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White clapboard entry with a black glazed door, shuttered window, weathered bluestone landing and one rounded inkberry shrub.

Napeague Harbor Has One Way In, and Scallop Season Opens There Sunday

11/5/26

East Hampton Town waters open to bay scallops on November 8. The Trustees see Napeague’s missing second inlet as the larger issue. Every fall, Amagansett get...

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White clapboard entrance with a charcoal door, paired black shutters, worn stone steps and clipped boxwood beside autumn oakleaf hydrangea.

Southampton’s Thanksgiving Saturday Runs Down Windmill Lane, the Street the Village Plans to Rebuild

10/29/26

The parade, the tree lighting and the Santa line all fall on the blocks the downtown sewer plan has marked out. The busiest public day of Southampton Village...

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A pale clapboard home's sheltered porch with a dark front door, paired black window shutters, worn gray floorboards and autumn oakleaf hydrangea.

Bridgehampton's Off-Season Fits on One Stretch of Main Street

10/22/26 Matthew Breitenbach

On Saturday, October 31, children in costume will gather on the front lawn of the Hampton Library at 2478 Main Street. From there they’ll trick-or-treat down...

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A two-story white clapboard home with paired black shutters, a brick chimney and a bluestone approach beyond a broad winter lawn.

After the Farm Stands Close, Water Mill Spends the Winter Looking at the East End

10/15/26 Matthew Breitenbach

Drive Montauk Highway through Water Mill this week and you can watch the farm calendar wind down. Hank’s Pumpkintown closes after November 1. Green Thumb’s p...

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White clapboard porch with a black divided-light door, brick chimney, shuttered window and bluestone steps beside russet oakleaf hydrangeas.

At the Foot of Main Street, Sag Harbor Is Deciding What the Sidewalk Gets to See

10/8/26

Stand on the curb outside K Pasa at 2 Main Street and look toward the harbor. What do you actually see, and what will you see in three years? That was close ...

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White clapboard house with black-shuttered windows, a red-brick chimney, lawn, bluestone path, and clipped shrubs.

The Building at 2044 Montauk Highway Has Never Kept Its Original Colors

10/1/26

The East Hampton Star reported that at a Southampton Town Planning Board meeting, someone had to decide what color a set of concrete posts could be. Target w...

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Hamptons Interior Design Trends Shaping Today's Luxury Estates

Hamptons Interior Design Trends Shaping Today's Luxury Estates

09/30/26 Matt Breitenbach

By Matt BreitenbachAfter years of selling and touring the finest homes across the Hamptons, I can tell you the look of a luxury estate is changing. The cool,...

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Private Beach Access and Deeded Rights: What Buyers Need to Know

Private Beach Access and Deeded Rights: What Buyers Need to Know

09/30/26 Matthew Breitenbach

By Matt BreitenbachIn the Hamptons, the difference between a home near the water and a home with real rights to the beach can be worth millions. Buyers often...

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White clapboard house with glowing windows and an uplighted brick chimney beyond a broad lawn and illuminated pool at dusk.

What Wainscott's Median Home Price Doesn't Price In

09/24/26

A buyer comparing Wainscott to East Hampton or Bridgehampton on price alone is comparing the wrong number. The median tells you what a typical Wainscott home...

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Bluestone terrace and green lawn lead to a white clapboard home with black glass doors and a brick chimney.

East Hampton's Busiest Cultural Month Isn't August. It's October.

09/17/26

Newtown Lane has parking spaces right now. Actual, findable parking spaces, the kind that don't require three laps around the block behind a Range Rover with...

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Hamptons Luxury Real Estate Market Digest

Hamptons Luxury Real Estate Market Digest

09/15/26 Matthew Breitenbach

The East End market remains defined by structurally tight inventory (still well below pre-pandemic levels), resilient high-end demand, and price strength ami...

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