It now appears that the Springs General Store is not covered after all by a facade easement, which, according to a 2015 report in The Star, would have precluded the addition of new structures to the site, protected the store, the gas pumps, and existing outbuildings from external change, and preserved the view of the property.
Fire departments and emergency medical service agencies across the South Fork were kept busy over the weekend in less than ideal weather conditions.
East Hampton Town police said a 39-year-old Springs man beat a child with a leather belt and a cow-tail whip.
Eighty acres of Lake Montauk will see a seasonal shellfishing closure extended by 60 days, and 21 acres in Sag Harbor’s Little Northwest Creek will be permanently closed to shellfishing, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced last week.
