Big Sea Life Chases Small, Some Years More Than Others
A senior scientist spots only 20 humpback whales this season here, down from 121 at this point in 2024. But we were spoiled: Last year was an aberration.
Napeague Residents Seek Reassurance After July Fire
Worried residents of Napeague, who live in a part of East Hampton Town that’s next door to a vast state park littered with miles of dead trees, turned out in force to hear Chris Beckert, chief of the Amagansett Fire Department, address the hamlet’s citizens advisory committee about a recent fire in the park, which came scarily close to some of their homes.
Wrong Ways in Right of Ways
Nothing belongs in the public right of way, except maybe a mailbox, a utility pole, or a fire hydrant. That was the message in a joint presentation from Councilman David Lys and Kevin Cobb, a highway project inspector from the Highway Department, at the Aug. 5 East Hampton Town Board meeting.
Long Lane Gets Lower Speed Limit
“If you’re hit by a car at 30 miles an hour, you will live. If you’re hit by a car at 45 miles per hour, you will die,” Barry Liebowitz, M.D., a resident of Long Lane, said at the Aug. 5 East Hampton Town Board meeting.