Editorials

Zoning codes have not kept up with the increased threat presented by accelerating sea level rise and more powerful storms.

As more people and new businesses flood into East Hampton Town each year, quality of life conflicts are on the rise. Responsibility for dealing with it all falls largely on the Ordinance Enforcement Department, and it needs help.

A vote on the back of the ballot this year could transform New York State’s approach to climate change and a range of other environmental and social issues. But where the money goes needs to be watched.

It is reasonable for the East Hampton Village Board to consider whether leashed dogs should be allowed in Herrick Park. However, there are concerns.

A major new affordable housing initiative should go into effect at the beginning of next year.

The Hamptons International Film Festival has grown up into a serious player in the world of entertainment.

Time is running out in New York State to register to vote in the critically important upcoming election.

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.