Said Upzoning Was Unfair, Got An Exemption. African-American history cited in request
The East Hampton Town Board on Tuesday granted an exemption from upzoning to an African-American man who cited historical mistreatment of black landowners on the East End as one of the reasons why his property should not be changed from two to three-acre zoning.

Town Cop Is Charged: Investigation followed other complaints of violence
Sgt. Robert Wood of the East Hampton Town Police Department was charged with harassment in the second degree on Monday, following a complaint that he had been involved in a physical altercation at the Buckskill Winter Club ice rink in East Hampton on March 13.

Will What You Don't Know Hurt? Women voters probe the Patriot Act
Congress has been debating the Patriot Act, and the League of Women Voters of the Hamptons assembled a panel to do the same, with particular attention to its effect on individuals and on libraries, on Monday at the Rogers Memorial Library in Southampton. About 75 people, including high school students and league members, attended.

COLLEGE ADMISSIONS: Seniors Opening Envelopes
The culmination of a four-year-long process came last week as graduating seniors on the East End, and across the country, received college acceptance letters. For some students the letters brought relief and joy, but for others they brought new anxiety about which college would get a housing deposit.

That Garage Is No Porte Cochere
Everyone knows a garage when they see one. Not so with a porte cochere. To the East Hampton Village Zoning Board of Appeals; however, the difference is critical.