Korean tradition draws nearly 1,000 to Montauk Point in predawn hours.
 Wishing Upon Year’s First Sunrise
Wishing Upon Year’s First SunriseKorean tradition draws nearly 1,000 to Montauk Point in predawn hours.
 Air and Water Qualms at RECenter Pool
Air and Water Qualms at RECenter PoolThe director of the Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter said recently that because of heavy pool use upgrades to the facility’s water filtration and ventilation should be undertaken.
 Debate Focus of Wastewater Plan
Debate Focus of Wastewater PlanEngineers suggest a look at private septic systems, as well as town plant
 Seat Swap Is Sought
Seat Swap Is SoughtMontauk pondside restaurant hopes to add outdoor dining and improved parking.
 Trinidad Calling
Trinidad CallingThey come from Jamaica by way of the Bronx or from Trinidad by way of Riverhead or from Antigua by way of Queens, gathering around midnight in six-inch heels, rhinestones, sunglasses, and intricate hairdos
 Working Together Against a Storm
Working Together Against a StormInside a large room in East Hampton Village’s Emergency Services Building , preparation for a major storm doesn’t begin in the hours or even days beforehand. It begins months, even years, in advance.
 Alec Baldwin’s Surprise Gift  to Local Libraries
Alec Baldwin’s Surprise Gift  to Local LibrariesAlec Baldwin, the actor and Amagansett resident, announced that his foundation would redirect funding to local libraries, including East Hampton's.
A temporary restraining order sought by East Hampton Village to prevent John and Suzanne Cartier from building a second house on their property at 105 Main Street was denied last Thursday.
 Muscle, Heart, and Holiday Spirit
Muscle, Heart, and Holiday SpiritWith arms ready to work and full of letters of care and concern, 10 members of the Montauk Rugby Football Club took a road trip to the Rockaways to provide physical labor and emotional support to victims of Hurricane Sandy.
The main question for the Z.B.A. to determine was whether the wall was built on sensitive dunelands.
 Schools Revisit Safety, Consider Gaps
Schools Revisit Safety, Consider GapsAdministrators and faculty in the East Hampton School District and at surrounding schools have begun reviewing existing safety measures following the shooting deaths at a school in Connecticut last week.
 Trustees Urge Caution
Trustees Urge CautionThe town’s local waterfront revitalization plan, crafted over a number of years and approved by New York State, and other sections of the town code, as well as trustee regulations, govern what may or may not be done on shorelines.
 After Sandy, Attention May Wane, Need Doesn’t
After Sandy, Attention May Wane, Need Doesn’tVolunteers such as Brian Lydon of East Hampton are struggling to continue their efforts in the Rockaways. “I am simply exhausted beyond the beyond . . . yet tomorrow there will be many waiting for hope and sustenance.”
 Landmark Program Will Set State Precedent
Landmark Program Will Set State PrecedentA plan to designate 24 houses and a windmill as timber-frame landmarks was the subject of further debate at an East Hampton Village Board meeting last Thursday but looks to be nearing approval.
The person or persons who target unlocked cars in Montauk, rummaging through them for money and valuables, struck in the Second House Road area sometime Saturday.
The future of East Hampton Town’s individual hamlets can best be addressed by the residents appointed to the citizens advisory committees for the each of them, Councilwoman Theresa Quigley suggested at a board meeting on Tuesday.
Ms. Quigley said that the board should authorize the members of the advisory committees, appointed by the town board for each distinct hamlet within the town and charged with serving as liaisons between the community and elected officials, to create the hamlet studies that are called for in the town comprehensive plan.
 Shoot Them, Save Them, Count Them
Shoot Them, Save Them, Count ThemA draft report may lead to a deer-management plan — the first of its kind in the state — to find short-term as well as long-term and compassionate solutions to a problem that many say has reached “an emergency level.”
 Ambulance Squads Feel the Pinch
Ambulance Squads Feel the PinchSome South Fork ambulance companies have struggled to maintain necessary numbers of volunteers to properly respond to ever-increasing demands for their services.
 Clam Pies Not a Biz
Clam Pies Not a BizThe sale of clam pies isn’t enough to establish the necessary pre-existing, nonconforming status needed to allow a Pantigo Road building located in a residential zone to operate as a business, according to East Hampton Town’s head building inspector.
 Climate’s Impact On Policy
Climate’s Impact On PolicyClimate change, and specifically its causes and effects, has been prominent in regional and national discussions about Hurricane Sandy.
 Lawyers Claim the Law Is Ignored
Lawyers Claim the Law Is IgnoredAttorneys for a Montauk mechanic who is suing the Town of East Hampton in federal court claim the town has withheld key documents that could affect the outcome of the case.
Quick work by the East Hampton Village detective squad resulted in an arrest on multiple charges related to the burglary of an oceanfront Lily Pond Lane house as well as a break-in on Talkhouse Walk.
 Taking On  Coastal Erosion Conundrum
Taking On  Coastal Erosion ConundrumRetreat or protect? That ongoing debate will now get the attention of a new East Hampton Town coastal erosion committee, appointed by the town board on Tuesday.
 A Green Light for Baron’s Cove
A Green Light for Baron’s CoveDespite continued resistance by neighbors, the Baron’s Cove Inn at 31 West Water Street in Sag Harbor will be allowed to proceed with renovations as proposed.
 Call for Hunting Ban on Fort Pond
Call for Hunting Ban on Fort PondA duck blind constructed on a small island at the northwest corner of Fort Pond in Montauk had pondside residents crying “waterfowl” last week.
A packed house of parents aired their grievances at a three-hour meeting of the East Hampton School Board on Nov. 20, the night before the start of the Thanksgiving holiday. Nearly all the impassioned comments concerned the new limits on Middle School field trips and extracurricular activities.
 Return of A  Popular Driver
Return of A  Popular DriverBarry Gilliam, a popular FedEx driver whose contract termination last month sparked a community outcry and inspired a grassroots effort to get him reinstated with the company, is back on his route.
For the second time this year, the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals wrestled with a request for a variance that would allow the owners of a bayfront house on Lazy Point in Amagansett to construct a 147-foot stone revetment.
 A Boy and His Hawk Take Up  Sport of Kings
A Boy and His Hawk Take Up  Sport of KingsSam Kramer, a senior at the Ross School, began training his red-tailed hawk two weeks ago as a senior project that sprang from a longtime interest in falconry.
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