- The East Hampton Star
- Posts
- Main Newsletter May 30
Main Newsletter May 30
May 30, 2026
Today: Cloudy and windy, high 55, winds north at 20 to 30 miles per hour. Tonight: Clear, low 47. Tomorrow: Cloudy to partly cloudy, high 69, winds west at 5 to 10 miles per hour. Sunset tonight: 8:12. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:19.
The Carbon County Coroner's Office and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission released additional details about the rafting accident on the Lehigh River that claimed the life of a Sag Harbor sixth grader during a school trip on Wednesday.
By Christopher Gangemi
 | Unsure if it was not in fact a prank, a WLNG D.J. relayed the call that had just come to the Sag Harbor radio station last Thursday: Two baby goats and a pony were missing from their Wainscott home. By Christopher Walsh |
 | It’s official — the newest member of the Sag Harbor Village Police Department is an adorable yellow Lab named Gillies, who was sworn in as a police therapy dog this week. By Leigh Goodstein |
 | A two-year-old case about a crowing rooster in Springs has finally been dismissed, with prejudice. “If the town wants to prohibit (or otherwise regulate) noise from roosters, or any other livestock, they need to do so explicitly in their local code,” wrote East Hampton Town Justice David Filer. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | Este, a 39-seat restaurant under construction adjacent to Offshore Montauk, was called back before the board to discuss discrepencies between what the board approved and what seems to be in the works based on an investment packet leaked to the press and the restaurant’s application to the New York State Liquor Authority. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | In the latest twist to a long-running dispute between East Hampton Town and Marc Rowan, who owns Duryea’s Lobster Deck in Montauk, a New York State Supreme Court judge has granted the town’s motion to vacate a 2019 stipulation of settlement with Mr. Rowan, and directed that the status quo be maintained pending determination of the various proceedings and appeals before the court. By Christopher Walsh |
 | Bamboo and cemeteries make terrible bedfellows, and Most Holy Trinity Cemetery on Cedar Street has a burgeoning bamboo problem. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | As reports of crimes of a sexual nature have apparently increased, those cases have drawn attention — not only because of their brutality, but also because allegations of abuse strike at deeply held assumptions about safety in a place that has seen itself as insulated from such offenses. By Leigh Goodstein |
 | A Brooklyn woman who came here to visit a friend for the weekend instead spent the weekend in jail after East Hampton Village police recovered a large number of items stolen from the Ralph Lauren Double RL clothing store on Main Street and arrested the woman they say stole them all. By Leigh Goodstein |
 | Memorial Day weekend was a washout at East Hampton Village’s vaunted beaches, but inclement weather did not dampen the enthusiasm felt by Sean Daly for his new role as the village’s chief lifeguard, succeeding Drew Smith. By Christopher Walsh |
 | John Aldridge and Anthony Sosinski, lifelong friends and commercial fishermen who wrote the book “A Speck in the Sea,” about Mr. Aldridge’s survival after falling off their boat in Montauk back in 2013, spoke at East Hampton High School last week as part of a series aimed at introducing students to the array of interesting people who live here. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | With less than a month before the primary that will provide the Democratic Party with its nominee for East Hampton Town supervisor, both candidates are similarly funded. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | The East Hampton Town Planning Board will hold a public hearing Wednesday on the proposed Springs Brewery, at 847 Springs-Fireplace Road. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | The East Hampton Town Board unanimously supported the acquisition of 134 Second House Road in Montauk, better known as the Pathfinder Country Day Camp, earlier this month. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | There were two outs, two runners on, and Alexa Schaffer was up. Bonac softball’s head coach, Jason Menu, couldn’t have asked for a better scenario for his team, trailing Hauppauge 3-2 in the bottom of the seventh. His players had pulled within one and his best hitter was at the plate. But sometimes stories don’t end the way we wish they would. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | East Hampton’s underclassmen — and underclasswomen — took the spotlight at the Suffolk freshman-sophomore track meets at Longwood High School on May 18 and 19. Both teams showed off their talented up-and-comers ahead of the county championships this week. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | South Fork Lacrosse was knocked out of the playoffs in round one, losing to William Floyd, 13-7, on May 19 — a tough loss, especially for the team’s seniors, who had hoped to extend their high school careers a little longer. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | Elizabeth Parsons Edwards (1874-1943), seen in this undated photo, worked her family farm on Fireplace Road, canning vegetables and making everything from butter to clothing to music. By Andrea Meyer |
Also in the News
Opinion | Columnists |
From real estate to the environment, from the cultural zeitgeist to changing demographics in our neighborhoods, The Star's core mission is to be the source of information for those who want to understand the South Fork. We invite you to partner with us to ensure that The Star's independent coverage remains strong and available when it matters most — in emergencies, policy debates, land preservation, and community decisions. Everyone should be able to access local news. But producing trustworthy news and information takes great resources and investment in people and in time. Your support will help keep The Star's essential reporting affordable and accessible to all. We hope you will consider a one-time or monthly gift, which will enable us to bring you more of the in-depth news you have come to expect, as well as underwrite our beloved EAST magazine. Donations are tax-deductible. Please share this message! Thank you, David Rattray |  For Donor Advised Funds, gifts of stock, or crypto please visit altnewsfoundation.org/easthampton-star Checks can be made out to Alternative Newsweekly Foundation with East Hampton Star in the memo and sent to: The East Hampton Star |