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Trustees Ponder Restoring Napeague Harbor’s East Inlet

Restoring the east inlet, which closed in 2007 after an April northeaster, would improve water quality and habitat for shellfish, finfish, and eelgrass. It would also reduce water flow through the west inlet, and, potentially, shoreline erosion north of Lazy Point and on Promised Land. It is “a project beyond the scope of what the trustees on their own could finance.”

Jun 28, 2023
Z.B.A. Chair to Be Named to Sag Harbor Village Board

Before she was named to the Z.B.A., Jeanne Kane chaired the village’s historic preservation and architectural review board. “She’s familiar with the boards and working with the building department,” said the new mayor, Thomas Gardella. She will be sworn in on Monday, taking his unexpired seat on the village board.

Jun 28, 2023
New Sag Harbor Mayor Is Consensus-Seeker

Thomas Gardella, who ran unopposed for Sag Harbor Village Mayor, seems intent on building bridges, which could be just what the village needs after a turbulent couple of years.

Jun 28, 2023
Montauk Harbor Dredging Is Delayed

The long-planned deepening and widening of the navigational channel in Montauk Harbor, which was scheduled for completion this autumn, will be delayed by a year, East Hampton Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc said on Tuesday.

Jun 22, 2023
East Hampton Village Battles Invasives

It was the East Hampton Village Board versus invasive plants at Friday’s meeting, and the board attacked with both legislation and action to reduce and remove the problematic plants from within its perimeters, especially Town Pond.

Jun 22, 2023
Old Nightclub Gets New Hearing

While it is clear the building at 44 Three Mile Harbor Road in East Hampton, which for decades operated as a nightclub, will no longer be one, its reincarnation has nonetheless been a show. At a June 7 planning board meeting, members voted to hold a second public hearing on the project, setting the stage for yet another act on the complicated application.

Jun 22, 2023
Town Fights Airport Contempt Ruling

The East Hampton Town Board filed a request with the New York State Supreme Court’s Appellate Division on June 14 to expedite its review of the town’s appeals regarding the future of East Hampton Town Airport. This came a month after a State Supreme Court justice held the town in civil contempt for violating the temporary restraining order he issued last year enjoining the town from converting the public airport to private status or imposing restrictions on flight activity.

Jun 22, 2023
Montauk Lighthouse Revetment Is Done

The federal Army Corps of Engineers has completed, ahead of schedule, an extensive reconstruction of the stone revetment that wraps around Montauk Point, protecting the famed Lighthouse there, East Hampton Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc said on Tuesday.

Jun 22, 2023
Montauk Playhouse Aquatic Center Takes Shape

“Between private donations and funds from the town, we have enough money for the anticipated costs” of the aquatic center, the president of the foundation’s board said this week, anticipating that the first phase of the project will be put out to bid this summer.

Jun 22, 2023
As Democrats Kick Off Campaign, Burke-Gonzalez Says She’s ‘Ready, Excited’

“People are asking me, ‘Do you really want to do it?’ and ‘Are you prepared to be supervisor?’ ” the Democrats' supervisor candidate, Kathee Burke-Gonzalez, said. “And I just want everyone to know here and now, yes and yes. I am ready, and I’m excited. That is partly because, look at the tremendous team I get to work with. . . .”

Jun 22, 2023
Suffolk Pushback on City Busing ‘Panics’ Migrants

Organizacion Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island has hired immigration and civil rights attorneys following a flurry of policy pronouncements, lawsuits, and rumors at the town, county, and state levels, resulting in fear and insecurity for some immigrants. The announcement came in the wake of the Suffolk Legislature’s June 1 vote to hire outside counsel to advise on blocking the arrival of migrants bused to the county from elsewhere.

Jun 22, 2023
East Hampton Town Rated Fiscally Strong

Two outside agencies that assess the fiscal health and accounting practices of municipalities have recognized East Hampton Town for its financial health and fiscal reporting.

Jun 22, 2023