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• Developer ordered to redo Smithtown plans

  East Hampton developer must redesign his plans for an apartment building in Smithtown's downtown because an air shaft in the proposed structure would be too narrow, a town planner said this week.An attorney for Salvatore DiCarlo, who owns a vacant former lumber   Read more »

• Food Network's 'Barefoot Contessa' meets with fans at Plainview ShopRite

  less than an agoraphobic, laughed Garten, 65, star of the Food Network program Barefoot Contessa, in which she cooks from her East Hampton kitchen.Regardless, Gartens ability to connect with people via television resulted in nearly 200 people standing in line   Read more »

• Bystanders come to rescue of distressed swimmer in East Hampton

  bystanders, including a Michigan man, helped East Hampton Village Police rescue a distressed swimmer Thursday at Main Beach.Juan Carlos Salvana, 30, of Long Island City, was found off the edge of the surf, unconscious and without a pulse, when police responded   Read more »

• Nassau County, East Hampton awarded for cost-cutting

  and many of these decisions were met with opposition and ridicule from certain segments of the local population . . . East Hampton is in a much better position to face the future financially than it would have been if the tough decisions were not made early   Read more »

• South Ferry channel dredging plan floated

  the part of State Route 114 that runs across Shelter Island to the section of the road that runs south from North Haven to East Hampton."If we have the wind coming from the west at 40 miles an hour for three days, we'd have a real problem," ferry operator   Read more »

Around the web

• The Hamptons' Most Called-Upon Landscapers

  draws on historical French, Italian, and Japanese gardens for its creations, such as this Ocean Road estate in East Hampton. Broadview Gardens This high-end landscape and garden design company has been catering to the East End since 2002. With a classical-meets-contemporary 12:11 AM from Hamptons Magazine Read more »

• Events on Long Island

  Carriage House Theater at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road. (516) 293-0674; arenaplayers.org . EAST HAMPTON “Tonight at 8:30,” comedy by Noël Coward. July 17 through Aug. 4. $38 to $60. Fridays and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays   from The New York Times Read more »

• Shop ‘Til You Drop: Eastbound Shopping Spree

  will be donating 100% of the profits from Art & Sole sales made in Stuart Weitzman stores and online to ovarian and breast cancer research. Keep your eyes peeled for copies on the shelves of your favorite bookstore starting September 2, 2013. Stuartweitzman.com.   from Dan's Hamptons  Read more »

• Classic Sandwiches, but Not Your Typical Diner

  couples of all ages. You may find yourself wondering, as we did: Is this really a diner? Our answer: yes, in an idealized, Hamptons-chic sort of way. At the very least, it is a good excuse to take a break from the traffic. ●  Highway Diner and Bar 290 Montauk   from The New York Times Read more »

• Town Beaches Maxed Out

  Board members questioned why holes could not be drilled in the rock to install the wooden posts, and Diane McNally, an East Hampton Town trustee, suggested that in certain cases, different types of larger wooden posts might be allowed. A committee will be   from The East Hampton Star Read more »