East Hampton, New York

Southampton author Phil Keith defines "animus" as a noun that means "a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility." In his first novel, "Animus," published recently by Booksurge, hostility quickly escalates ...

Garrett W. Rack, 19, of East Hampton, was arrested and charged with assault with intent to cause physical injury in the third degree on Thursday, December 25, at 1:32 p.m. at a house on Tubs Oarsman Road.

They did it for charity; they did it for a sense of personal empowerment. They did it just for fun.

The cause of a fire at 33 Gingerbread Lane, a one-story house in East Hampton Village, on December 30 is still under investigation, according to Ken Collum, fire marshal for the village.

Happy New Year to all. I hope it is filled with good health, prosperity, peace and love.

Diana Rose President, Garrison Institute, Elena Prohaska Glinn, Director, Elena Prohaska Fine Arts & The Board of Directors of Ellen Frank Illumination Arts Foundation, Inc.

Dr. John Baer and his government class are creating a voter registration and education drive as part of Congressman Tim Bishop's Civic Engagement Project.

You are holding in your hands a compilation of the very best Indy had to offer in 2008, and like its predecessors it will likely become a highly sought-after collectible keepsake.

Suffolk County lawmakers have approved a plan to lease underwater sections of the Peconic Estuary to baymen so they can raise shellfish in submerged cages.

This will be my final column for the year 2008. I want to wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday season and to thank the readers of this column, all five of you, for your support.

A 1940s children's record of the song "Home Sweet Home" was donated to the Home Sweet Home historic house in East Hampton by music memorabilia collector Craig Wright.

Brian A. Buckhout, 34, of East Hampton, was arrested and charged with having a suspended registration and aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle in the second degree on Monday, December 15, at 5:10 p.m. ...

The East Hampton Town Board is poised to approve paying for a pair of projects with money from the town's Community Preservation Fund in 2009 but some officials are warning that the proposed work could end up ...

I have been researching events that will be taking place in East Hampton through the holiday recess time, but it seems this little village is coming almost to a standstill.

Bad things always seem more tragic when they happen to beautiful people. Why is that? It's not like these people necessarily are better or more deserving.

It's really been party time around these parts, and though the Christmas and New Year's holidays have not quite begun as we write this last epistle of the year, we're already reeling from "an elegant ...

Since opening for business six months ago, the East Hampton Urgent Care Center, an offshoot of Southampton Hospital's emergency room that was developed in association with the East Hampton Healthcare ...

Mary J. Seely, 56, of East Hampton, was arrested and charged with suspended registration on Thursday, December 4, at 10:50 a.m. at Montauk Highway and Georgica Road, where she was involved in an accident.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has declared most shellfishing grounds on the East End off limits to harvesting in the wake of heavy rains on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.