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Cannabis Dispensaries? Not in East Hampton Town, at Least Not Yet

Retail cannabis dispensaries and lounges will not be popping up soon on Montauk Main Street, in Amagansett Square, or anywhere else in East Hampton Town if the town board follows through on plans to opt out of allowing adult-use retail sales and on-site cannabis consumption spots.

Safely Dispose of Unwanted and Expired Medications

Collection sites will be established on Saturday in Bridgehampton and East Hampton for people who want to safely dispose of unused, unwanted, and expired medications.

Covid-Testing Company Is Out

Medivolve, the company contracted by East Hampton Town to provide Covid-19 testing at sites in East Hampton and Montauk, will no longer operate those sites.

Five Propositions to Weigh

Also on the early voting and Nov. 2 ballot will be five propositions for voters to weigh in on.

Hahn Has Campaign Chest

Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn has announced that she raised more than $200,000 in the third quarter for her campaign for the Democratic Party’s nomination to represent New York’s First Congressional District.

Flynn Endorses Cornicelli for Congress

Robert M. Cornicelli, a veteran and advocate for veterans and the developmentally disabled who is seeking the Republican Party’s nomination to represent New York’s First Congressional district, has announced that retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, a former national security adviser to President Trump, has endorsed his candidacy.

Government Briefs 10.21.21

A Route 114 paving update, and a restocking of shellfish in Shinnecock Bay.

The Way It Was for October 21

Once upon a time in The Star . . .

Explosive at Trump Parade

As a car and truck caravan of supporters of former President Donald Trump packed Main Street in Montauk, having rolled across eastern Long Island with horns blaring and flags waving, a small explosive was thrown from a white pickup truck, apparently by one of the participants.

Frustration at Delayed Springs Library Renovations

More than two years after Drew Bennett, a town engineer, submitted a recommendation for repairs at the Springs Library, nothing has been done, the library’s trustees wrote on Oct. 9 to Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc.

Hayes Park Dedication Sunday

East Hampton Town will honor the late Lt. Lee A. Hayes, a member of the 477th Bombardment Group of the Tuskegee Airmen, on Sunday when the Amagansett Youth Park is formally renamed for him.

Sag Waterfront Plan Redone

Sag Harbor Village Mayor James Larocca put his stamp on the effort to develop a new zoning code for the village’s waterfront properties with a proposal that would expand the area covered by the code, create building regulations that preserve the village’s unique character, and require those seeking to build structures larger than 3,500 square feet to receive permission from the village board.

Fourteen Cited for Trespassing in Truck Beach Protest

In an act of civil disobedience, commercial fishermen and their supporters once again drove onto the 4,000-foot stretch of Napeague sands known as Truck Beach on Sunday in defiance of a New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division decision barring them from doing so. Fourteen of them were cited for trespassing.

Meet East Hampton's Republican Candidates at Legion Hall

The East Hampton Town Republican Committee will hold an in-person "town hall" style meeting at the American Legion Hall in Amagansett on Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m.

Schools Bemoan Staff Shortages, Blaming Lack of Affordable Housing

It's happening now in local public schools: Dismayed by their long eastbound commutes and other issues, teachers and other key employees have been resigning from their jobs, leaving schools strapped for the help they need to cover classes and keep things running smoothly.

Kids Culture 10.21.21

Fire trucks, payloaders, ambulances, dump trucks, tractors. These will be some of the stars of Big Truck Day at the Children's Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton on Saturday.

East Hampton Reaches Lease Agreement for Route 114 Bus Depot

In a move expected to save money and solve problems created by construction delays, the East Hampton School District this week reached a new lease agreement with the owners of the property at 41 Route 114, where the district has had its bus depot for more than a decade.

Springs School News: Fourth-Grade Opera Returning, Business Official Retiring

The 80 children in fourth grade at the Springs School will once again write, produce, and perform the annual opera, which was canceled last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

School Audits Come Back Clean

The Springs and Amagansett School Districts have earned good grades on their finances from the EFPR Group, an independent auditing firm that evaluated both over the summer.

No Contest in Four East Hampton Town Races

In addition to the candidates for East Hampton Town supervisor, the town board, and the town trustees, there are four incumbents seeking re-election on the Nov. 2 ballot this year. All are running unopposed.