Christopher Walsh

East Hampton

Senior Writer at The East Hampton Star

Articles

Second House Restoration Done at Last

1 week ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Walsh

After being closed to the public for more than a decade and with a yearslong renovation project deemed complete, Second House in Montauk, originally built in 1746 and replaced in 1797 following a fire, will soon reopen to the public. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be scheduled, and a photographic exhibition is set to open on May 23.
Friends of Georgica Pond Has New Director

1 week ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Walsh

After a lengthy search, the Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation has a new executive director. Kim Quarty, who spent 17 years at the Peconic Land Trust, serving as its director of conservation planning, is the foundation’s new director. She will succeed Sara Davison, its longtime executive director.
Has a Horrific 1955 Crime Finally Been Solved?

1 week ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Walsh

Has a shocking crime that took place in East Hampton Village in 1955 finally been solved? Mayor Jerry Larsen believes it has, and he isn’t alone. “Crimes of the Hamptons,” a discussion on Sunday at the East Hampton Library and part of the third annual Hamptons Whodunit crime and mystery festival, drew a large and spellbound audience that learned of the long-forgotten, never-solved case. A recent re-examination of the event, however, points to a possible culprit.
On the Destructive Southern Pine Beetles

1 week ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Walsh

In the wake of the March 8 and 9 brush fires in the Pine Barrens around Westhampton Beach, Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine has announced the county’s first Southern Pine Beetle Symposium, which happens on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon at Suffolk Community College’s Riverhead campus, in the Montaukett Learning Resource Center, Room 107/108.
Losing Sleep Over Georgica Oyster Reef

1 week ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Walsh

In a lengthy discussion at their meeting on the Monday, several of the East Hampton Town Trustees sharply questioned the wisdom of expanding what has been called an oyster restoration effort in Georgica Pond, along with the construction of an oyster reef, as has been requested by scientists at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences.
State of the Bays: Some Good, More Bad

2 weeks ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Walsh

The World War II-era theme of “Keep Calm and Carry On” seemed incongruous with the barrage of dire environmental statistics, but the 2025 State of the Bays report on Long Island’s waterways, delivered by Christopher Gobler of Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences on April 2 at the university’s Southampton campus, did include some encouraging, albeit smaller scale, developments with respect to mitigation.
Sag Harbor Village May ‘Skip the Stuff’

2 weeks ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Walsh

The Sag Harbor Village Board was receptive to a pitch on Tuesday to reduce single-use plastics, which the Surfrider Foundation says constitute the bulk of litter found at its beach cleanup efforts. Mary Ann Eddy, of the village’s environmental advisory committee, and Christine Capelli, chairwoman of the Surfrider Foundation’s Eastern Long Island chapter, pitched a Skip the Stuff law in which restaurants would be required to provide takeout accessories by request only.
East Hampton Weighs Airport Settlement Amid Litigation, Eyes Infrastructure Upgrades

2 months ago | 27east.com | Christopher Walsh

East Hampton Press / News / Government / 2341812 Blade at East Hampton Airport. MICHAEL WRIGHT Blade at East Hampton Airport. MICHAEL WRIGHT Christopher Walsh on Feb 21, 2025 East Hampton Town is assessing options with respect to East Hampton Town Airport, including a settlement to resolve ongoing litigation “in a manner that provides reasonable access for aviation users...
East Hampton Unveils $12.6M Capital Plan for 2025, Focuses on Infrastructure and Facility Upgrades

2 months ago | 27east.com | Christopher Walsh

East Hampton Press / News / Government / 2341809 Rebecca Hansen, the East Hampton Town administrator, detailed the 2025 draft capital plan to the Town Board on Tuesday. JACK MOTZ Rebecca Hansen, the East Hampton Town administrator, detailed the 2025 draft capital plan to the Town Board on Tuesday.
Constituents Brave Chill to Protest LaLota's Lack of Town Halls

2 months ago | 27east.com | Christopher Walsh

Sag Harbor Express East Hampton Press / News / Government / Government / News / Southampton Press / Government / News / Sag Harbor Express / 2341819 Protesters walked outside the property at Inlet Seafood restaurant on East Lake Drive while U.S. Representative Nick LaLota spoke to the media about the dredging of the Montauk inlet.