The New York State Clean Slate Act, which establishes a framework for sealing records related to certain offenses and addresses “some of the collateral consequences that follow a criminal conviction,” took effect last month, and while some local attorneys view it as a tool for better rehabilitation, others think it is too broad in scope.
While Captain Beebee’s headstone now sits pristine atop the hill next to the Old Whalers Church, the rest of the family’s six plots sit in disrepair. Recently, however, the museum received a $10,000 grant from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation, which will allow for the restoration of the remaining headstones.
The East Hampton Town Board approved grant money from the town's community housing fund for five housing projects that serve people of middle and low incomes.
It took more than two minutes on Dec. 17 for Roy Dalene, the recently reappointed chairman of the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals, to read out the number of variances that the 108-year-old Devon Yacht Club requires for its proposed redevelopment. “It would be an impossible task to fit all the elements of the current club into the setbacks without relief,” its attorney said.
