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A Genuine Crisis

This is hogwash, but that nearly everyone now in federal government — elected, unelected, and seeking the Democratic nomination to run for president — has so far gone along with it is the genuine crisis.

Tell Tesla No

East Hampton Town officials should tell Tesla to take a hike. The company recently renewed a pitch to install a charging station for its cars on public property in Montauk.

Rugby Warriors Endure a Trial by Friars

Despite being bageled by the St. Anthony’s Friars, an undefeated senior-loaded rugby side, the Section XI Warriors “were scrappy as hell,” Kevin Bunce, a co-coach of the team, said. “I think we played really good. We didn’t quit.”

Fowkes Qualifies for Steeplechase Nationals

Ryan Fowkes, Bonac’s top distance runner, who’s headed to George Washington University on a partial running scholarship in the fall, won the 2,000-meter race at Port Jefferson’s Steeple Fest Plus late last month.

Warning to Washington About Oil Drilling

A bill signed by Governor Cuomo sends an important message that New York wants no part of the White House’s push to reopen offshore federal waters to oil drilling.

Hunting Limits: Enough Already

We can understand how the people and groups asking to limit hunting on East Hampton Town’s lands to just one day per weekend feel. But that does not mean we agree.

A Star Turn by Gurney in Boys Lacrosse

The South Fork Islanders, a combined team coached by Matt Babb of Southampton High, beat Brentwood 9-6 here last Thursday and now have a record of 2-10.

Know What Works? Science

The unfortunate reappearance of measles in this country should send a clear message that science works. It also has a bearing on several other controveries that actually should be nonissues — climate science, for one.

Celebrating Eleanor Roosevelt at LTV

Blanche Wiesen Cook, who wrote one of the definitive biographies of Eleanor Roosevelt, will speak about her subject on Saturday as part of a daylong event to raise awareness of several initiatives involving the former first lady.

New Worries Over Teen Pot Use

While opioids have dominated the fight against substance abuse in Suffolk County recently, the push to legalize recreational marijuana in New York has created a different challenge for parents and children.

Countdown for Affordable Apartments

A groundbreaking ceremony for the 37-unit affordable housing complex to be built at 531 Montauk Highway in Amagansett will likely take place next month.

Hunters Speak Out on Ban

One week after members of the East Hampton Group for Wildlife asked the town board to institute a ban on hunting on one weekend day, a representative of the East Hampton Sportsmen’s Alliance delivered that group’s contrasting point of view.

Butter Lane Tree Farm Riles Neighbors

A plan for a tree farm in Bridgehampton that would include housing for agricultural laborers has been met with fierce opposition from neighbors.

Hatchery Would Double as Salty Education Center

A plan to relocate East Hampton Town’s shellfish hatchery that envisions a combined educational center and exemplar of environmentalism and sustainability was unveiled at Town Hall on Tuesday, as a proposal to consolidate the hatchery and nursery at one site moved closer to fruition.

East Hampton Man Reported Missing Has Been Found in South Carolina, Family Said

William Miller, an East Hampton native who has cancer, had been reported missing by his family last week.

Frank P. Kennedy, Retired Harbormaster, Dies of 9/11-Related Disease

Frank Paul Kennedy was among 11 town officers who responded to a New York Police Department request for help from law enforcement personnel in the days after the attacks on the World Trade Center.

Slow Start to New Commute

Though passengers have been few in the first days of the South Fork Commuter Connection, the coordinated rail and bus system designed to alleviate traffic congestion, East Hampton and Southampton Town officials expect more passengers as the weather warms and traffic worsens.

Guild Hall's Academy of the Arts Dinner

Guild Hall knows how to throw a party, and it showed that Monday with the 34th Academy of the Arts Achievement Awards dinner high above Manhattan at the Rainbow Room.

Nature Notes: The Big Thaw

The alewife, a herring species and one of the only fish named after a woman, will be back, but not nearly so widespread on the South Fork as the osprey or the spring peeper.

Bridgehampton House Fire Handled Quickly

A fire at a small house on a Bridgehampton back street Thursday was largely contained to one room.