The East Hampton Town Trustees voted on Monday to accept the proposal from Christopher Gobler of Stony Brook University's School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences for his lab's 2022 water quality monitoring program, and also accepted his proposal for a sediment survey of Accabonac Harbor.
The East Hampton Town Board voted on Tuesday to adopt an amendment to the town code that expands the definition of litter to include soil, loam, dirt, gravel, and sand; prohibits drag-out of such materials onto public roadways, and requires that the contents of any vehicle containing yard waste be covered and secured. The vote followed an April 7 public hearing on the proposed amendment.
The East Hampton Town Board will hold a hearing next Thursday at 11 a.m. on banning smoking of all types within 500 feet of lifeguarded areas while lifeguards are on duty.
Isaac Babel’s accounts of the Polish-Soviet War of 1920 are so eerily reminiscent of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine that reading Babel now one tries not to shudder at the cyclical madness of history.
The East Hampton Town Board voted last Thursday to recognize Juneteenth, or June 19, as a town holiday.
The East Hampton Town Board is moving forward with its plan to close East Hampton Airport on Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. and reopen it 33 hours later as the private-use East Hampton Town Airport.
Joseph DeCristofaro has been named the first honorary chief in the East Hampton Fire Department's 132-year history.
The East Hampton Ladies Village Improvement Society's annual silent auction begins Wednesday at noon.
"Right Before I Go," conceived by Stan Zimmerman, directed by Valerie diLorenzo, and starring a host of well-known local actors, will be staged at LTV Studios in Wainscott on Saturday and May 21. The production, which aims to "break the silence and create discussion," is also a fund-raiser for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
East Hampton High’s girls tracksters faced off against powerful East Islip last week, while the 2-10 girls lacrosse team was unable to overcome slow starts and lost to John Glenn and Port Jefferson.
