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Main Newsletter Nov. 22
November 22, 2025
Today: Rain early, then off and on later, high 48, winds north at 5 to 10 miles per hour. Tonight: Mostly clear, low 33. Tomorrow: Partly cloudy, high 46, winds west at 5 to 10 m.p.h. Sunset tonight: 4:24. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:46. Three Mile Harbor tides today: High, 11:03 a.m.; low, 5:22 p.m.
A 76-year-old Montauk man was sentenced to five days in county jail, followed by three years of probation, for spray-painting swastikas and antisemitic phrases around the hamlet in late 2023.
By Bettina Neel
 | “You could actually hear the screams through town,” said a business owner and Amagansett Fire Department volunteer who was one of the first to come to the aid of the injured woman. By Bettina Neel |
 | A death has been linked to the alpha-gal meat allergy that is spread by ticks, primarily the lone star tick. According to researchers in Virginia, in the summer of 2024 a healthy 47-year-old man from New Jersey died four hours after consuming beef, likely unaware he had contracted the allergy. By Christopher Walsh |
 | “Realistically, this school building is the only institution in Montauk that only serves the year-round residents. . . . That feels like a really worthwhile investment,” Joshua Odom, the superintendent and principal, said of a revised renovation bond that residents will vote on Dec. 9. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | Superintendent Adam Fine presented the district’s latest list of needs last week. The proposed work totals about $35 million, leaving just under $30 million for items the community might want to add. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | A not-for-profit licensee in one or both of the historic buildings at the John Osborn homestead at 66 Main Street in Wainscott was only one aspect of a draft management plan contemplated by the East Hampton Town Board last week for the 30-acre parcel the town preserved last year. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | Scott Wilson, East Hampton Town’s director of land acquisition and management, was so happy with the three farmers who responded to a request in May for proposals to farm the old Sherrill Dairy property between Springs-Fireplace and Accabonac Roads that he decided to recommend all three to the town board. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | The East Hampton Town Trustees have taken an initial step toward potentially opening the east channel of Napeague Harbor, which began to close early in this century and has been completely closed since 2012. By Christopher Walsh |
 | The East Hampton Town Board approved a resolution to pay $14,300 to its wireless consultant CityScape to develop a design guide for “small-cell” wireless facilities within the town’s right of way. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | A nearly 10-year effort to upgrade a play area at Maidstone Park in Springs came closer to completion earlier this month. The town has budgeted $190,000 for a renovation meant to be especially useful to younger children and those with disabilities. By Christopher Gangemi |
 | With the enthusiastic urging of members of the Surfrider Foundation, the Sag Harbor Village Board unanimously voted to adopt “Skip the Stuff” legislation regulating single-use plastics. By Christopher Walsh |
It was by most accounts one of the best football seasons in Bonac history — and by all accounts, the best in recent memory. The East Hampton football team saw its historic run come to an end on Nov. 14 in the Suffolk County Division III semifinals, losing to Sayville 28-14.
By Alison Morris Roslyn
 | Stony Hill Stables in Amagansett opened its fall-winter scholarship program this month, an opportunity for young people with a passion for horses to learn how to ride. By Alison Morris Roslyn |
 | Tops for the Pierson Whalers of Sag Harbor in the Class D (small schools) state championship race Saturday in Queensbury was a seventh grader, Evelyn Rizzo, who walked away with an all-state medal around her neck. By Baylis Greene |
 | Last week’s surprise snow squall was a sign that the fishing season is nearly over and it’s time to pull the Rock Water for her winter slumber. By Jon M. Diat |
 | Jeffrey Meyers, a literary biographer, had an epistolary friendship with James Salter of Bridgehampton for years, but his assessment maintains a certain distance. Reviewed by Daniel Picker |
 | This is a cookbook perfect for those interested in trying a new recipe while still holding onto traditions. By Megan Bardis |
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