borne diseases by the East Hampton Town Board’s tick action committee. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | It’s official, Sag Harbor residents of the East Hampton Town side of the village will have to pay the full nonresident price to park at Southampton Town beaches come summer. The Southampton Town Board decided on March 3 to eliminate a special parking accommodation that has been on the books since 2021. By Leigh Goodstein |
 | Two members of the East Hampton Town Police Department, Lt. Kenneth Alversa and Officer Daniel Munoz, attended the town’s Latino advisory committee meeting in an attempt to assuage concern and to discuss the role local police may or may not play in easing tensions created by potential ICE actions. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | Danielle Epstein and Maxim Bellenoue, mother and son, are bringing an E-Motion Movement Community grief program to East Hampton this spring. The group, “based on grounding concepts such as ‘be where your feet are,’ ” will gather weekly to run and walk together. By Carissa Katz |
 | Jennifer DiPretoro experienced coughing fits while on vacation in Madrid. A pulmonologist there told her she had lung cancer, and her low oxygen levels prevented her from flying home. She is now stranded with no health insurance. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | Starting at 8 a.m. students line up to buy iced coffees and teas, bagels from Goldberg’s, as well as school merchandise such as sweatshirts, pajama pants, and hats at the East Hampton High School store, staffed by students in the school's Life Skills program. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | Works from more than 1,000 students, some as young as 3, will be on view through April 26, centered on the themes of regeneration and America’s 250th birthday. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | Thoughtfully cast by Katie Schreck, East Hampton High School’s production of “Into the Woods” was a delightful one that made the time fly by. “The show requires such precision and focus and teamwork; it was flawlessly executed. Students worked hard to get the nuances, the comedy, and the poignant moments,” Ms. Schreck said. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | The town board unanimously supported a conceptual drawing of a new 35-spot permeable parking lot in Springs that would be accessed from Springs-Fireplace Road and connected by a concrete path to a brick walkway at the Springs Library. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | The waters of Sag Harbor were literally under a microscope at a Sag Harbor Village Board meeting on Tuesday night, when Stony Brook University released the latest on water quality in the village. By Leigh Goodstein |
 | Attorneys for the Jewish Center of the Hamptons plan to sue after the East Hampton Village Zoning Board denied an application appealing a building inspector's determination relating to the center's driveway and lot coverage. By Christopher Walsh |
 | The famously brief Am O’Gansett Parade will begin Saturday at 12:01 p.m., led this year by Jim Lubetkin as grand marshal. By Christopher Walsh |
 | Montauk’s 64th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, happening at noon on March 29, is free to all. Two popular pre-parade events are likely to sell out, however, so those interested have been advised to secure tickets. By Christopher Walsh |
 | By the end of the state championship weekend at Ithaca College, the Bonackers had finished first among the Section XI teams competing, overcoming adversity to rise to the top. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | Nick Corredor, a 23-year-old bandleader and pianist from Hampton Bays, is already a seasoned salsa performer and leader of La Herencia, a nine-piece band with an enthusiastic following. By Frances Sacks |
 | This photo shows the altar inside Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church as it appeared sometime between 1964 and 1975. Today, St. Philomena still looms large. By Julia Tyson |
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