On Call: The Lowdown on Masks
Despite the frustrating nature of wearing a mask, multiple studies have shown over the past year that doing so can significantly decrease the transmission of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 by more than 70 percent.
Beach Parking? T.C.O.s? There's an App for That
Before moving ahead with its plan to require beachgoers to use a smartphone app to pay for daily parking at village beaches, the East Hampton Village Board has eliminated the Main Beach office staff that managed parking payments and performed other administrative duties.
'Monster Car' to Shock No More
An East Hampton Village parking enforcement vehicle outfitted with cameras, lasers, and other license plate-reading technology, which Mayor Jerry Larsen described to the village board as a "monster car" and "something from a sci-fi movie," will be replaced by one with more aesthetically pleasing equipment, the board decided in a special meeting on Tuesday.
Pop-Up Vaccine Clinic Provides Shots for 250
More than 250 people from communities of color received Covid-19 vaccinations at a pop-up clinic in East Hampton organized by the Organizacion Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island, part of a state effort to make sure minority communities receive access to the vaccine.