Swallowed by Gardiner’s Bay in Napeague
Swallowed by Gardiner’s Bay on Napeague. Photo Susan McGraw-Keber Sooner or later, the empty cottage that once stood on a sandy coastline was felled when the bay’s frozen temperatures forced the pilings out of the bottomland, taking the cottage with it into the bay’s frigid waters. The cottage onceRead More
Trustees Vote to Double the Scholarship Fund for the Annual EHHS Graduate Award
The Trustees voted to increase the annual scholarship award to a graduating student of East Hampton High School that will assist in their higher learning education. The current award is $1,500 and this year, it will increase to $3,000. The goal is to maintain the $3,000. annually but howRead More
Trustees Consider the Village Beach Season –
Ocean Beach in the Town of East Hampton Photo Susan McGraw-Keber In recent weeks, the East Hampton Town Trustees, who own the beaches, and the East Hampton Village board members, have had discussions about the possibility of extending the summer season for the beach that would prohibit dogs andRead More
Meeting: February 23, 2026
Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business IV. Old Business NYS DEC – Review Safety protocol and reporting suspected Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu (HPAI) infected birds and carcasses. V. Committee Reports Hog Creek Request made by Chris Carillo, Esq. on behalf of David Wagner Irrevocable TrustRead More
Iconic Lazy Point Stilt House Falls After Decades Over Water – By Taylor K. Vecsey
An aerial drone image of the Iconic Hamptons House on Stilts taken by Sky Hampton Aerial. The image shows the cottage, which once stood on stilts, fallen onto the ice of Gardiner’s Bay. The Ice holds the structure in place. (Article published in BehindTheHedges.com on Feb. 2, 2026 andRead More
Ocean Beaches
The Trustees generally claim ownership of certain ocean beaches WEST of Napeague Lane to Georgica Association and WEST of Georgica Association to East of Town Line Road.
