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Cops: 'Drug Dealer' Arrested After Teen Hospitalized

A drug dealer was arrested after a teenager "ingested an unknown type of drug" in East Hampton Village on Halloween, village police said.

Service Set for Crash Victim as Money Is Raised for His Family

Family and friends of John James Usma-Quintero, who was killed when he was hit by an alleged drunken driver on Wednesday night, will gather on Sunday at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton. 

More Halloween Festivities, a Brewathlon, and a Pancake Breakfast on Tap

Halloween is over, but the fun doesn't have to be, with a costume parade and a few parties to attend. There's also a Brewathlon and a pancake breakfast on tap this weekend. Just don’t forget to set the clocks back on Sunday, or you could miss out. 

Sixteen Hopefuls for Nine East Hampton Trustee Seats

There are nine trustees, each elected every two years to a two-year term. Seven of the nine incumbents are seeking re-election this year. Including those seven, there are 16 candidates on the ballot.

Indictments Come Down in Drug Bust With Ties to Shinnecock Reservation

A massive drug ring operation that each year distributed more than $1 million worth of heroin cut with fentanyl near the Shinnecock Indian Reservation was taken down last week. According to Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini, the deadly opioid cocktail was linked to at least five fatal overdoses.

Z.B.A. Rebuffs Macklowe

Harry Macklowe, a billionaire real estate developer, admitted to the East Hampton Village Zoning Board of Appeals on Friday that he had built several structures at his Georgica Pond-front property at 64 West End Road without a permit, and cleared wetland vegetation there as well.

Is the Town Headed in the Right Direction?

The four candidates vying for two seats on the East Hampton Town Board faced off for the last time on Oct. 16 at the East Hampton Library, the two incumbents defending their tenure and setting goals for the next term, the two challengers criticizing the same while offering their own vision for town government.

LIPA Airs Wind Farm Power Rates

The cost for electricity from the proposed 130-megawatt South Fork Wind Farm will average 14.1 cents per kilowatt-hour, the Long Island Power Authority’s chief executive officer said on Monday.

Susan Vorpahl (R, C, L, I, F)

Susan Vorpahl is looking for a second term as a trustee to ensure the board remembers its true purpose, she said.

Bill Taylor (D, WF)

Bill Taylor was elected to the trustee board in 2013 and is one of its two deputy clerks.

David Talmage (R, C, I, L, F)

Having served two terms in the late 1980s into the early 1990s, and holding the roles of clerk and assistant clerk, David Talmage hopes to be elected once again.

Fallon Nigro (R, C, I, L, F)

Fallon Nigro is running for elected office for the first time. She is the daughter of Joe Bloecker, a former trustee.

Susan McGraw Keber (D)

Since being elected in 2017, Susan. McGraw Keber has thrown herself into the job with gusto, serving on six trustee committees that oversee education, Accabonac Harbor and Hog Creek, Northwest Creek and Harbor, the beaches, media and social media, and aquaculture.

Mike Martinsen (D)

Unique among all the candidates for East Hampton Town trustee, Mike Martinsen spends almost every day of the year on the water.

Stephen Lester (I, C, L, F)

Stephen Lester, having served six terms as a town trustee, did not seek re-election in 2015. “I needed a break,” he said this week.

Rona Klopman (C, I, L, WF, F)

Rona Klopman is seeking a trustee seat for the third time, having run twice before, though unsuccessfully.

Michael Havens (R, C, I, L, F)

This year marks Michael Havens’s second bid for a trustee seat. The lifelong resident of the town is among a long line of baymen in his family, and he believes that experience will serve him well if elected.

Jim Grimes (R, D, C)

Jim Grimes is seeking a third term as an East Hampton trustee. The born-and-raised Montauk resident and fire department volunteer owns James C. Grimes Land Design and Fort Pond Native Plants.

Tim Garneau (D)

It was while screening potential candidates for East Hampton Town Trustee as a member of the town Democratic Committee that Tim Garneau became interested in running for the post himself.

Rick Drew (D, C, L, I, F)

Nearing the end of his second term, Rick Drew has attended every trustee meeting since his swearing-in. “I’ve tried to make it a real priority,” he said this week.