Editorials

It was a serious mistake for East Hampton Village Mayor Jerry Larsen to hop aboard a concept for trees to be placed along the perimeter of a Main Beach lot at private expense.

Climate scientists say that catastrophic storms are increasing in intensity as the Earth’s atmosphere becomes warmer.

Who knew that after Uber and Lyft took over the roads — and helicopter-flight apps took over the sky — that the bays and harbors would be next? That is apparently what the Suffolk Legislature has noticed coming.

For the first time in ages, the race to be the East End’s member of the House of Representatives feels like it is about something big — freedom.

There is a growing sense that town and village zoning laws are not up to the task of maintaining the region’s character.

Is East Hampton Town unwittingly playing a part in the secretive practice of shielding foreign wealth that may have been obtained improperly?

Bike lanes matter — a lot.

New York’s First Congressional District vote this fall between Bridget Fleming and Nicholas J. LaLota will be in the context of an election year in which democracy itself is at stake.

New York’s transportation law needs to be adapted to give local officials the right to regulate loud compression braking.

A much-needed new affordable housing venture in East Hampton should not go without comment.

A hearty “Well done!” is owed the many hands who made Friday’s opening of the revamped and superb Lars Simenson Skatepark in Montauk possible.

People who leave vehicles running when not necessary are creating real health and environmental dangers.