Why did several speed bumps get placed on Highway Behind the Pond, of all places?
Why did several speed bumps get placed on Highway Behind the Pond, of all places?
The new plan for Herrick Park looks a lot like the old park plan put forward in 2019 by the previous village administration.
About 275 acres of land on 182 parcels are undeveloped along Springs-Fireplace Road.
The stressed global environment has to be addressed — for whales, dolphins, and everything else on Earth.
East Hampton Town government appears divided after the planning board correctly said that it, not the town board, should be in charge of review of the proposed new senior citizens center.
So the town wants to put sand onto the depleted Ditch Plain Beach. Then what?
There is precedent showing that congestion pricing works, but it won’t be without repercussions for East Enders.
Until proven otherwise, any kind of out-of-the-blue request to change a password or divulge personal details or solicitation of any sort has to be viewed very, very suspiciously.
Nick LaLota’s re-election chances improved this week after a State Legislature committee opted against radically reshaping New York Congressional District 1. Bring on John Avlon.
The Suffolk County Regional Emergency Medical Services Council just got a look at a fractured East Hampton ambulance corps and a reckless handling by the village.
Just think how different our coastline would look if there were a sudden, no-holds-barred green light for raising waterfront houses.
The rate at which the land is sinking varies; the worst is in Nassau County, but Suffolk and the East End are not far behind.
Beyond longevity, as an elected official Fred Thiele had the capacity to restore trust in government.
Watch out, East End, an affordable housing proposal like that which rattled local governments on Long Island may be rolling out again from the State Capitol.
The East Hampton Town Board took an important step last week when it approved a radically new framing of local land-use laws.
In a small district like Springs finances can be hit hard if new students arrive midyear or urgent repairs are needed. It may be time to revisit the comptroller’s rule.
In casually banning public expression that they did not like, officials in Bay City, Mich., put themselves up against the heaviest of hitters on the issue.
In praise of those members of the East End G.O.P. who, instead of hosting screenings of wild-eyed-fantasy films produced by the far right, are standing up to defend the actual, longstanding principles of real Republicans.
You have to feel a little sorry for Nick LaLota, a first-term member of Congress who would like to return to Washington and can’t risk upsetting the party’s meal ticket.
Governor Hochul’s new Resilient and Ready program recycles old ideas — resiliency implies bounceback, and this sends the wrong message when all attention must instead be focused on retreat.
East Hampton Village has its own version of the classic Weeble Wobble toy — the Hedges Inn, which took another body blow from a speeding car in the small hours of Monday morning. Something needs to be done.
All the work and expense that the United States Army Corps of Engineers will pour into the project to save the downtown Montauk oceanfront is nothing more than buying time.
Some years ago we realized that the best way to shake off the dreary midwinter doldrums is to force yourself to do something you haven’t done before.
It would be good for us all if the TV and online weather offerings gave equal time to news, like the fact that 2023 was the hottest year worldwide in more than 150 years.
Among all of the fund-raisers that go on here, not one makes so much money in so little time as the Jan. 1 “polar” plunges.
A letter writer this week floated the idea that this newspaper sponsor a contest for the best business district holiday decorations next December.
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