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A Guide to Ballot Propositions in East Hampton Town

Voters in East Hampton Town can vote on three ballot propositions on Election Day, Nov. 8, as well as during early voting, which started on Saturday and continues through this coming Sunday. 

Gritty Bonac Field Hockey Team Edged in Class B Final

Caeleigh Schuster, arguably the best field hockey goalie East Hampton High has had since the mid-1990s, came under fire right away in Saturday’s county Class B final between the Bonackers and Rocky Point. It was a battle that the Bonackers were eventually to lose 4-3 in overtime, but their gritty play throughout the fray could not be faulted.

East Hampton Welcomes Trick-or-Treaters

East Hampton Village's Main Street and Newtown Lane, as well as the roads off the western part of Newtown, will be Halloween central for hundreds of trick-or-treaters on Monday.

Amagansett Motorcycle Crash Proved Fatal

Nicole Greenwood, the 35-year-old woman critically injured in a motorcycle crash on Bluff Road in Amagansett on the night of Oct. 21, has died from her injuries.

A Haunting Saturday at the Library

Fans of fright and things that go bump in the night may want to pick up their wooden stakes, put on their garlic necklaces, and make their way to the East Hampton Library on Saturday evening.

Big Wins for Bonac in Field Hockey and Soccer

Two of East Hampton High’s playoff teams, field hockey and boys soccer, advanced in the county playoffs this week, the field hockey team by way of a 2-1 win at Harborfields on Wednesday and the boys soccer team as the result of a 2-1 quarterfinal-round win here Thursday over a tough East Islip squad.

Pets on Parade in Southampton

Little Lucy's annual Halloween pet parade — the 21st sponsored by Little Lucy's Canine Boutique — will take place on Saturday afternoon starting from Agawam Park.

A Pollinator Garden to Improve Town Pond?

After viewing historical photos of Town Pond, East Hampton Village Mayor Jerry Larsen and the village board invited Ed Hollander, a landscape architect, to talk to them about improving both the pond’s appearance and its water quality.

Village Takes New Look at Relationship With Ambulance Corps

East Hampton Village is seeking to formalize its relationship with the East Hampton Ambulance Association with code changes that could be implemented by January. It's unclear whether that would alter operation of the associaton, which has been run by its own bylaws for decades.

On the Wing: The State of the Birds, Good and Bad

Bird populations have declined steeply over the last 50 years, but the North American Bird Conservation Initiative's "State of the Birds 2022" report, published in early October, balanced the gloom with some success stories and offered strategies for future action which would "bring birds back."

Leonard L. Schaefer

Leonard L. Schaefer, whose family company, Edward Schaefer and Sons, bused East Hampton children to school for decades, died on Oct. 7 at the Villa at Westhampton, an assisted living facility. He was 70. 

Hazel M. King

Hazel M. King of Springs, a devoted homemaker who will be remembered as her two grandchildren's "number-one fan," died on Sunday at the Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Quiogue. She was 76.

Scallop Season Opens Nov. 13 in East Hampton Waters

The East Hampton Town Trustees set Nov. 13 at sunrise as the opening of waters under their jurisdiction to the harvesting of bay scallops.

A Plan to Increase Fines for Shellfish Poaching

In light of multiple incidents of poaching in East Hampton Town waters, the town board and town trustees are united in supporting amending the town code to sharply increase the fines for harvesting shellfish without a town permit, for harvesting undersize shellfish, or for taking quantities in excess of the legal limit. They also agree on establishing an “aggravated" level of violation for persons acting in concert or possessing at least 25 percent more than the legal limit.

Community Dig at Amber Waves

Amber Waves Farm will host a community dig at which guests have been invited to dig and harvest dahlia tubers from its farm fields on Saturday at 11:30 a.m.

Sharp Contrasts in Congressional Debate

Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming and Nick LaLota, vying to succeed Representative Lee Zeldin in New York’s First Congressional District, clashed over the economy, abortion, gun policy, and crime in a debate at Newsday’s studio in Melville on Oct. 19. They also disagreed about aiding Ukraine, which included a gaffe by Mr. LaLota that Ms. Fleming seized on. 

Vilar Hangs Up His Parks Police Cap

After more than 38 years of service, Manny Vilar of Springs retired on Sunday from the New York State Park police, and with mixed emotions.

Kayaker Is Still Missing

Marine units and other law enforcement personnel from around the East End were still searching this week for a 31-year-old Queens man, Dario Cholula, who went missing on the evening of Oct. 19 while fishing off North Haven in a small kayak.

East Hampton Town Budget Hearing Coming Up

The East Hampton Town Board will hold a public hearing on the town's 2023 preliminary budget — a roughly $90.36 million spending plan — during its meeting next Thursday at 2 p.m.

On the Police Logs 10.27.2022

Police intercepted a 58-year-old New York City woman who was on her way to the library Friday morning after a 71-year-old man called to say she had been walking across his property. After the woman explained that she was new in town, officers gave her directions to the library, but did not throw the book at her for trespassing.