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Comfort Stations Anything But

The town restrooms are a big problem.

Dec 14, 2023
Contrarian Wanted

The incoming East Hampton Town Board has a opportunity to make local government better in the form of filling a vacancy created by Councilwoman Kathee Burke-Gonzalez moving to the supervisor’s post.

Dec 7, 2023
Full Clark Griswold

’Tis the season to be jolly, whether you like it or not, and East Hampton’s overheated (and occasionally silly) civic discourse on holiday lights has arrived right on time. 

Dec 7, 2023
More Than a Gun Range

One of the surprises coming out of the ongoing controversy over the Maidstone Gun Club land lease from East Hampton Town is what else has gone on there other than shooting and gun education.

Dec 7, 2023
Shifting Plant Zones Underscore Warming

For the first time in more than a decade, the official map of plant growing zones has changed — and it affects Long Island.

Nov 30, 2023
Thank the L.V.I.S. Watchdog

The brawl over the black paint job at Rowdy Hall reminded us this week how aesthetic taste isn't just totally subjective, but shifts with the passing of years.

Nov 30, 2023
Beat the Holiday Blues

For many of us, the holidays can be a time of shortened tempers, sadness, or feeling like not getting out of bed. But there are ways to brighten up the days, if only a little.

Nov 22, 2023
Not Going Anywhere

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s veto of a bill that would have jump-started an overdue effort to right a wrong done to the Montaukett people was disappointing and part of a long string of similar rejections coming from successive New York governors.

Nov 22, 2023
We’re Buying It

The mission of any chamber of commerce is to promote and strengthen local business, but how can the chamber here do that at a time when locally owned businesses are fewer and farther between?

Nov 22, 2023
Pies in the Oven, Problems in the Air

With lots of Thanksgiving cooking about to take over kitchens, it is a good time to take another look at gas stoves, for health reasons and for the environment.

Nov 16, 2023
Towns Need Managers, Too

It is time to ask whether the daily responsibilities of town board members may serve to maintain the status quo and prevent adequate forward thinking.

Nov 16, 2023
Over-Building and the Environment

Builders seem driven by an investment mind-set, one that dismisses any sense of continuity and community scale in favor of more bedrooms, more square footage, and more amenities. Now a cross-section of East Hampton residents is demanding new limits.

Nov 9, 2023
Women at the Helm in a Time of Need

We are always pleased to see women in greater roles in government, and Tuesday night’s results on the East End bode well for where the country may be headed.

Nov 9, 2023
Choices for Suffolk

Ann Welker for County Legislature has been a strong advocate for the environment. For county executive, Ed Romaine should be a steady hand.

Nov 2, 2023
For Justice and Trustees

David Filer can help guide Town Justice Court over the next four years as the community continues to change. For town trustee, two new faces in particular, Celia Josephson and Patrice Dalton, deserve election.

Nov 2, 2023
No Contest for Town Board

Kathee Burke-Gonzalez will probably cruise into the supervisor’s office, David Lys will most likely hold onto his spot on the town board, and Tom Flight is the standout among the other candidates. But to provide constructive dissent, the G.O.P. must step up its game.

Nov 2, 2023
Don’t Overlook Boards’ Essential Role

Amid a fuss about whether or not a certain restaurant should be allowed to paint its facade the way it wants, one key idea may be overshadowed: the essential role the members of a community’s appointed boards play in maintaining a sense of place at a time of great development pressure.

Oct 26, 2023
Keep an Eye on County Races

Though county government can seem at a distance from the needs of the South Fork, we depend on it for a range of services, from environmental protection to keeping harbor inlets navigable.

Oct 26, 2023
The World Must Protect Gaza’s Noncombatants

Israel is in an impossible position following the atrocities committed by Hamas on Oct. 7.

Oct 26, 2023
Nicest Guys in the Room Doesn’t Matter

When reviewing requests to bend the rules, the zoning board of appeals and planning board are at a crossroads pitting verbal assurances against long-term effects.

Oct 19, 2023
What’s In and Out for Elders of the Future

Members of the East Hampton Town Board have been doing the right thing by holding discussions about the design of a new senior citizens center. It is important that they are as public as can be about what the center will offer.

Oct 19, 2023
A Seven-Digit Approach to Wastewater Problems

East Hampton can begin to see what the C.P.F. water quality money can go to, and that it could very well make a difference.

Oct 12, 2023
Utmost Urgency: Saving a Sense of Place

There is a sense that a new initiative to reset the scale of building in East Hampton Town is on the right track.

Oct 12, 2023
No Time for Celebration

Amid celebratory statements in East Hampton Town Hall about a plan to put sand on the downtown Montauk beach, a stark reality remained: Nothing other than talk has been done to actually address coastal retreat.

Oct 5, 2023
Stark Warning in Canceled Clam Contest

All is not right. Dredging for bay scallops has mostly become not worth it, oyster populations can’t sustain themselves without human help, and skimmer clams have all but disappeared.

Oct 5, 2023
Montauk Alone Cannot Save the Monarchs

Supporters of a controversial plan to clear brush on town-owned land along Old Montauk Highway in Montauk have cited the plight of the monarch butterfly as among the plan's justifications.

Sep 28, 2023
Time to Close Town Property Loophole

East Hampton Town’s regulatory apparatus is not able to keep up with the staggering pace of development.

Sep 28, 2023
Cruise Ships Further Threaten Our Waters

The Villages of Sag Harbor and North Haven suffer from terrible traffic, much of it originating near Long Wharf. Adding a hundred or more people stepping off a cruise ship would make the chaos unsustainable.

Sep 21, 2023
Library Vote About Much More Than Books

The East Hampton Library deserves a vote of confidence on Saturday.

Sep 21, 2023
A Meaningful Grand Marshal

Considering what the English colonists who founded East Hampton in the mid-1600s did to the land’s original inhabitants, it is a remarkable act of grace that the Montaukett Chief Robert Pharaoh agreed to be the grand marshal for the town’s 375th anniversary parade on Sept. 23.

Sep 14, 2023