Wainscott News

The East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals ruled on two controversial appeals Tuesday night, voting 3 to 2 to deny Bethany Mayer, owner of a tiny 4,000-square-foot parcel of land in Amagansett's Beach Hampton neighborhood, the right to expand her house by adding a second floor, then voting unanimously to deny an appeal by Richard Eagan, an ... (more)

East Hampton An Inkberry Street resident called police Saturday morning to report that someone had stolen a concrete lion from his front porch sometime during the week.

According to Riverhead Town Police, they received a call at approximately 4:40 a.m. on Saturday morning from Kwasna, 45, of Old Farm Road in Riverhead, stating that he confronted a man in his home.

Two attorneys active in town zoning affairs are squaring off against each other following an East Hampton Town Planning Board April 4 decision giving William Babinski, a Wainscott farmer, site plan approval to build a second barn.

Kleber A. Sigcha, who wasA arrested in January when village police found him allegedly having sex with an underaged girl in a car at a Wainscott rest stop , took a plea deal in Suffolk County Criminal Court on Tuesday.A Sigcha, a 33-year-old who was living in East Hampton, reversed his initial not guilty plea on one count of second-degree rape.A ... (more)

Supermodel Jessica White hosted a fundraiser bash at Georgica restaurant in Wainscott on Sunday to benefit her foundation, Angel Wings.

OurA East End Report, a wrap-up of the week's news from Greenport to Riverhead to Montauk, recaps each Patch site's most compelling story.

Take a look back at East Hampton's top stories for the past week, or catch the news you missed: Summer CATCH A 'FREE RIDE' STARTING THIS SATURDAY: A Hamptons Free RideA will kick off its 2012 season on Saturday, for itsA second summer of eco-friendly service around East Hampton Village, andA its inaugural summer in Montauk .

On May 26 at 11 a.m. tune into WVVH-TV for In The Mixx broadcast from the East Hampton Studio in Wainscott.

With warm temperatures expected this Memorial Day weekend, many residents and visitors are heading for the beach, but it's important to remember that not all beaches in the East Hampton area have lifeguards or are open yet for the season.A Five bathing beaches in the Town of East Hampton will have lifeguards posted starting Memorial Day weekend, ... (more)

Okay, so we get to see a lot of pretty cool cars in the summer time living out in the Hamptons.

The East Hampton Fire Department 's heavy rescue squad held a training exercise last week, where they got to practice ripping apart cars in a mock-accident scene thanks to some donations.

Whole Foods is officially open for business on the South Fork.A On a rainy Tuesday morning, the gourmet grocery store unlocked the doors to its first-ever Whole Foods FARM Stand location in Wainscott , at the western edge of the Town of East Hampton, right in time for Memorial Day weekend.

With Whole Foods FARM Stand opening in Wainscott on Tuesday , I decided to do a little shopping.

With news that the Flanders Farm Fresh Market will be back for a second season, and a new Whole Foods Market FARM Stand opening Tuesday in Wainscott, some have said the Flanders/Riverside area needs a full-scale supermarket for fresh produce and groceries year-round. What do you think? Take the poll below and let Riverhead Patch know where you ... (more)

A Whole Foods "Farm Stand" will be opening tomorrow in Wainscott and it has a lot of people talking.

Driving with a flat tire after leaving the scene of an accident landed a Springs man in jail, according to East Hampton Town police.

Competitive races for school board seats in Amagansett, Springs and Sag Harbor will be decided on Tuesday, when voters will also decide whether to pass or fail 2012-13 proposed school budgets throughout the state.

Kelly Anderson is a parent to Wainscott School District students, a teacher at the Southampton Intermediate School , and a will soon sit on the Wainscott board of education.

Scholarship for Girls The East End Women's Network has announced its annual scholarship competition.