2+ hour, 14+ min ago  (933+ words) It felt like a storm was coming all day Wednesday and Thursday, but there was no rain in the forecast. The sky was sepia-toned, and just weird looking. Instead, it was a storm of smoke covering Long Island and most…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago  (176+ words) “Grounded Conversation: What Remains,” set for Sunday afternoon from 2 to 4:30 at LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton, will focus on green burials, human composting, eco-cremations, and how to sustainably prepare for death. The panel members are Joseph Charap and Gabrielle R....

3+ hour, 59+ min ago  (748+ words) In 2022, an East Hampton mother learned that her son had a rare genetic condition. He had been diagnosed with global developmental delay as a child, and was enrolled in special education programs throughout his schooling. He learned to read and…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (679+ words) Mickey the Wonder Dog, Lora Tucker’s 10-year-old Shih Tzu, is the happiest dog Ms. Tucker ever met. He’s a wonder for another reason, though, she said: Mickey — trained by Carah von Funk — is her service dog, helping her manage her…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (246+ words) A drought is one of those emergencies that requires us all to act like grown-ups: No, you can’t see the peril approaching with your naked eyes. It’s not dramatic, like a tornado, but authorities and scientists are shouting alarms from…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (283+ words) Blue-green algae detected in iconic East Hampton waterbody On Friday, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services issued a warning that a new bloom of cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, has been detected in Town Pond in East Hampton…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (870+ words) Peak mosquito season is upon us and with it comes thoughts of exposed ankles, arms, sleepless nights, and window screens that need replacing. It’s also the season of pesticide applicators promising death to mosquitoes if only you’ll fog or spray…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (364+ words) Which is also, it goes without saying, a turnoff. In my experience, say, in an otherwise harmless office encounter, in the lobby of a bank, the sawing finger didn’t seem to be given maliciously, to make me feel bad or…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (463+ words) The East Hampton Star Now they are coming for your bagels. We are not kidding. A bill passed in April and now waiting to be signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul would ban a chemical food additive used to…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (254+ words) The East Hampton Healthcare Foundation has donated 26 two-packs of EpiPens, pre-loaded syringes that defend against the allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis, to East Hampton Town. The pens, which automatically inject shots that deliver a dose of epinephrine, will be made…...