Amagansett News

I'm gonna be brutally honest right now. Paul McCartney was awful last night at the 2012 Grammy Awards.

Built by Andrew Anderson - a Manhattan real estate broker who's carving out an East End development career - and dubbed the Beach Box, the three-story, 2,000-square-foot home is a collection of recycled shipping containers stacked onto a foundation by a 75-ton ... Already a paid subscriber but not registered for online access yet? For instructions ... (more)

Arthur Stein, who lived on Bluff Road in Amagansett during the summer, died of leukemia after a long illness last Thursday in New York City.

Don't expect to see Sir Paul McCartney around his Amagansett home...at least not on June 4. Sir Paul will be among more than 60 acts selected to play in front of Buckingham Palace for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert, a celebration of her 60 years on the throne.Even if the former Beatle hadn't been put on the bill along with Elton John, Annie ... (more)

Amagansett resident Alec Baldwin has been named ambassador for the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, which promotes guild charity programs to the acting community and pursues donations from the general public.

Word that the county is preparing to dredge Napeague Harbor has prompted those affected by erosion to raise questions and once again ask for town officials' help.

The Rev. Dr. Katrina Foster , the pastor of Incarnation Lutheran Church in Water Mill and St.

A new East Hampton substance-abuse facility has filed a lawsuit against the Town of East Hampton, claiming that the town's building inspector flip-fopped on a permitting decision after its competitor in Westhampton complained.

I cannot believe that Matthew Broderick was just selling cars all this time. I must have had at least ten conversations with people about how cool I thought it was that Matthew Broderick was going to come back to the screen as Ferris Bueller.

Cornell University is breeding nine-spotted ladybugs from insects found on a farm on Long Island this past July.

Cornell University is breeding nine-spotted ladybugs from insects found on a farm on Long Island this past July.

By Andrew Rudansky There is a new music scene burgeoning in the hamlet of Amagansett, thanks in part to the increasing popularity of On The Air at Crossroads, a monthly concert series held at the Crossroads Music Store.The Stephen Talkhouse has long been a musical destination for Long Island bands; but like no one instance indicates a trend, no one ... (more)

There is a new music scene burgeoning in the hamlet of Amagansett, thanks in part to the increasing popularity of On The Air at Crossroads, a monthly concert series held at the Crossroads Music Store.

Seven fire departments were called to respond to a fire at a mansion in Water Mill on Thursday evening.

The way in which the East Hampton Town Board makes decisions, and how much takes place in the public eye, is shaping up to be a bone of contention between the board's Republican majority, elected as a slate two years ago, and the two newly elected Democratic board members.

The East Hampton Town Board recently appointed new members to the East Hampton Town Planning Board, Town Zoning Board of Appeals, and the Architectural Review Board, bringing a number of new names into Town Hall.

After serving on the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals for 32 years and as its chairman for 12, Philip Gamble is ready for a vacation.

On Friday we asked readers to contribute to a list of "Stuff People in the Hamptons Say," along the lines of the Internet meme " S--- Girls Say ," and we received more than 50 comments.

Tuesday is the day when the Amagansett satellite of the East Hampton Food Pantry opens at 3 p.m. for pickups.

A longtime CBS News correspondent has been killed in a head-on automobile accident on Montauk highway in Amagansett, N.Y., reports TVNewser.com . Richard Threlkeld, who was an anchor and correspondent for 25 years with CBS and also did a stint on ABC News, died Friday.