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Editorials

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
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
Hochul v. Zeldin 2022

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

Jun 30, 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
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
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
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