The southern pine beetle infestation that has killed thousands of pitch pines in East Hampton Town since 2017 is continuing its destructive march, with thousands more dead and dying trees identified this year.
Two years after East Hampton Town banned the intentional release of balloons, the town board will hold a public hearing on amending the town code to ban the sale or distribution of gas or helium-filled balloons.
Upon expiration of Federal Aviation Administration grant assurances this month, the town will regain control over the airport. It could allow its operation to continue as-is, enact restrictions or curfews on air traffic such as the elimination of commercial flights, close the airport and reopen it with new restrictions in place, or close the airport permanently and put the site to a new use.
I-Tri's annual Hamptons Ride and Wine cycling event, with 10 and 30-mile routes, sets out on Saturday morning from the Channing Sculpture Garden next to the Channing Daughters Winery in Bridgehampton. Participants will finish their rides at the sculpture garden with a buffet lunch and curated wine tasting.
