East Hampton News

The East Hampton farmers market in the Nick and Toni's parking lot on North Main Street Fridays.

We're just glad Ms. McCord is safe. 'Tis the season to be swanning about the Hamptons! But just in case you're not, here's our weekly wrap-up of what you missed this weekend.

East Hampton Town building inspector Donald Sharkey, found dead in his home Monday, appears to have died of natural causes, police said.

Three men were arrested and charged with the rape of a 15-year-old girl on three separate occasions in East Hampton after the victim called 911 on June 14 to report that she had been sexually assaulted.

Feel like getting to know a few artists and supporting their creative efforts? If so, the annual Artists Studio Tour of the Hamptons might be right up your alley.

East Hampton Town Building Inspector Donald Sharkey was found dead at his home on Montauk Highway in Amagansett Monday afternoon.

Jon Bon Jovi gave diners in a New York restaurant a special Fourth of July surprise - by standing up to play an impromptu gig.

A Michael Jackson painting created by King of Pop Art Andy Warhol in 1984 has been under the hammer at the Vered Gallery of East Hampton.

With the arrival of summer, and the July 4th holiday weekend, the eyes of many New Yorkers turn lovingly East towards the far ends of Long Island.

Blame it on the weather. We've had at least 40 days of rain and cold crappy weather.

Fireworks will continue on the South Fork this week and next. The Shelter Island Chamber of Commerce will host fireworks on Saturday, July 11, off Crescent Beach at 9 p.m. For more information, call 749-0399, or visit shelterislandchamber.com. The Clamshell Foundation will hold its annual fireworks celebration on Saturday, July 18, just after 9 ...

Corcoran rented this five bedroom Southampton house early last month. While it is clearly too early to do a full autopsy on the Hamptons rental market, brokers say this season will likely go down as one of the toughest a ' and strangest a ' in recent memory.

Maybe it's just me, but when someone tells me that a restaurant is located down some alley across the way from a movie theater, I start wondering what's playing at the theater instead of what they're serving at the restaurant.

Michael Stephens, 29, of Brooklyn was arrested on an executive warrant on Sunday, June 21, at 4:52 p.m. at Schermerhorn Street and Smith Street in Brooklyn and charged with criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree, both misdemeanors.

The exterior of the newly opened Reform Club in Amagansett, N.Y. The New York area's fabled summer retreats - the Hamptons, Fire Island, etc.

We have lots of good news this week from local college students. William Schumann and Sarah Tabet, both members of the class of 2010 and residents of East Hampton, achieved dean's list honors for the 2009 spring semester at Connecticut College.

No matter how you felt about him, Michael Jackson's death has left a huge void in the world of pop music.

Howard Lorber , chairman of Prudential Douglas Elliman , is on the list of Bernard Madoff victims , according to Vanity Fair.

Julian Rojas, 46, of East Hampton was arrested on June 11 at 6:08 p.m. at Middle Highway and Oakview Highway in East Hampton and charged with criminal contempt in the first degree, a felony.

There's something about getting out of the city and into the country that improves ones general outlook on life.