Nov. 1 Main Newsletter (1)

November 1, 2025

Today: Sunny, high 57, winds west at 10 to 20 miles per hour. Tonight: Clear, low 41. Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, high 55, winds west-northwest at 5 to 10 m.p.h. Sunset tonight: 5:44. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:21. Three Mile Harbor tides today: High, 7:11 a.m. and 7:25 p.m.; low, 1:05 p.m.
Clocks change overnight. Remember to fall back.

The East Hampton Town Board authorized an emergency appropriation of $30,000 to local food pantries, due to the continued shutdown of the federal government and the impending loss of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.

By Christopher Gangemi

The East Hampton Town Planning Board applauded a “substantially revised site plan” for Project Most’s headquarters that saves the historic Neighborhood House on Three Mile Harbor Road rather than demolishing it, as previously planned. 

By Christopher Gangemi

Democratic incumbents and Republican challengers ponder East Hampton’s waterways and environment.

By Christopher Walsh

Polling places will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Election Day, and some voters in East Hampton will cast ballots in a new location — at the East Hampton Library.

By Carissa Katz

Read The Star’s candidate profiles, election coverage, and editorials before you cast your ballots.

To paraphrase James Carville’s famous advice to then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton, when it comes to discussing the application for Toilsome Farm Restaurant and Brewery in East Hampton Village, “It’s the noise, stupid.” 

By Christopher Gangemi

A common cuckoo, a bird known in the United States for its famous “cuckoo clock” sound, was spotted on Oct. 23 in Riverhead. If the sighting is approved by the New York State Avian Records Committee, it will mark the first time the bird has ever appeared in the state.

By Christopher Gangemi

Folksy music and family photos at LTV Studios Sunday added an upbeat touch to a commemoration of the life and legacy of Larry Penny, a naturalist, teacher, writer, and former director of the town’s Natural Resources Department.

By Bettina Neel

“The aim here is for us to have the differences, vocalize them, and for us to be patient and understand where they’re coming from,” said Dr. Asma Rashid, a co-host with Jim Vrettos of an interfaith disussion on creating unity in an age that feels increasingly divisive and isolating. 

By Bettina Neel

A discussion hosted by Progressive East End Reformers laid bare the impacts of ICE agents searching for undocumented immigrants, a dragnet that across the country has snared multiple United States citizens and immigrants in the process of attaining legal status.

By Christopher Walsh

It has been a long road to recovery for Chris Carillo, but on Monday night he returned to East Hampton Town Hall to meet with the town trustees, for whom he serves as attorney, almost four months after a dangerous bout with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.

By Christopher Walsh

With two months to go until the East Hampton Town Police Department takes over the lion’s share of emergency dispatching responsibilities from East Hampton Village, questions linger about the cost of the transition and how the town department will handle the new workload. 

By Christopher Gangemi

Lillie Weiss and Lola Dangin are a powerhouse pair who had an undefeated season playing doubles together.

By Christine Sampson

By virtue of their five-man average in the Section XI Division championships at Sunken Meadow State Park Monday, the East Hampton’s boys cross-country team qualified for the Suffolk County championships.

By Star Staff

The Rockwater is fueled up and ready for blackfish season.

By Jon M. Diat

Some may avoid cemeteries for fear of lost souls, but those interested in the past, like Alice Dayton LaPointe, seen here in 1956, know they are a goldmine of local history.

By Megan Bardis

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