The East Hampton Town Board last Thursday voted to promote Eric Schantz, the assistant planning director, to director of housing and community development, making him the fifth new town department head appointed since late December, following the retirement of several longtime key officials.
Opponents of a new spring turkey hunting season pleaded with the East Hampton Town Board to opt out of the program until the last minute, but on Tuesday the board, as it had previously indicated it would, voted only to prohibit hunting during a five-day span around Memorial Day weekend.
The Springs School District’s over-the-tax-cap budget proposal for the 2023-24 school year continues to take shape as Tuesday’s state-imposed deadline looms. Schools must finalize their budgets by then.
A famous surf break in Montauk known as the Ranch may soon have to be called the Ranches if an applicant gets approval for a 3,591-square-foot residence overlooking it. The break is at the base of a cliff in the heart of the moorlands, a dwarf forest habitat that doesn’t exist anywhere else in New York State.
The Long Island Community Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant to Concerned Citizens of Montauk to install floating wetlands again in Fort Pond, an effort through which the group has been able to mitigate the harmful blue-green algal blooms that have beset the pond in recent years.
The coming week brings movie madness for kids and teens, from classic films to newer box office hits, along with plenty of other activities to learn and play.
A new principal and a new honor for the Bridgehampton School.
Whose trees are these? A village employee called in the law on Saturday afternoon when he suspected a Lockwood Lane homeowner was illegally pruning trees on village property. The pruning is paused for now, while a code enforcement officer investigates.
East Hampton Town police recently levied drunken-driving charges against two men who had been convicted of D.W.I. within the last 10 years.
The East Hampton Town Board voted last Thursday to extend the time that developers of the South Fork Wind farm have to complete the restoration of Beach Lane in Wainscott, from April 30 to May 22.
