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Z.B.A. Ponders 56 Oceanfront Pilings

Lily Pond Lane owners watch proceedings and worry over their own views.

Best Place to Live? Not Here

Not a single East End town made the top 100 in Niche.com’s 2019 list of Best Places to Live in America — or even the top 350 Best Places to Live in New York State.

Sand Land and D.E.C. Taken to Court

Thirteen advocacy groups negotiate a two-week delay in the permit approval to expand the use of the Noyac mine.

School-Contractor Saga Ends

The long, winding, and expensive disagreement between the East Hampton School District and Sandpebble Building has ended.

New Eyes and Ears for the Peconic Bays

Pete Topping spent seven and a half years as a bay management specialist with the East Hampton Town Shellfish Hatchery before being hired four months ago as the new Peconic Baykeeper, a clean-water advocate for Long Island’s Peconic and South Shore bays.

Early Jail May Foil ICE

A Queens man who seriously injured a Montauk pedestrian and fled the scene in a drunken-driving incident last Memorial Day weekend has begun serving his prison sentence early.

Sandy Spit Off Gardiner’s Island Off Limits

There is “absolutely no doubt” that the shoal system and foreshore of Gardiner’s Island, like the island itself, is privately owned, an expert has told the East Hampton Town Trustees.

Push for Hunting Pause

Members of the East Hampton Group for Wildlife renewed their call to ban hunting one day each weekend when the East Hampton Town Board met last Thursday.

Authors Night at 555 Approved Despite Objections

A debate over the East Hampton Library’s annual Authors Night fund-raiser highlighted a schism on the East Hampton Town Board last Thursday, with one member siding with Amagansett residents who oppose holding the two-day event in their hamlet.

Sag Cinema Eyes a Fall Opening

The construction of a reimagined Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center is swinging into its third and final phase and remains on target for a fall opening, as organizers now seek to raise an additional $3 million to $4 million in donations.

A Crustacean Celebration

As I climbed aboard my Nova Scotia-built boat to take the hourlong ride to my lobster traps, my anticipation of a good catch, and an even better dinner that same night, loomed large in my head.

East Hampton Village Mayoral Campaign Underway

Jerry Larsen, a former East Hampton Village police chief, has announced his intention to run for mayor of the village in 2020.

Celebrating the Hedges-Edwards Barn

The 1770 barn, which the historical society acquired some years ago, has been named for both the Hedges family, who built it, and E. J. Edwards, the East Hampton man who preserved it in the first half of the 20th century.

Lazy Point Rejoices at Extensions

The East Hampton Town Trustees voted on Monday to change the lease terms of trustee-owned land at Lazy Point significantly. Six trustees voted for the change, two abstained, and one recused himself.

Pursuing Flounder of Yore

Ah, memories. Growing up out here as a kid, one of my favorite fish to catch was winter flounder. Not only were they plentiful in the spring but there was a fall run of the flatfish that was just as good.

Nature Notes: Bird Is the Word

Fish crows arrived three weeks ago and have already taken over the South Fork population centers. What was an extreme rarity 35 years ago has now become a rite of spring in the Hamptons.

Slowdown Zaps Open Space Fund

The East End real estate market is experiencing the biggest slowdown since the 2008 financial crisis, according to the latest quarterly report from the Douglas Elliman agency.

Arson Arrest In Winter Fire At Tennis Club

East Hampton Town police have charged Scott A. McKallip, 56, with third-degree arson, a felony, for a December fire at East Hampton Indoor Tennis.

Money for Armored Vehicle

The East Hampton Town Board tabled a vote on accepting a donation of more than $300,000 at its April 18 meeting, but the matter has resurfaced on the agenda of its meeting tonight.

EH Fusion Party Seeks Ballot Line

Undaunted by the failure last month to place several candidates on the Republican Party ballot in the Nov. 5 election, members of the East Hampton Town Republican Committee, the East Hampton Independence Party, and the East Hampton Reform Democrats are moving to formalize the unity ticket they hoped to create by forming the EH Fusion Party.