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Week in Review: Into the Sea
East Hampton To Remove Stilt House, ICE Returns to Greenport, A Soprano Celebrates the Harlem Renaissance
Beth Young
February 08, 2026
On the Coastline
East Hampton To Remove Lazy Point Stilt House After Collapse Last Weekend
East Hampton Town announced Thursday that the town is taking emergency action to remove the storm-damaged “stilt house” on Mulford Lane in Lazy Point, an iconic much-photographed building that had long stood on pilings in the water as coastal erosion took its toll on the shoreline.
   | ICE Returns to Greenport, Taking Three MenThree North Fork men who are supporting their families (including a newborn child), were taken from Greenport this morning in a raid by federal agents, said Minerva Perez, Executive Director of OLA of Eastern Long Island Wednesday morning. Ms. Perez said the men had lived and worked in the community for more than 20 years, they do not have criminal records, and their families do not know at this time where they are. OLA is working to ensure the families have what they need while they attempt to find their loved ones. OLA runs a Rapid Response Network of residents who document ICE activity on the East End, and Ms. Perez said Rapid Responders had observed vehicles carrying agents heading westbound from Riverhead on the Long Island Expressway after the men were detained in Greenport. |
North Fork
Soprano Returns Home to Share a New Take on the Harlem Renaissance
When Riverhead High School graduate Taylor Burgess left home to study opera in Amsterdam, it reset her perspective on the world, her home, and her place in it. And this weekend, she will bring some her experience back to our community in an evening filled with heartfelt song.
On Housing
 Southold Begins Work on Short-Term Rental CodeA 2024 proposal to issue permits for short-term rentals and to cap their number at 1 percent of the housing stock in Southold Town could soon go before the community for a public hearing, as the town works to regulate an industry the town believes generates $25 million in revenue for property owners here each year. Short-term rentals of less than 14 days have been illegal in Southold Town since 2015, but the town has since found the ban difficult to enforce. |  Viewpoint: Ejected From Their Homesby Dinni Gordon When the landlord threw his daughter’s tricycle in the trash, Juan knew he would be evicted. As Maria pleaded for more time to find a new rental, her landlady said a relative would be arriving to occupy the house any day, which turned out to be a lie. Lucia and her partner, faced with a rent that doubled overnight, knew they could no longer stay in the studio they had fixed up six months earlier. Jordan’s landlord explained that his apartment needed renovating and that he and his roommate would have to go. |  In Southampton, Up to 68 Units Proposed in New Community Housing Overlay DistrictsSouthampton Town’s recent creation of new floating “Community Housing Overlay Districts” has paved the way forward for four housing developments already under consideration, and for an expansion of one of the town’s first community housing success stories — the Sandy Hollow Cove apartment complex — with a new development of single family townhouses next door. |
2026 Elections
Young Challenger Seeks East End’s State Senate Seat
Twenty-three-year-old Farzeen Bham of Coram, a recent Stony Brook political science graduate, entered the New York State Senate race against three-term incumbent Anthony Palumbo of New Suffolk in early January.
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Energy
Sunrise Wind Can Resume Work After Court Ruling
A federal judge has allowed offshore work to resume at Sunrise Wind’s offshore wind farm about 30 miles off the coast of Montauk, the fifth of five projects allowed to continue work by the courts after they were blocked by the Trump administration in December.
On the Air
Behind the Headlines
This weekend on Behind the Headlines on 88.3 WLIW-FM, Beacon Editor Beth Young joins a panel discussing the future of the news as a business, in the wake of the Washington Post’s announcement of massive layoffs earlier this week.
UPCOMING EVENTS
 Feb. 13-15 Dear Jack, Dear Louise Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise makes its Long Island debut at the Southampton Arts Center from February 13 – 15. Starring Barbara Jo Howard and Jack Seabury, this intimate two-person play tells the true story of Ludwig’s parents, who fell in love through letters during World War II. |  Saturday, Feb. 14 Greenport FD Washington’s Birthday Parade The Greenport Fire Department’s 181st Annual Washington’s Day Parade welcomes fire departments from across Long Island to gather in Greenport to celebrate the dedication & heroism of our fire servicemen and women. The parade steps off at 1 p.m. at Broad & Main Streets, continues down Main Street and Front Street to Greenport FD headquarters on Third Street. |  Saturday, Feb. 14 North Fork Valentine’s Poetry Fest The First Ever North Fork Valentine’s Poetry Fest will be held at Eastern Front Brewing Co., 13100 Main Road, Mattituck from 3 to 5 p.m. Sign up beginning at 2:45 p.m. The readings will be followed by a live band. |
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See you next Sunday,
Beth
