In this Star photo by Eileen Bock we see a helicopter grounded below the Montauk Manor on the Montauk Playhouse lawn, as someone from ABC News hoped to catch Perry Duryea Jr. at the polls in his native hamlet.

The last time East Hampton Village updated its comprehensive plan, in 2002, the region had been freshly impacted by 9/11, Amazon was in its infancy, and the iPhone hadn't yet been invented. While a lot has changed, as they say, much has stayed the same, including many of the issues facing the village. Issues identified in the 2002 plan — traffic, teardowns, and loss of businesses that served the local population — persist in 2024.

A community vote to raise money for construction is on the horizon for the Montauk School District, which recently released the estimated tax impact for a bond somewhere between $40 and $45 million.