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The crowd last Thursday included, from left, Jim Brundige, the airport manager, and Peter Kirsch, an attorney specializing in airport matters. Big Crowd Takes Off on Airport

Approximately 150 people filled the East Hampton Town Hall meeting room and an adjacent hallway last Thursday night for a hearing on whether the town should seek Federal Aviation Administration funds

Dec 8, 2011
Culprits Found

Two East Hampton High School Students and one from Westhampton Beach High School admitted to defacing a picture of the boys varsity soccer team.

Dec 8, 2011
Larry Penny in a 2008 file photo. Bill Wilkinson, who was then running for East Hampton Town supervisor, is at rear. Larry Penny Suspended Without Pay

Larry Penny, East Hampton Town’s director of natural resources, was suspended without pay for 30 days by the town board at a hastily called work session Wednesday.

Dec 8, 2011
School Enrollment Up

Rising enrollment at the John M. Marshall Elementary School had East Hampton School Board members and school administrators talking about possible solutions to overcrowded classrooms

Dec 8, 2011
Shingle All the Way

A flurry of activity, if not snow, has surrounded the Hook Mill in recent days, as teams of workers donated time and effort to get the East Hampton landmark ready for the holidays.

Dec 8, 2011
Unanimous Vote to Seek F.A.A. Grant

Attorney for opponents asking for injunction

Dec 8, 2011
Sand dredged from the bottom of the Montauk Harbor Inlet has been added to a beach just east of the Soundview Drive community. Dredging Nears an End

Broader shores provided scenic evidence this week that the dredging of both inlets was complete — well, almost.

Dec 1, 2011
Mr. Wilkinson Final Tally Puts Wilkinson Back in Office

East Hampton Town Supervisor Bill Wilkinson has narrowly won a second term, claiming victory by the smallest margin in East Hampton Town history.

Dec 1, 2011
The Montauk Chamber of Commerce’s man of the year, Edward V. Ecker Jr. Now Even More People Will Know Eddie Ecker

Mr. Ecker will be named the Montauk Chamber of Commerce’s man of the year at its end-of-season party at East by Northeast restaurant next Thursday.

Dec 1, 2011
Msgr. Peter Anthony Libasci had the honor of flipping the switch that ignited 3,777 lights on the Montauk Lighthouse. Thousands Light the Light

It was downright balmy on Saturday when an estimated 5,000 people gathered on the grounds of the Montauk Lighthouse for the fourth annual Lighting of the Light.

Dec 1, 2011
What Was, What Is, What Will Be

North Main convenience store plans prompt review of tangled property history

Dec 1, 2011
A house owned by two families at 68 Fresh Pond Road in Amagansett burned to the ground on Nov. 11, killing two dogs who may have been involved in starting the fire. After Fire, Kindness Eases Shock

A house owned by two families at 68 Fresh Pond Road in Amagansett burned to the ground on Nov. 11, killing two dogs

Nov 23, 2011
The East Hampton Town Board’s decision about whether to take a federal grant for security and deer fencing around the airport may have repercussions for future noise abatement efforts there. Airport Debate About to Land, Or Is It?

The East Hampton Town Board’s decision about whether to take a federal grant for security and deer fencing around the airport may have repercussions.

Nov 23, 2011
The lighting of the Montauk Lighthouse will take place at dusk on Saturday. Christmas At The Lighthouse

This weekend, Christmas at the Lighthouse will be celebrated, with the lighting of the Montauk Lighthouse on Saturday.

Nov 23, 2011
Kevin McCann has added Montauket Indian place names to aerial views of Montauk to celebrate the 100th anniversary of William Wallace Tooker’s book “Indian Place Names of Long Island.” Napeague To Meuntacut Reimagined

A native Montauker conjures what Native Americans saw

Nov 23, 2011
New Talk Radio on the FM Dial

Station offering local and national news could be up and running by the spring

Nov 23, 2011
Fisheries News Looks Promising

November is offering up some hopeful news in the closely-related worlds of both commercial and recreational fisheries.

Nov 17, 2011
Hunters Offer Help For Hungry

With help from private donors, deer hunters are offering up their bounty to local food pantries, turning a surplus of deer into a supplemental source of food for people in need.

Nov 17, 2011
An electrical fire in the Mulligans’ house on Fairview Avenue destroyed almost all of their belongings. Montauk residents have rallied to help, but the family still needs a place to live. Montauk Rallies To Help Family

An electrical fire in the Mulligans’ house on Fairview Avenue destroyed almost all of their belongings.

Nov 17, 2011
Of Parking and Proxies

The town-owned parking lot behind Amagansett Main Street has 157 spaces, but shopowners have long said more are needed.

Nov 17, 2011
Army Sgt. Tony De Petris, middle, veteran of two overseas deployments was recently stationed in Afghanistan. Steely Calm in the Face of Danger

Army Sgt. Antonio De Petris, a 24-year-old East Hampton native, has been commended four times for his leadership under enemy fire and dexterity in combat situations.

Nov 17, 2011
Superintendent Will Retire in June

Michael Hartner, the Springs School superintendent since 2009, has tendered his resignation to the school board, effective June 30, 2012.

Nov 17, 2011
Amagansett House Fire Reported

Amagansett firefighters were called to a house fire on Fresh Pond Road in that hamlet at about 3:30 p.m.

Nov 11, 2011
Sylvia Overby celebrated her success in gaining a seat on the East Hampton Town board. Dems Cheer Two Wins

Starting at just before 9:30 p.m., results rolled in from various election districts, and the tallies quickly showed that the Democrats’ two town board candidates, Sylvia Overby and Peter Van Scoyoc, were top vote-getters.

Nov 10, 2011
Richard Haeg, center, a Republican candidate for East Hampton Town Board, was at the Neighborhood House in East Hampton to vote on Tuesday. G.O.P. Ups and Downs

Half an hour before the polls closed, finding a seat at Indian Wells Tavern in Amagansett, where Republicans gathered Tuesday night to watch the election results, was already a chancy proposition.

Nov 10, 2011
The 1792 Stephen Sherrill house in East Hampton has been suggested as a site for public purchase and use as a “history center.” History Center Proposed for North Main Street

The Sherrill farmhouse and acreage, owned by the same family since 1792, is an excellent site for an East Hampton history center, Prudence Carabine believes.

Nov 10, 2011
Lily Pond Night Club Teen Night Troubles at Lily Pond

The East Hampton High School principal has made it “a personal mission of mine” to curtail the student-aimed evenings at Lily Pond, a nightclub on Three Mile Harbor Road.

Nov 10, 2011
Take it easy, Montauk Citizens Advisory Committee members were told, Salivar’s, though sold, will remain an eatery. And the shark stays. Worry Over Sale of Salivar’s Restaurant

Some Members of the Montauk Citizens Advisory Committee are worried the new owners of Salivar’s restaurant are planning to make it a club.

Nov 10, 2011
East Hampton Town Supervisor Bill Wilkinson as he surprised his wife, Pat, with a dozen white roses toward the end of Tuesday night’s post-election party. Top Job’s Outcome Awaits Absentee Vote

The Republican incumbent, Bill Wilkinson, who was elected by a landslide in 2009 on promises to “right the town’s financial ship,” held a tenuous lead of just 177 vote over the Democrats’ Zachary Cohen.

Nov 9, 2011
Bill Wilkinson, left, and Zach Cohen Down to Wire Go the Runners For Top Prize

The candidates for East Hampton Town Supervisor met at The East Hampton Star last Thursday to discuss their platforms

Nov 3, 2011
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