The East Hampton Star

The East Hampton Star is a weekly newspaper that comes out every Thursday in East Hampton, New York. This privately owned publication is one of the rare independent, family-run newspapers still operating in the U.S. The owners are residents of East Hampton Town.

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Two Views of Shinnecock

1 day ago | easthamptonstar.com | Mark Segal

The Church in Sag Harbor will host two programs this weekend in conjunction with its current exhibition, “Eternal Testament,” which features works by Native artists from the East End and across the country. The Rev.
A Tribute to David Geiser

1 day ago | easthamptonstar.com | Mark Segal

In a conversation last November, Jake Ruehl, the son of the artist David Geiser, discussed having made copies of the first of his father’s 25 journals, begun when Geiser was 28 and continuing until his death in 2020. Mr. Ruehl will be at LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton on Saturday afternoon at 3 to unveil “Geiser,” a compilation of the 25 journals that chronicle the artist’s odyssey across continents and cultures between 1976 and 2020.
Bits and Pieces 05.15.25

1 day ago | easthamptonstar.com | Mark Segal

The Beacon opens for the season, happy hour at Bostwick's on the Harbor, brunch at the Bird in Montauk, tequila dinner at Fresno. Mother's Day brunches are being offered by Fresno, Nick and Toni's, Highway, 1770 House, Bell and Anchor, Navy Beach, Village Bistro, Dopo La Spiaggia, Dopo Argento, and Bostwick's. Share the Harvest Farm's Spring Market at St. Luke's, Cinco de Mayo specials at La Fondita, foraging for oysters in Montauk.
Albee Drama Coming to Quogue

1 day ago | easthamptonstar.com | Mark Segal

The Hampton Theatre Company in Quoque will wrap up its 40th season with Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” It which will have a three-week run from next Thursday through June 8. Generally considered the crowning achievement of Albee’s career as well as an important work of American theater, the play was first staged in 1962. It won both the 1963 Tony Award for best play and the same award from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle.
Flags That Tell a Story

1 day ago | easthamptonstar.com | Mark Segal

The Southampton Arts Center’s next exhibition is very likely unique in the annals of the East End’s arts institutions.
News for Foodies 05.15.25

1 day ago | easthamptonstar.com | Mark Segal

Long Island Restaurant Week, wine dinner at 1770 House, menu changes at Village Bistro, Navy Beach and Mavericks to reopen, pizza and pasta on the move, news from Golden Pear and Art of Eating.
The Art Scene 05.15.25

1 day ago | easthamptonstar.com | Mark Segal

Art Barge Double PlayChristopher Kohan, president of the Victor D’Amico Institute of Art, will present a talk, “Looking Back: My Time with the D’Amicos & The Art Barge,” Friday from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the East Hampton Library. In the talk, part of the Tom Twomey Lecture Series, Mr. Kohan will reflect on his decades-long relationship with the Art Barge and Victor and Mabel D’Amico.
Water Report From C.C.O.M. for May 8

1 week ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Walsh

Multiple sites tested in Lake Montauk, elsewhere in Montauk, and Northwest Creek in East Hampton revealed elevated levels of enterococcus bacteria, Concerned Citizens of Montauk announced this week. Enterococcus is bacteria commonly found in the intestines of humans and animals and are often used as indicators of water contamination, particularly by fecal matter.
Fuel Truck Fire at Airport Quickly Extinguished

1 week ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Walsh

A fuel truck caught fire at East Hampton Airport during a safety test on Thursday, briefly closing the airport. At around 2 p.m. the truck, operated by Sound Aircraft Services, caught fire during what was described in a statement from Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez's office as a routine annual meter inspection by New York State Weights and Measures technicians, and involved the transfer of 100-octane aviation gasoline between internal tanks on the truck.
Silent Art Auction for Kayla Kearney This Weekend

1 week ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Walsh

An art auction this weekend at the Gardiner Mill Cottage Gallery in East Hampton Village will benefit Kayla Kearney, the young Springs woman and aspiring artist who endured more than eight months of hospitalization, surgeries, and physical therapy stemming from a tumor on her pituitary gland that turned out to be a far more serious condition.