Two very different narratives have emerged as the Maidstone Gun Club seeks to renew its land lease with East Hampton Town and fight off a lawsuit that threatens its future altogether. In one narrative, a number of Wainscott residents push for the club’s permanent closure, painting it as a dangerous nuisance. But the other narrative — the Maidstone Gun Club’s point of view — is rarely heard, owing to the low profile its members intentionally keep.
The East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously at a Feb. 14 work session to reopen a hearing concerning the Shagwong Tavern in Montauk a week after upholding a determination that it was operating as a nightclub, in violation of the town code.
A “dot” on a town map of a Springs-Fireplace Road property was a hot topic at last Thursday’s town board meeting as the board discussed a controversial car-wash plan proposed there. It is now up to the town board to decide whether to amend the underlying Urban Renewal map that “currently requires that access for the lot be taken directly from Springs-Fireplace Road,” said Eric Schantz, assistant planning director.
According to the federal Centers for Disease Control, which compiled the extensive Youth Risk Behavior Survey in 2019, one in 12 teens experiences some form of physical dating violence. That's one reason why the Retreat's Teen Leadership Council has spent the month of February spreading awareness of the topic of teen dating violence.
