Christine Sampson

The Shinnecock Indian Nation has found itself on the defensive once again over its electronic billboards on Sunrise Highway, which have been operating since 2019 and continued to do so this week despite a court ruling demanding they go dark.

For Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. of Sag Harbor, the last several weeks have been filled with proclamations, plaques, parties, and praise for the work he accomplished over the course of a nearly 40-year career as an elected official, including 29 in his current post in Albany. Like all lively dinner parties, popular television series, and the Mets’ playoff run this season, good things must at some point come to an end: Mr. Thiele, 71, is officially retiring from government.

Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s freestanding emergency department on Pantigo Road in East Hampton is almost ready to open its doors to the South Fork’s easternmost residents in need of immediate care.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has again vetoed a bill that would have reinstated the Montaukett Indian Nation's official state recognition, of which the tribe was stripped some 115 years ago by a court ruling that's widely regarded today as a grossly racist land grab.

Now that Christmas is in the rear-view mirror of 2024, what can be done with all those fir trees that are no longer needed to hold up the tinsel and lights in the living room?

If you've ever seen a smartly dressed millennial sporting a “New York Artel” hat, then you were viewing the design work of Esly Escobar.

Just in time to get started on those New Year's resolutions, Nadia Ernestus is back on the South Fork food education scene with an eight-week workshop

Rick Whalen of the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society will lead a hike at a moderate pace through the woods and fields of the former Talmage Farm in northern Springs on Saturday. The approximately four-mile path goes from Three Mile Harbor Road to Accabonac Creek and includes the Nancy Kelley Preserve and the Nature Conservancy's Merrill Lake Sanctuary.

An audit released on Dec. 24 by the New York State comptroller's office has criticized the Montauk Fire District for what it called a lack of oversight in several key areas.

The auto repair classes housed at the East Hampton bus depot are the talk of the district, and with good reason — dozens of students are engaged in meaningful work that merges traditional academics and career-oriented training for which they don't have to go very far.