With less than two weeks before the 2021 election was to be settled, the East Hampton Town Democrats had outspent their opponents by almost double and still had plenty left for a final push.
After more than 21 years at Guild Hall and leading its stage program through its 90th anniversary, Josh Gladstone, has announced his retirement from the institution at the end of 2021 to pursue other opportunities.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced temporary shellfish closures across Long Island, including in East Hampton and Southampton Towns, due to the heavy rainfall and “extraordinary amounts of stormwater runoff and localized street flooding” on Tuesday and Wednesday.
A long-hoped-for project to remove the utility lines crisscrossing what may be one of the best views on Route 27 is finally within reach. State and local officials last week announced plans to remove poles and bury the lines at the western end of downtown Montauk, giving eastbound drivers an unobstructed ocean vista as they approach the heart of the hamlet.
