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A Major Fire Break Effort on Napeague

Work continues this month on a $1 million New York State effort to prevent wildfire spread at Napeague and Hither Hills State Parks in Amagansett and Montauk.

Dec 28, 2023
Overby Reflects on 12 years as Councilwoman

Forty years after moving to East Hampton Town and more than 20 years after starting a journey in public service that has now reached its conclusion, Councilwoman Sylvia Overby reflected this month on her tenure on the town board, the planning board, and, prior to those, the Amagansett Citizens Advisory Committee.

Dec 28, 2023
Town Board Takes Final Actions of 2023

At the East Hampton Town Board’s final meeting of 2023, there were fond farewells upon the retirement of Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc and Councilwoman Sylvia Overby, and a proclamation for Rebecca Morgan Taylor, the executive director of Project Most, recognizing her nearly two decades of service to the children and families of the town.

Dec 28, 2023
Housing: Pushback Over Floating Zones in Sag Harbor

Aidan Corish and Bob Plumb were spooked by draft legislation introduced before an affordable housing workshop that would create an Affordable Workforce Housing Zoning District “floating zone,” with one calling it “a powerful and potentially damaging tool.”

Dec 21, 2023
New York’s Congressional District Maps to Be Redrawn

A replay of the 2022 effort to redraw New York State’s congressional district maps may this time hand Democrats an advantage in next year’s elections, as the State Court of Appeals voted 4 to 3 last week to order the redrawing of the maps.

Dec 21, 2023
To Lessen a Logjam on North Main Street

The year 2026 is the latest projected date that Suffolk County plans to repave Three Mile Harbor Road, also known as County Road 40, from its intersection with Copeces Lane in Springs south to its terminus, where it meets Springs-Fireplace Road, one of the busiest intersections in East Hampton Town. Now the town is considering adding a roundabout to the project.

Dec 21, 2023
What Next for Sag Harbor's Gas Ball Lot?

The New York State Public Service Commission has once again ruled against Sag Harbor Village, in a last-minute denial of the village’s request to rehear its July decision allowing KeySpan Gas East Corporation to lease the so-called “gas ball lot” to the developer Adam Potter. The lot, at 5 Bridge Street in the village, contains 93 parking spaces.

Dec 21, 2023
East Hampton Town Defends Plan for Benson Invasives

The plan to remove invasive vegetative species at the Benson reserve in Montauk, which calls for the use of 12 to 15 goats as well as machinery, has split residents of the hamlet. With that in mind, the East Hampton Town Board held another substantial discussion of the proposal.

Dec 21, 2023
East Hampton Village Ponders Speed Cameras

The East Hampton Village Board is considering using cameras on village roads that would photograph license plates of speeding vehicles and generate either a ticket or a warning that would be mailed to the vehicle’s owner.

Dec 21, 2023
For Senior Center Town May Exempt Itself From Zoning Regs

Even though clearing for the new East Hampton Town Senior Citizens Center on Abraham’s Path in Amagansett is to begin next month, its design, features, and cost have been drawing scrutiny; and, now, potential zoning exemptions for the project are being debated, too.

Dec 21, 2023
No More Spoons by June? A Plea to Skip Plastic in East Hampton

Members of the Surfrider Foundation Eastern Long Island Chapter descended on the East Hampton Village Board meeting on Friday, pressing for legislation to support their Skip the Stuff initiative, which aims to limit plastic waste generated by takeout food orders.

Dec 21, 2023
LaLota Laments the Dysfunction

Representative Nick LaLota of New York’s First Congressional District supports the impeachment inquiry targeting President Biden and blames both Democrats and extremists in his own party for congressional dysfunction in 2023, as he prepares to seek re-election next November.

Dec 21, 2023