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Town Parties Name Their Top 2023 Candidates

Having received the unanimous support of the East Hampton Town Democratic Committee, Kathee Burke-Gonzalez will lead the Democrats’ 2023 ticket as its pick for town supervisor. The East Hampton Town Republican Committee has selected Gretta Leon, a newcomer to town politics, to run against Ms. Burke-Gonzalez.

Amagansett Main Street Is in Flux

Lacking the kind of synergy between restaurants and retail that might draw more off-season shoppers, Amagansett's Main Street on a winter weekday can feel in need of a bit of revival. That will all change when the high season arrives, but what has people talking now is the news last month of the sale of the Main Street Tavern building and how a restaurant in that spot could boost morale on Main Street.

Wainscott Commercial Center Plan Has Few Fans

At a Feb. 8 public hearing on the draft environmental impact statement and subdivision plan for the proposed Wainscott Commercial Center, 47 people spoke in person and by phone, almost all of them strongly condemning the project at the former sand mine.

Suffolk D.A. Pays a Visit

At least one of the four people sentenced in the March 2022 thefts at the luxury Balenciaga store in East Hampton Village committed the daytime heist while wearing a GPS ankle-monitor as part of a sentencing in similar previous crimes, Raymond A. Tierney, the Suffolk County district attorney, said on Monday night at a meet-and-greet in Amagansett hosted by the East Hampton Town Republican Committee.

State Lawmakers Not Ready to Support Hither Woods Sewage Plant

When it comes to East Hampton Town's proposal to swap land it owns elsewhere for Hither Woods parkland in order to build a wastewater treatment plant, Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. and State Senator Anthony Palumbo will “take no action regarding sponsorship of park alienation legislation” until the town has undertaken a full state environmental quality review act analysis, Mr. Thiele wrote this week.

On Marsden Street Field, One Step Forward, One Setback

On Friday, a group of neighbors whose properties border the proposed Marsden Street athletic field filed a lawsuit against the Sag Harbor School District, alleging it failed to adequately complete a state-mandated environmental review.

So No Kid Goes Hungry at School

In the East Hampton School District, anonymous donors have stepped up to start wiping out about $7,000 in school-lunch debt that the district has incurred over the last few years.

Thiele Says Stony Brook Is Neglecting Southampton Campus

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. has put Stony Brook University’s administration on notice for what he alleges is years of neglect of its Southampton campus. Last week, he called for Stony Brook to commit to renovating the crumbling Southampton Hall, develop a five-year plan for the rest of the campus, and appoint a senior administrator dedicated to overseeing it all.

Gansett Group Wants Pause on 555 Plan

A week after the East Hampton Town Board unveiled a proposed management plan for the 18-acre Amagansett Plains parcel at 555 Montauk Highway, the Amagansett Citizens Advisory Committee asked for a 90-day pause before any public hearings or votes are scheduled on the plan.

Town Aims to Opt Out of May Turkey Hunt

The East Hampton Town Board is set to opt out of a new opportunity for hunters in Suffolk County to shoot turkeys in the month of May — if there’s time.

$57 Million and Still No Beach Access

An East Hampton Village property purchased in 2017 for $57 million does not have adequate access to the beach, and so the owner, Lee Fixel, has applied for a permit to build an elevated walkway through the dunes that would connect with an easement that leads to the beach.

Sand Land's Mining Permit Is Annulled

New York State’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, last Thursday struck down a permit that the State Department of Environmental Conservation had awarded in March 2019 to the Sand Land mine, a business in Noyac that predates the Southampton Town law prohibiting mining.

Steinbeck House Buy Made Final

Ending two years of concerted effort, the Southampton Town Board voted on Tuesday to approve the use of community preservation fund money to buy the development rights for the John Steinbeck house on Bluff Lane in Sag Harbor Village, to turn it into a writers retreat.

To Protect the Town’s Trees

East Hampton Town lawmakers are taking steps to address a longstanding problem relating to the protection of trees located on town-owned property that are either near or directly on construction sites.

Town Hires New Cybersecurity Firm

Following a destructive “Black Cat” ransomware attack on Suffolk County computer systems beginning in September, the Town of East Hampton set out to fast-track its own cybersecurity in December, and on Tuesday approved a $360,000 expenditure to VirtuIT Systems of Nanuet, N.Y.

Lifeguard Training to Begin in March

East Hampton Town’s training for future lifeguards and for summertime participants in its Junior Lifeguard ocean readiness program will begin on March 5 in the pool at the Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter.

To Tap Reserves for Renovations

The East Hampton School District is planning to put a proposition on the May 16 budget ballot enabling it to withdraw $3,925,000 from its capital reserve account for several big-ticket projects, with one important asterisk.

Kids Culture for February 16, 2023

The Goat on a Boat Puppet Truck will pull into Project Most’s temporary headquarters at the Most Holy Trinity school building in East Hampton on Saturday at 11 a.m. to perform its take on “The Three Little Pigs.”

Crash Leads to Two Charges

A Feb. 5 crash involving three cars led to the arrest of an East Hampton man on drunken-driving charges.

They Had Stay-Away Orders

East Hampton Town police last week charged two men with second-degree criminal contempt, a misdemeanor, alleging they violated court-imposed orders of protection.