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Editorials

Violent Rhetoric Grips Mainstream G.O.P.

Once again, the dark side of national Republicans has been put on display.

Aug 11, 2022
A Browner Lawn for the Greater Good

The imposition of a California-style water emergency here might be a shock to some people but it should not be.

Aug 4, 2022
Respect the Original Residents

East Hampton Town and Village should give beach parking permits to enrolled members of the Shinnecocks and Montauketts.

Aug 4, 2022
Over the Limits in Montauk

All one has to do is keep an eye on social media to know that something is wrong in Montauk.

Jul 28, 2022
President Refused to Call Off Attackers

The eighth hearing in the House of Representatives investigation into the plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election was stunning.

Jul 28, 2022
A Developer’s Dream

If East Hampton Village is to go forward with a proposed central business district sewage treatment system, very serious thought must be given to limiting the growth that it would otherwise allow.

Jul 21, 2022
January 6: Pay Attention

There is no doubt at this point that former President Donald J. Trump knew that there would be violence at the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The House select committee that has been looking into that day and what led up to it has presented a string of mostly Republican witnesses as well as documentary evidence that have made clear that Mr. Trump was part of a conspiracy to overthrow the results of the 2020 election.

Jul 21, 2022
Campaigning at the Extreme

A New York Republican quits the G.O.P.

Jul 14, 2022
Half-Percent Tax Just Half the Solution

Addressing the affordable housing woes.

Jul 14, 2022
Going Greener in the Home

East Hampton Town may get a lot greener if a proposal to phase out fossil fuel stoves, heating, and cooling systems is adopted.

Jul 7, 2022
Justice Gets Personal at Truck Beach

East Hampton Town officials find themselves in the untenable situation of a state court that seems dead-set against them.

Jul 7, 2022
Drawing the Outdoor Line

Having observed what has happened to Montauk, members of the East Hampton Town Planning Board may have been extra sensitive to proposed changes to the Springs General Store involving on-premises alcohol consumption.

Jun 30, 2022
Hochul v. Zeldin 2022

New York politics is nothing if not the land of the unexpected.

Jun 30, 2022
Missed Opportunity at Montauk Airport

East Hampton Town Hall took a defensive posture after news this week that the private Montauk Airport had been sold to an undisclosed buyer.

Jun 30, 2022
New Reality in Village Hall

The victory Tuesday of Sarah Amaden and Carrie Doyle in the East Hampton Village trustee election cements Mayor Jerry Larsen’s NewTown Party’s hold on the village board.

Jun 23, 2022
Restaurant Seat Giveaway Too Generous

When the East Hampton Town Board gave restaurants the go-ahead to provide outdoor table service, it may have unleashed a wave of unintended consequences.

Jun 23, 2022
Doubting Lee Zeldin

We have to wonder if Lee Zeldin will bring his conspiracy mania to the governor’s race.

Jun 16, 2022
Hunger in the Season of Plenty

According to our sources at the various East End food pantries, many of our neighbors still need assistance getting healthful meals on the table.

Jun 16, 2022
‘Unofficial’ Newspapers

The East Hampton Star and The Suffolk Times have been the county’s “official” newspapers for their respective towns for about as long as anyone can remember. That was until this year, when the Suffolk Legislature removed them from the list.

Jun 16, 2022
A Village Election That Really Matters

The question for voters in the village is whether they think it is healthy or wise to support the mayor’s hand-picked candidates.

Jun 9, 2022
Hastening the Airport’s Demise

It has been clear that because of their refusal to cooperate on effective noise control, the airport interests themselves are forcing the town’s hand.

Jun 9, 2022
A War on Children

Here we are again — after each mass shooting, calls resume for stronger gun-control laws. Yet the killing goes on.

Jun 2, 2022
Missing Word

East Hampton Town appears about to have the wool pulled over its eyes again in Montauk.

Jun 2, 2022
Padel What?

East Hampton Village residents should wonder why precisely it is that the trustees are eager to install a specialized glass playing enclosure for a sport that no one has heard of.

Jun 2, 2022
To Bare or Not to Bare

Nantucket voters earlier this month voted in favor of topless bathing. But what about New York State, or even East Hampton?

May 26, 2022
The Cost of a Shave

It is often said that gas prices are out of whack on the South Fork, and now all prices are.

May 26, 2022
The Elephant in the (Affordable) Room

Most, if not nearly all, of the Airbnb hosts in East Hampton Town are breaking the law.

May 26, 2022
The Chicago Precedent

Like Chicago in 2003, East Hampton Town owns its airport, free of promises to the F.A.A. But unlike in the Windy City, there is a growing contingent of residents who say East Hampton’s should be closed.

May 19, 2022
Unfortunate Return of Stop-and-Frisk

There should no longer be any mistaking the racist core of what has become of the Republican Party, both nationally and in our own state.

May 19, 2022
Airport Reborn, or Not

Whether meaningful reductions in flights by the most noxious aircraft will be achieved remains to be seen.

May 12, 2022