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Announcements East Hampton Recent Southampton Transit

Governor Announces Improvements to South Fork Train Infrastructure

East End Beacon
Governor Kathy Hochul announced a series of service and infrastructure improvements on Tuesday for the Long Island Rail Road’s Montauk Branch. The upgrades will come in two phases. In the first, the track siding at the Amagansett station will be extended, and in the second a permanent second platform will be constructed at the Hampton Bays station. Pictured Above: Workers installed a temporary second platform in Hampton Bays this spring
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Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine (right) with Suffolk County Legislator Anthony Piccirillo (left) at the July 28 press conference. |. County Executive Ed Romaine photo
East Hampton Energy Recent

After Romaine Demands Closure of East Hampton BESS, East Hampton Demands Changes to Its Operations

Beth Young
Hot on the heels of Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine's demand that a Battery Energy Storage System in Wainscott be closed after nearby wells were found to be contaminated, East Hampton Town is also making a series of demands of the owners of the BESS. The facility, on Cove Hollow Road in Wainscott, was the site of a May 2023 fire, and the perfluorinated compound PFPrA, often the product of
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The deteriorating bridge over the Long Island Rail Road tracks on Cranberry Hole Road in Amagansett has been closed since 2023.
Announcements East Hampton Recent Southampton

Three East End Bridges Over LIRR to Be Replaced

Beth Young
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has awarded a contract to complete the design and reconstruction of three aging bridges that carry vehicular traffic over Long Island Rail Road tracks on the East End: Sagg Road Bridge in Sagaponack, Cranberry Hole Road Bridge in Amagansett and River Avenue Bridge in Eastport. Pictured Above: The deteriorating bridge over the Long Island Rail Road tracks on Cranberry Hole Road in Amagansett has been closed
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Announcements Arts East Hampton In the World Upcoming

Hamptons Institute Promises Thought-Provoking Discussions at Guild Hall

East End Beacon
The Hamptons Institute, a forum for leading figures to discuss the most significant subjects of our time, begins its summer season this month at Guild Hall in East Hampton. The Hamptons Institute was established in 2010 by Ellen Chesler and Guild Hall’s late Chairman Mickey Straus, and has featured leaders in their fields discussing ideas that shape the community and the world. Since 2025, it has been curated by Ellen Chesler and Patricia
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East Hampton Peconic Bathtub Photos Recent

A Massive Effort To Remove Deceased Humpback Whale from Montauk Beach

East End Beacon
Update June 28, 2026 East Hampton Town has successfully completed the removal of the deceased humpback whale, which has been "safely moved to a designated work area, where AMSEAS biologists conducted a necropsy before the carcass was removed from the beach. The operation was completed by approximately 5:30 p.m." on Saturday, according to the town. "The work area has been covered with fresh sand, and the contractor will continue restoring
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Congressman Nick LaLota with East Hampton and New York State elected officials at an announcement of the dredging of the Lake Montauk Inlet in February of 2025.
East Hampton Immigration Recent

East Hampton & OLA Push Back on LaLota’s Threat to Withhold Funding over ICE Stance

Beth Young
East Hampton Town, East Hampton Village and OLA pushed back Thursday on Congressman Nick LaLota’s threat to withhold federal money for local projects after the village and town's recent adoption of laws spelling out the responsibilities of local officials during ICE raids. Pictured Above: Congressman Nick LaLota with East Hampton and regional elected officials at an announcement of the dredging of the Lake Montauk Inlet in February of 2025. In a letter
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The East Hampton BESS facility, a collaboration between National Grid and NextEra Energy, was the site of a fire in May of 2023.
East Hampton Environment Recent

Lawsuit Filed Over Contamination in East Hampton Public Wells After BESS Fire

Beth Young
The Suffolk County Water Authority filed a federal lawsuit against the operator of an East Hampton Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) operator late last week after the discovery of high levels of perfluorinated compounds in nearby public drinking water wells following a 2023 fire at the BESS facility. East Hampton Town is now calling for a task force to protect the community's drinking water. Pictured Above: The East Hampton BESS
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East Hampton Immigration Recent

East Hampton Town Passes OLA Safety Resolution

Beth Young
OLA of Eastern Long Island is celebrating the East Hampton Town Board's passage Tuesday of a Public Safety and Accountability Law, making the town the second East End municipality to adopt the legislation, following East Hampton Village's lead. The law, which codifies the responsibilities of local police during federal immigration enforcement actions, was drafted by former New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr., on behalf of Latino advocacy group
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East Hampton Featured Gardening Photos

Photos: Spring Awakenings at LongHouse Reserve

Beth Young
This spring’s ritual of the reopening of LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton took place on a half-warm, half misty day April 18, a shock after a week of sun and summerlike heat that had awakened unique bulbs and spring-budding trees. But the landscape continued to welcome visitors in an exploration of the intimate and intricate interweaving of art and nature throughout this 16-acre natural treasure. "Spring Awakenings," the title of
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East Hampton Housing Recent

An Array of Housing Initiatives Explored in East Hampton

Beth Young
It was All Hands on Housing at the East Hampton Town Board's Tuesday morning work session, as the board discussed several proposed workforce housing ideas, comments on changes to the town's accessory dwelling unit code and a market study prepared as part of the town's Route 114 workforce housing development near the Sag Harbor village boundary. The board kicked off the housing discussion by hearing the highlights of market and
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East Hampton Fire/Safety/EMS Prescribed Fire Recent

Controlled Burns to Begin Friday at Napeague State Park

Beth Young
New York State Parks and the DEC are planning to burn of piles of trees killed by the southern pine beetle in Napeague State Park on several upcoming dates, beginning this Friday, Feb. 13 between the hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The state agencies announced the burn at a public meeting at Montauk Downs State Park Tuesday evening, at which they gave an overview of planned thinning and
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