The East Hampton Star

The tutorial will be virtual, but the wine will be real when John Grisch, the new proprietor of Race Lane Liquors, heads up a wine tasting to benefit the East Hampton Lions Club on Saturday evening. He'll discuss four wines, which ticket-holders can pick up at the store on Thursday or Friday.

Representative Lee Zeldin of New York's First Congressional District on Thursday announced he will seek the Republican nomination in the next gubernatorial election, which is in 2022. The move fulfills speculation over the last several weeks that he was exploring mounting such a campaign.

Outdoor dining could become a post-pandemic fixture in East Hampton Village's commercial district and at its historic inns. A public hearing on the village’s proposal to allow the popular amenity to become permanent will be held on Friday, April 16.

Finally! More than one year and an aborted midsummer restart later, live music will return to the Stephen Talkhouse Friday with a solo performance by Nancy Atlas at 8 p.m. The venue will host a trivia contest Thursdays beginning this week, and Joshua Brussell will play solo sets this Saturday night at 7 and 9.

The Friends of Georgica Pond have gotten approval to use an aquatic weed harvester in the pond this summer, continuing an action that in the past has had measurable results in discouraging the harmful algal blooms that have fouled the 380-acre water East Hampton body over the last several years.

Hoping for the best, East Hampton Little League has opened registration and is planning outdoor clinics starting this weekend, weather permitting.

"The riot at the Capitol may have overshadowed the Georgia special election that elevated Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock to the Senate, but it’s too bad it did, because that unlikely turn of events nudged the federal government closer to the ability to actually do something," Baylis Greene writes.

i-tri Girls, the fitness and empowerment program for middle school girls, will go all virtual this year, meaning girls from any school can take part in the mentoring and training sessions that start Feb. 1. Parent meetings are tonight, Thursday, and next Wednesday.

The artist Lucien Smith has gone from "wunderkind" with exhibitions at major galleries in his early 20s to a break from the New York gallery system, a move to Montauk, and the creation of a nonprofit commission-free platform for artists to show and sell their work.

Supporters of the Springs teenager injured last August in what police called a "road rage" incident gathered across the street from his alleged assailant’s house demanding that he show up in person next time the case comes up in East Hampton Town Justice Court.

Need some ideas for a holiday gift or your next book to curl up with on a long winter night? The Star asked Jesse Bartel of BookHampton in East Hampton and Maryann Calendrille of Canio's in Sag Harbor for a short list of the most popular titles among East Enders right now.

With each Covid-19 patient "who passed away under our watch, a piece of our hearts died as well," Dr. Joshua Potter writes in his column this week. "We thought it would be worth the heartache because the rest of the country would learn from our experiences and be better prepared. But here we are again."

What do you do if you or a family member is diagnosed with Covid-19? Dr. Joshua Potter offers help in laying out a plan for how to approach this difficult scenario.

In partnership with the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, the East Hampton School District has continued to test its students and staff members for Covid-19, turning up zero positive cases out of what are now 290 tests.

East Hampton Village and the East Hampton Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring drive-in movie nights on Saturday and Dec. 26 at Main Beach, with two holiday features slated to be shown each night.

Late in the morning on Halloween, East Hampton High School’s principal put out a call for students and families to please be safe after two more cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in students within the past 24 hours, bringing the school’s total to four cases.

The scramble to find a refuge during the pandemic has led to surging home sales and prices, bidding wars, and an ongoing boom in the East End real estate market, according to third-quarter reports from several real estate agencies.

After 31 years with the East Hampton Town Police Department, 26 of them leading the DARE program in schools, Officer Kim Notel's retirement on Tuesday was the start of a new era, not just for her but for everyone who knew "Officer Kim" in the classrooms and on the roads.

The upcoming bay scallop season, which opens in state waters Monday and in East Hampton Town waters on Nov. 8, is looking like a bleak one, according to The Star's fishing columnist, who took his dredges out on a reconnaissance mission last weekend.

For those who need help coping with the pandemic, or applying for food stamps, or finding a mental health professional, or handling any life crisis, really, the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor has a valuable new resource: Michelle McGay

Bay Street Theater said on Friday that it will create a new home at the site of the West Water Street Shops in Sag Harbor. It plans to build multiple theaters and educational facilities in addition to outdoor and dedicated public space.

East Hampton High School will remain closed for in-person instruction until at least Thursday after a second case of Covid-19 was confirmed at the school on Friday. "We have submitted our investigation forms for both cases to the Suffolk County Department of Health and await a determination regarding the need for any students or staff to quarantine," the district's assistant superintendent wrote.

The East Hampton Town Board looked back at the 2020 season at the town's beaches and considered improvements that might be made for 2021.A newly created position of a dedicated beach manager was one suggestion, as was the creation of a new lifeguarded ocean beach on Napeague, an idea floated periodically over the years.

In a history-making election year, four generations of a Bridgehampton family -- daughter, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother -- got the chance to go together to cast ballots at the early voting site in Southampton on Monday.

East Hampton High School has seen its first confirmed case of Covid-19 and will be closed for in-person classes on Friday "out of an abundance of caution," according to messages sent by the district on Thursday evening.

Rest in Peas, Haunt Dogs, Squeal Parmesan, Pork and Brains, Scorned Beef, Bangers and Slash, Filet of Soul. Researching food for themed parties is a blast, especially when the recipe ideas are disgusting, as some of them are for Halloween. Some, though, are fun and tasty.

It may not be a typical Halloween, but some East Hampton Village neighbors are still looking to give kids a thrill. "We just want to see the little kids happy, and especially this year I want to give them something normal," said John Kelly, who has turned his property into a Marvel and DC Comics wonderland.

A New York State-mandated review and planning process on police reform and reinvention is to begin tonight in the Town of East Hampton, with a virtual meeting at 6:30 that will air live on LTV's Channel 22 and via livestream at ltveh.org.