Officials of East Hampton Town’s land acquisition and management department had warned in September of the likelihood of an expansion of the southern pine beetle infestation that impacted western parts of the town, and now the beetles have been detected in New York State parkland at Napeague.
As it had signaled following a public hearing in October, the East Hampton Town Board voted on Tuesday to ban the sale of balloons filled with helium or any other type of lighter-than-air gas. The prohibition will take effect on Jan. 1.
The East Hampton Town Board voted unanimously to opt out of allowing cannabis retail dispensaries or on-site consumption licenses on Dec. 2.
“It’s fun to have buddies,” Keira Huerta said, “because you don’t have to be alone.”
Keira, a first grader at the John M. Marshall Elementary School, summed it up perfectly as one of about a dozen students who told the East Hampton School Board last week that they really like their buddy program, which pairs fourth graders with first graders for educational activities and playtime.
