The free ride is over. A state program that allowed drivers of electric vehicles and hybrid cars to ride solo on the HOV lanes of the Long Island Expressway has come to a screeching halt — leaving EV drivers to fend for themselves. The federally mandated Clean Pass program expired on Wednesday, which means the […]
Cocktail parties, fund-raisers, indecipherable polo exhibitions (what’s a chukka anyway?), seated dinners among fragile fine art . . . the Hamptons can be one long (boring) adult conversation. Too often, kids are banished to the great lawn or shackled to their nannies. So what’s in an East End weekend for the brood? As it turns out, more […]
5 Gwyneth Paltrow and daughter Apple Martin star as the new faces of GapStudio in the brand’s Fall 2025 campaign. GapStudio GapStudio has released its new Fall 2025 campaign, starring none other than Gwyneth Paltrow and lookalike daughter, Apple Martin. It is the mother-daughter duo’s first-ever fashion campaign together. Unless, of course, you count the […]
Southampton Town Officials successfully hosted a Pet Vaccination (Rabies) & Licensing Day on September 30, 2025, launching a town-wide initiative to enhance public safety, improve community health, and reverse the recent decline in dog license registrations. The event, held at the Town Hall, kicked off with a press conference featuring Councilmember Michael Iasilli, Town Clerk […]
The East Hampton Town Community Housing Fund, approved by voters in a November, 2022, referendum, receives the revenue from a new, half-percent (0.5 %) tax on real estate transfers, paid by buyers, which went into effect in April,2023. The widespread impacts of a lack of affordable community housing are increasingly evident, and a variety of […]
The Town of East Hampton today released its 2026 Tentative Budget, a $109,910,500 spending plan that reflects the community’s shared priorities: protecting the environment and natural resources, keeping residents safe, supporting families, creating opportunities for young people, and ensuring open and transparent government. “A budget is a reflection of our values as a community. In […]