Christopher Walsh

East Hampton

Senior Writer at The East Hampton Star

Articles

Know the Law: NH residents need a license to bring a firearm to Mass.

1 week ago | unionleader.com | Christopher Walsh

QUESTION: I heard that the United States Supreme Court in recent years struck down various laws that prohibited individuals from carrying a firearm outside the home. In New Hampshire, I do not need to be licensed to carry a firearm. As a New Hampshire resident, can I bring my firearm to Massachusetts for a hunting trip or otherwise?
A New Tool for Water Quality Monitoring

1 week ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Walsh

Bacteria levels that exceed health standards continued to impact many sites on the East End in 2024, according to the Eastern Long Island Blue Water Task Force, the Surfrider Foundation’s volunteer-led water quality monitoring program. And now the public can access the data collection by way of new signs at beaches that link via QR code to the task force website.
Hamptons JazzFest Kicks It Off

1 week ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Walsh

It is an unmistakable sign of momentum that Sunday’s launch party for the fifth annual Hamptons JazzFest has surpassed 650 registrants, forcing both a change in format to an open house-style gathering and a change in location from inside the Southampton Arts Center to in as well as outdoors, on its grounds.
Hospital Agreement in the Works

1 week ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Walsh

Weeks before Stony Brook Medicine’s hospitals and providers were to be removed from UnitedHealthcare’s network following the expiration of a contract, the two parties have come to terms with respect to new agreements for hospital, physician, and ancillary services, according to Stony Brook Medicine officials.
When the Music Factory Was King

1 week ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Walsh

There was a time, before laptops and samplers and entire libraries of virtual orchestras, when musicians got together in a room and played instruments and sang. These sounds would be recorded on magnetic tape, massaged with compressors and equalizers and reverbs, mixed, mastered, pressed onto vinyl discs, sold in a shop, and taken home to be listened to from start to finish, perhaps hundreds of times. Does that sound like ancient history? To some, it might.
Despite Rain, Water Quality Holds Steady

1 week ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Walsh

Despite recent rainfall, water quality did not significantly worsen this week compared to last week, according to Concerned Citizens of Montauk, and some sites even improved, particularly in East Hampton and Accabonac Harbor. However, C.C.O.M.'s water testing this week continues to show elevated levels of enterococcus bacteria at many of its test sites, and results from 10 Montauk sites were not included in the results released on Wednesday because of suspected procedural errors.
‘No Kings’ Rallies Were Festive but Anxious

1 week ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Walsh

A festive mood mingled with anxiety and resolve at the “No Kings” rallies in East Hampton Town and Sag Harbor Village on Saturday, a protest against the Trump administration that coincided with multiple events, including a parade ostensibly to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Continental Army, Flag Day, and the president’s 79th birthday. The head-spinning news cycle of President Trump’s second term continues apace.
Slow Start at New Gosman’s

2 weeks ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Walsh

In some ways, Gosman’s Dock, one of Montauk’s few remaining family-owned and operated businesses until its October 2024 sale, closely resembles the complex of restaurants and shops long revered by locals and visitors alike. In other ways, though, it is markedly different under its new ownership. The complex was purchased by Stephen Deckoff, a billionaire investor and founder of the private equity firm Black Diamond Capital Management, for an undisclosed sum.
OLA Seeks Witnesses to Document ICE Activities

2 weeks ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Walsh

Organizacion Latino Americana of Eastern Long Island is launching a rapid response action plan following an increase in Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests on Long Island. Operation Stand and Protect has been established to provide access to “an active cohort of local volunteers who are ready to witness, engage, and act swiftly and peacefully to document ICE activities,” according to a statement issued on Monday.
Canio’s Cultural Cafe Gets New Digs

2 weeks ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Walsh

Canio’s Cultural Cafe, the educational nonprofit that operated from Canio’s Books in Sag Harbor from 2009 until the bookstore’s closing in September, has found a new home at the Old Whalers Church, not far from its former Main Street site. Offering talks and readings by authors, themed events, and other celebrations of literature, Canio’s Cultural Cafe will take up residence in Room 29, on the second floor of the church’s offices.