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Editorials

Unfortunate Oversight in Village Lot

The visually pleasant change in the Reutershan Lot is not without a significant public safety risk.

Mar 3, 2022
Purchases Are Not Enough

What to do about the increasing number of historic properties the town now owns.

Feb 24, 2022
Hopes for Airport Changes Dim

The East Hampton Town Board withers in the face of lawsuits from pilots and the air-transportation industry, and a letter from the F.A.A.

Feb 24, 2022
Investment Fund’s Shift on Oil and Gas

Good news for the environment: Blackstone is concerned about the long term in the extraction industries.

Feb 24, 2022
Palin’s Pain, News Media’s Worry

Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor, lost her libel lawsuit against The New York Times this week, but this important case may be headed to the Supreme Court.

Feb 17, 2022
Town Airport Closing Should Proceed

The F.A.A. doesn’t like it one bit, but East Hampton Town should stay the course on a long-sought change to the way its airport operates.

Feb 17, 2022
Bad News for Democracy

New York’s First Congressional District changed shape a week ago in one of the more egregious examples of this year’s wave of political gerrymandering.

Feb 10, 2022
What Really Matters in Wainscott

What could be the largest ever land development project in East Hampton Town is under consideration for a site off Montauk Highway in Wainscott.

Feb 10, 2022
Missteps Began Early on Plastic-Field Plan

East Hampton Town should never have gotten itself into the public storm it now faces over a plan to install artificial turf playing fields on a site off Stephen Hand’s Path.

Feb 3, 2022
Trash Talk

The new curve-topped trash bins adorning the East Hampton Village business district are frankly ugly.

Feb 3, 2022
Telling the Whole Story on North Main Street

We are extremely pleased that the momentum for a new Dominy museum has returned.

Jan 27, 2022
Docks and Bulkheads: A Vicious Cycle

A sobering new study of the East Hampton shoreline has shown significant degradation.

Jan 27, 2022