Senate Okays Land Tax
The State Senate has approved the latest version of the 2-percent real estate transfer tax legislation that could raise millions of dollars a year for open space, farmland, and historic preservation in the five East End towns.

Farmers Market Woes
Queries and rumors abounded this week as the Amagansett Farmers Market, which led the way on the South Fork in the marketing of specialty foods, along with fresh produce, had yet to open. But the Struk family, which owns what has become an institution on Amagansett's Main Street, was not talking.