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Town Wins Big Grant to Plan for Montauk’s Future

A $600,000 grant from the New York State Regional Economic Development Councils “to plan for the sustainable future” of Montauk’s downtown will help East Hampton Town develop strategies for dealing with the nuts and bolts of climate adaptation.

Dec 7, 2023
Santos Is Expelled From Congress

History was made in the United States House of Representatives on Friday when Representative George Santos of New York’s Third Congressional District, following the issuance of a damning Nov. 16 report by the House Committee on Ethics, was expelled by his colleagues less than halfway through his first term.

Dec 7, 2023
Town Eyes New Community Block Grants

The East Hampton Town Board heard recommendations for allocating an expected $120,000 for community development for projects ranging from solar panels to an outdoor table for chess.

Nov 30, 2023
Democratic Sweep Is Certified

East Hampton Town Democrats’ lopsided victories in the Nov. 7 election are official, according to the Suffolk County Board of Elections’ results issued this week. 

Nov 30, 2023
Town Talks Bottom Line on Senior Center

The design development phase of East Hampton Town’s new 22,000-square-foot senior citizens center is all but complete, leaving the town board to decide on a few remaining details as it seeks to balance up-front costs for the $31.6 million project with its goals for a net-zero facility and minimal maintenance of its components. 

Nov 30, 2023
Nature Conservancy Pitches a Salt Marsh Effort

Salt marsh areas of Accabonac Harbor could see a restoration effort beginning next fall, if the Nature Conservancy’s proposal to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the funding of five such projects on Long Island is accepted. 

Nov 30, 2023
New Dock Policy Nearly Tied Up

Two years after enacting a moratorium on construction of new residential docks and other structures on waters under their jurisdiction, a committee of the East Hampton Town Trustees shared its recommendations for a new policy with the full board. 

Nov 30, 2023
Welcome Bumps in the Road

In the last year, speed bumps have appeared with increasing frequency across the East End, and if recent village board meetings in Sag Harbor and East Hampton are any indication, more are on the way.

Nov 30, 2023
Spurned Ambulance Association Members Aim to Sue Village

The East Hampton Village Ambulance Association, an independent nonprofit, petitioned the Suffolk County Supreme Court on Nov. 15 to ignore a statute of limitations that would prevent it from suing East Hampton Village for what the association alleges was a takeover of its ambulance service certificate and its bank account. 

Nov 30, 2023
What Was Built and What Should Have Been

A sidewalk to nowhere and an asphalt berm blocking access to a parking lot are only the two biggest problems with the recently built Beckmann Commercial Building at 94 South Euclid Avenue in Montauk, an East Hampton Town planner told planning board members at their Nov. 15 meeting, where the construction was the main topic of discussion.

Nov 22, 2023
For the Vista or the Environment? Benson Reserve Debate Continues

More than two dozen residents of Montauk spoke at a hearing last Thursday on a management plan for Arthur Benson reserve, more of them in favor of a plan to use goats and machinery to remove invasive species at the roughly 40-acre strip between Montauk Highway and the ocean but also many others who said the plan was for aesthetic and not environmental reasons.

Nov 22, 2023
East Hampton Town Adopts 2024 Budget: $95 Million

The $95.46 million budget, a 5.3-percent increase over the adopted 2023 budget, was the subject of a Nov. 2 public hearing that drew no comment. Changes from the tentative to the preliminary budget that the board agreed to had a minimal impact on tax rates.

Nov 22, 2023